Technical Rescue
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List of Courses
Confined Space Rescue: Technician
Confined Space Rescue Awareness
Farm Machinery Rescue
Introduction to Technical Rescue
Outdoor Search and Rescue Practices
Rapid Deployment Search and Rescue/Recovery
Rope Rescue: Technician
School Bus Rescue
Structural Collapse Rescue: Operations
Structural Collapse Rescue: Technician
Swiftwater/Flood Rescue: Operations
Swiftwater/Flood Rescue: Technician
Trench Rescue: Awareness
Trench Rescue: Operations
Trench Rescue: Technician
Vehicle Rescue: Technician
Working the Big Rigs
Working the Big Rigs/Practical
Technical Rescue Certification Courses
The University of Missouri Fire and Rescue Training Institute has courses that meet NFPA 1006 Standard for Rescue Technican Professional Qualifications. This document outlines what Technical Rescue courses MU FRTI has available to offer, and which discipline of the standard they meet. It also describes what classes are required for certification with the Missouri Division of Fire Safety.
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Confined Space Rescue: Technician
This course will give participants a working knowledge of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) standard regarding confined-space rescues in order to help them facilitate operations with industry and other agencies involved with such rescues. Participants can expect to learn concepts and practical applications that will affect safe rescues in this unique and potentially hazardous situation. This course meets 29 CFR 1910.146 requirements, as well as NFPA 1006, Standard for Rescue Technician Professional Qualifications (2003 edition).
Contact Hours: 24
Prerequisite: Rope Rescue: Technician and Hazardous Materials Incident Response:
Operations
Min/Max: 15/24
Host Requirements:
1. Classroom with seating to handle up to 24 participants with computer and
data projector access.
a. Training area for practical applications. Area to be able to run two (2)
simultaneous evolutions.
i. Vertical Evacuation
ii. Horizontal Evacuation
b. Vertical examples
i. Tank or manhole with a non-hazardous atmosphere. Opening to be 24-36” in
diameter and depth no greater than ±30’.
ii. Scaffolding with platform and opening of 24-36” in diameter, with
a height of no less than 10’ and no greater than 20’.
c. Horizontal examples
i. Culvert pipe, 36 and 24”, laid on ground and stabilized. Two sections
of 36’ and one section of 24”. Configure in an “L” shape.
ii. Pre-existing tunnel or piping with a non-hazardous atmosphere, with size
restriction to no less than 24” in diameter. Prefer to have a right angle
incorporated.
G & T Approved
This course is endorsed by the United States Fire Administration’s National Fire Academy.
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Confined Space Rescue Awareness
This course will introduce students to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) standard regarding the facilitation of operations with industry and other agencies involved in confined-space rescues. Students will learn about non-entry rescue operations and the need for confined-space search and rescue, as well as about how to recognize confined spaces, to initiate contact and establish communications with victims when possible, to recognize and identify the hazards associated with nonentry and confined-space emergencies, to perform nonentry retrieval, to implement the emergency response system, and to implement site control and scene management. This course meets the “Awareness Level” requirement outlined in NFPA 1670, Standard on Operations and Training for Technical Search and Rescue Incidents (2004 edition).
Contact Hours: 8
Prerequisite: None
Min/Max: 10/30
Host Requirements: Contact MU FRTI
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Farm Machinery Rescue
This course will start with a quick review of information from the Vehicle Rescue: Technician course, specifically the types of extrication equipment. The rest of the course will cover the classifications and anatomy of industrial and agricultural vehicles, size-up considerations when responding to agricultural incidents, proper procedures for stabilizing farm machinery, and gaining access to and extrication of farm machinery incidents. Participants will be given opportunities to use these techniques in practical applications.
Contact Hours: 12
Prerequisite: Vehicle Rescue: Technician
Min/Max: 10/30
Host Requirements:
- Tractor, any other used equipment (hay baler, corn head)
- Air bags
- RS-10 kit
- Cribbing
- Access to equipment dealer
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Introduction to Technical Rescue
Fire departments and rescue teams commonly respond to incidents involving
collapsed structures, confined spaces, water, auto, and industrial entrapments.
These incidents can be grouped into a category called “technical rescue
incidents,” which require personnel with specialized skills and equipment.
The need for a technical rescue can result from, among other things, industrial
and transportation accidents, extreme sports, and even Mother Nature (e.g.,
floods, earthquakes, tornadoes, and hurricanes that trap and injure people).
