Rescue Technician - Swiftwater Rescue Technician

Requires Medical Clearance
Must be submitted prior to the first class session.

Instructional Hours: 51.00

Course Objective: To provide students with the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to function as part of an integrated rescue team to extricate victims from swiftwater and flood conditions.

Course Description: Major topics covered in the course are water hydrology; pre-incident planning; incident size up; incident management; safety; communications; victim rescue; surface watercraft; various in-water drills; par buckling; low-head dam phenomenon; swiftwater operations; pre-incident planning; incident management; hazard mitigation; mechanical advantage rope rescue systems; highline rescue systems; mock night search; and other advanced rope rescue skills. Methods of instruction include lecture, discussion, online learning activities and team-focused practical exercises.

Successful Completion: Students must attend required classroom sessions, complete homework assignments, demonstrate proficiency in the practical skills evolutions and obtain a score of 70% or better on the final written and practical examinations.

*This course partially satisfies the professional certification requirements for Surface Water and Swiftwater Technical Rescuer I and II.

Prerequisites

MFRI Personal Protective Equipment and SCBA (FIRE 098), MFRI Firefighter I (FIRE 101), MFSPQB, NBFSPQ, or IFSAC Firefighter I certification or equivalent AND MFRI Rescue Technician - Site Operations (RES-101), MFSPQB, NBFSPQ, or IFSAC Rescue Technician - Site Operations certification or equivalent.

Participants must be able to swim 100 yards without stopping or using a flotation device and be able to tread water for 5 minutes without using a flotation device.


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Coordinated by: the MFRI Office. If you have any questions about the course, you are welcome to contact them by email at:

If you require special accommodations please send your requirements to: equity@mfri.org or you may call 301-226-9900 or 1-800-275-6374.

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