WATER RESCUE TECHNICIAN-LEVEL TRAINING
Swiftwater Rescue Technician-level covers in-water rescue actions, when all other measures including shore-based rescue operations have been exhausted. It is designed to train rescue personnel with in-water rescue systems that are complex. It will expose the rescuer to potentially life-threatening hazards.
The program will look at in-water rescue as a last resort, and the techniques, hazards, dynamics and specialized equipment to support such water rescue operations.
This class requires students to engage in strenuous in-water activities. It also requires all students to have their own (or department issued) personal protective equipment.
The hands-on skills requires students to engage in strenuous in-water activities. It also requires all students to have their own (or department issued) personal protective equipment. Students are to be physically fit and capable of fulfilling all skills in order to successfully complete this program.
This program utilizes several resources for course content including the Jones & Bartlett – Water Rescue Principles and Practices, 3rd Edition; NFPA 1006 – Standard for Technical Rescue Personnel Professional Qualifications and NFPA 1670 – Standard on Operations and Training for Technical Search and Rescue Incidents
16 hour program
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