Background A HIV and Hepatitis C positive arborist cut their brachial artery with a chainsaw 50’ up a tree that they had topped. As the arborist was attached via three lines to the tree (including a cable) the first in crews were unable to recover the body. As such, the Technical Rescue Unit (Tech Rescue) was dispatched. Tech Rescue was conducting recruit rescue training at the time of the incident and responded from the training, with recruits in tow, to the incident. Scene