20 Hours / 2 Days
Pre-Requisites: None
This 2-day course is geared towards departments that will operate on a shore-based rescue only.
Students will operate as an integral part of a team environment and will be directed and monitored by instructors acting as team leaders.
Lessons will include a strong foundation on ice formation and strength, scene size-up and management, cold water medical considerations, rescuer safety and equipment as well as the latest most proven shore-based rescue techniques.
Students will be given a written, individual proficiency, and practical evaluations.
Course Schedule
Rescue Scene Hazard Assessment
- Selection/Donning of PPE
- Assessing ice and water conditions
- Identifying hazards
- Making verbal contact with victim(s)
- Assessing victim
- Classifying rescue vs recovery
Conducting Shore-Based Rescue
- Using size up and victim assessment methods
- Rescue tool selection
- Shore-based rescue techniques
- Victim removal techniques
- Patient handling and care
Shore-Based Support to "Go" Rescue
- Support/line tending procedures
- Large team communication techniques
Main Teaching Points
(As per NFPA 1006 and 1670 JPR's)
Awareness Level
- Recognize the need for technical rescue resources at an incident
- Establish scene safety zones
- Identify and support an Operations- or Technician-level incident
- Size up an incident
Operations Level
- Support Technician-level operations
- Assess ice and water conditions
- Perform a non-entry rescue in the ice rescue environment
- Terminate an incident
Upcoming Sessions
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