Technical Rescue: Swiftwater Rescue Technician

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

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.

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 Technical Rescue Surface Water Rescue Technician (RES-220)

Students must be able to pass the MFRI swim test.