Frag Out! Magazine

REPORT As pArt of No. 3/NMf pL-15/14 progrAM eNtitLed "the power of syNergy". A cooperAtioN of the poLish Border guArd, the poLice ceNtrAL Bure- Au of iNvestigAtioN ANd the iNterNAL securit y AgeNc y iN the scope of the streNgtheNiNg the poteNtiAL iN coMBAtiNg orgANized criMe, iNc- LudiNg huMAN trAffickiNg" which is pArt of the pL-15 progrAM uNder the titLe "cooperAtioN iN the scheNgeN AreA ANd the fight AgAiNst orgA- Nized criMe, iNcLudiNg couNterActioNs coNcer- NiNg huMAN trAffickiNg ANd criMiNAL groups MigrAtioN" supported By the NorwAy grANts. first phase during 25-29 May 2015 there was conduc- ted a training from the scope covering the special ope- rations rappelling or abseiling techniques including combat and rescue operations. during three days 40 officers were taking part in tra- ining in the rocky area of the kraków-częstochowa upland in southern poland. in the szpatowców and Żabia caves they exercised moving on the rope access in the one rope technique in the natural environment and narrow spaces, and in the kroczycka nad Berkowa caves – the simulated team actions in the scope of the special interventions and the high-altitude rescue operations. Just to mention – the frAg out! crew was also taking active part in those trainings. two days were intended for the rappelling trainings in urbanized areas. they used for them the post-indu- strial facilities in zawiercie and Myszków. they exer- cised moving with a rope access using a technique of one rope in the urbanized environment, applying the specific construction elements of the urbanized fa- cilities and entering into the buildings using proper equipment. the training included an unsupported de- velopment of the belaying/rappel positions, rigging and using a weapon during rappelling.

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