Technical Rescue: Common Passenger Vehicle Rescue

Instructional Hours: 36.00
This course has a Canvas component which requires internet access.

Course Description: Major topics covered in this course include planning for a passenger vehicle rescue incident; performing ongoing incident size-up; establishing scene safety zones; establishing fire protection; stabilizing passenger vehicles; isolating potentially harmful energy sources; determining access and egress points; creating access and egress opening; disentangling victims; removing packaged victims; and terminating passenger vehicle rescue incidents. Student must successfully complete the exams for Awareness, Operations, and Technician levels during this course to receive credit.

This class will require additional student work outside of normal class hours to include, but not limited to; take-home assignments, PTIs, study guides, and assigned readings from the textbook. This may also include coursework that must be completed prior to the first class session.

Prerequisites

MFRI Personal Protective Equipment and SCBA (FIRE 098), MFRI Protective Equipment and SCBA (FIRE 099), MFRI Firefighter I (FIRE 101 or FIRE 105) or MFSPQB, NBFSPQ, or IFSAC Firefighter I certification