If someone says, "We have A heavy Rescue" Then they have a BIG truck.
Here is what Indiana uses as definitions for type "A" and "B", Light and Heavy rescue:
All EMS equipment to be cert'd as BLS (at least non-transfer, this basically means you have a defib.)
Type A (light) needs....
DOT guidebook, Flares, Rescue and Cloth blankets, Flashlights, Extinguisher, 2-1/2gal water extinguisher, forcible entry bar, wedges (4x4, 2x4), single blade fire axe, cribbing (4x4, 2x4), Heavy Duty com-a-long, port-a-power, air chisel, 5'& 12' HD chains, 4# hammer, bolt cutters, hex-head wrench set, tool kit (I don't know what that means...???), ropes ([email protected]'), life vests (2), bale hook, tin snips, needle nose pliers, channellock pliers, standard screwdrivers, phillips screwdrivers, linoleum knife, center punch, hacksaw w/ blades (duh), open or box end wrenches, air cylinders, 1/2" drive sockets, duct tape, 7" or 10" vise grips, wheel chocks, floor dry, push broom, shovel.
Whew! That seems to be a lot...but wait there's more!
TYPE B (Heavy) Rescue...
All the above...plus...1 pr. binoculars, 2-100' cord reels, 2 telescoping lights, generator and 2 portable lights, 1 add. come-along with 3 handles (I'm not sure what that means..), another 2-1/2 gal water extinguisher, more 5' and 12' chains, jumper cables, 1 chain saw, 2 air bags (10 ton min.), 36" bolt cutters, 1 stokes basket, 8# sledgehammer, 6' pike pole, rubber mallet, 8" adjustable end wrench, 10 ton ram, 1 hydraulic spreading device blah..blah...
So, that is what Indiana considers Heavy and Light rescue.

Patrick
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