MDFR’s Blackheart teams make history as 2024 World Rescue Challenge Champions | Cutler Bay Community News#

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR) has announced that its Blackheart Extrication and Trauma teams are the 2024 World Rescue Challenge Champions.

This remarkable achievement at the World Rescue Challenge is historic, as it is the first time in the event’s 25-year history that a team has secured both titles as best overall extrication team and best overall trauma team.

The World Rescue Challenge is one of the premier international forums for emergency response professionals, pushing participants through rigorous, real-world scenarios to test their skills in vehicle extrication, trauma care, and incident command. This year, the event took place in the Azores, Portugal, where MDFR’s Blackhearts competed alongside elite rescue teams from around the world.

“Our Blackheart teams have set a new global standard for excellence in rescue and trauma response,” said MDFR Fire Chief Raied “Ray” Jadallah. “We are immensely proud of the team’s historic achievement.

“Their success at the World Rescue Challenge is a testament to our unwavering commitment to delivering the highest standards of emergency care — whether in a competition setting or when responding to the needs of our community,” the chief added.

“We tirelessly train for these competitions, knowing we’ll be competing alongside the best teams in the world,” said Firefighter Maggie Castro, member of the Blackheart Extrication team. “The goal of this competition is to utilize and test our skills, which are then applied to real-life emergency situations. This victory belongs to our entire department and the Miami-Dade community that motivates us every day. We hope it inspires others in the field to continually push for excellence.”

Throughout the intense international competition, which drew top rescue and trauma teams from across the globe, the Blackheart teams dominated several critical events:

Extrication Team:
First place, Overall Extrication Team
First place, Incident Command, Firefighter Brandon Post
First place, Triage Scenario
Second place, Physical Entrapment
Trauma Team:
First place, Overall Trauma
First place, Trauma Standard
Second place, Trauma Complex

The Blackheart Extrication Team is highly skilled in Technical Rescue, Urban Search and Rescue (USAR), and Emergency Medical Services (EMS). The Blackheart Extrication Team was established to enhance training in vehicle rescue, aiming to increase efficiency and save the lives of those involved in motor vehicle accidents.

The Blackheart Extrication and Trauma teams are composed of MDFR firefighters Brandon Post, Maggie Castro, Andrew Silverman, Casey Sticco, and Nicholas Ryan, along with MDFR lieutenants Renzo Urzola and Desi Monteavaro. Notably, the extrication team secured second place overall at last year’s World Rescue Challenge.

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