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Technical Rescuer (Vehicle Rescue Awareness Level, Operations Level, and Technician Level)

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Certificate Awarded

Certificate of Achievement

Prerequisites

Advanced Medical First Responder Level I (40 Hour) NOTE: Certification will not be received for Technician Level until successful completion of Operations Level also Certification for Operations Level will not be received until successful completion of Awareness Level.

Course Description

This is a Technical Rescuer Course that introduces the student to the theoretical, practical, and advanced aspects of Vehicle Rescue Techniques. This course incorporates the Awareness, Operations, and Technician Level requirements to meet the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1006: Standard for Technical Rescue Personnel Professional Qualifications, 2017 Edition – Chapter 8 Vehicle Rescue

Course Outline

  • To help students recognize the need for a vehicle search and rescue.
  • To help students in identifying recourses necessary to conduct vehicle operations.
  • To enable students to initiate the emergency response systems for vehicle search and rescue incidents.
  • To enable students to initiate site control and scene management.
  • To enable students to recognize general hazards associated with vehicle search and rescue incidents.
  • To enable students to initiate traffic control.

  • ATTENTION: Your acceptance notification will be E-mailed to the E-mail account you provide during the registration process. Please remember to check your Junk E-mail folder for any communications that may have been filtered to that location.

    Minimum class sizes are required to deliver courses, should these minimums not be achieved classes could be postponed or rescheduled.

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