This course will introduce rescue personnel to the basic skills needed to perform
at technical rescue incidents and will address Chapter 5 of NFPA 1006, Standard
for Rescue Technician Professional Qualifications (2003 edition). The job performance
requirements defined in this chapter must be met prior to certification as
a rescue technician for any discipline. Students will be exposed to lectures,
demonstrations, and practical skill exercises designed to teach rescue site
operations, victim management, maintenance of equipment, and ropes and riggings.
(EMS CEUs 16-Non Core)
Contact Hours: 16
Prerequisite: none
Min/Max: 15/20
Host Requirements:
- Classroom with seating to handle up to 20 participants with computer and data projector access.
- Training area for practical applications. Area to be able to run three (3) simultaneous rope evolutions. No less than 30 feet and no more than 100 feet in height with sufficient anchor points.
Suggested high angle locations include:
- Training tower
- Parking garage; or possibly
- Natural cliff
- If a natural setting is used, it must be pre-approved for use. It must be naturally formed, no quarries or blasted rock face. It must also have an area at top and bottom for easy access.
- High angle locations that will not be used include:
– Water Towers;
– Grain Elevators;
– Rock quarries; etc.
G & T Approved
This course is endorsed by the United States Fire Administration’s National
Fire Academy.
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Outdoor Search and Rescue Practices
This course will build skills related to organizing and implementing a search and rescue for missing persons in an outdoor setting. This course will include a brief overview of the aspects of the search operation will culminate with a practical field exercise of a mock search and rescue. (EMS CEUs 12-Non Core)
Contact Hours: 12
Prerequisite: None
Min/Max: 15/40
POST: 6-Technical, 2-Interpersonal, 4-Skill
Host Requirements:
- Practical area (40+ acres)
- Topographical map of area
- 1 gal. size zip lock bags (1 per participant)
- 2 rolls toilet paper (2 per participant)
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Rapid Deployment Search and Rescue/Recovery
In this class participants will learn to safely manage entanglement/entrapment, in-water injury, low or out-of-air emergencies, and contamination problems. Other topics include PSD accidents—why they happen and how to prevent them, what should be in SOP/SOG’s to protect safety and liability of team members and department, minimum equipment and personnel, common safety mistakes, blackwater contingencies, small evidence search and recovery, underwater panicked diver management, accident prevention tending skills, tender-diver gear checks, air consumption procedures, scene management, tethered-tender-directed-solo-diver patterns and why they are the safest and most effective for most operations, make go/no-go decisions with a practiced plan, watercraft procedures for dive operations, and keeping team morale up. This class meets or exceeds standards outlined in Chapter 9, Water Search and Rescue, NFPA 1670, Standard Operations and Training for Technical Rescue Incidents, as well as, Chapter 13, Dive Rescue of NFPA 1006, Rescue Technician Professional Qualifications. (EMS CEU’s 36-Division IV)
Contact Hours: 36
Prerequisite: Must be open-water certified
Min/Max: 15/20
Host Requirements: Contact MU FRTI
POST: 16-Technical, 3-Interpersonal,
4-Legal, 9- Skill
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Rope Rescue: Technician
This course will introduce rescue personnel to the basic needs to perform at technical rescue incidents, as well as the information and skills they need to perform rescues using ropes in differences of elevation. Topics will include rescue site operations, victim management, maintenance of equipment, ropes and riggings, size-up, scene management, knots, equipment, anchors, ascending/descending techniques, mechanical advantage hauling systems, line and system transfers, litter tending, and highline systems. Participants will participate in practical rescue evolutions under instructor supervision. This program meets the Awareness, Operations and Technician level requirements outlined in NFPA 1670, Standard for Operations and Training for Technical Search and Rescue Incidents, as well as Chapters 5 and 6 of NFPA 1006, Standard for Rescue Technician Professional Qualifications.
Contact Hours:
Prerequisite: Introduction to Technical Rescue
Min/Max: 10/24
Host Requirements: Same as Introduction to Technical Rescue
G & T Approved
This course is endorsed by the United States Fire Administration’s National Fire Academy.
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Structural Collapse Rescue: Operations
This course will prepare emergency response personnel to initiate rescue operations in structural collapse emergencies. The following topics will be covered: recognition of the hazards associated with structural collapse and how to mitigate them with the use of proper resources; scene safety and size-up; identification of collapse patterns, reasons for collapses and the potential for a secondary collapse; recognition and implementation of the FEMA search and rescue marking system; and victim management and removal. This class meets requirements of Chapters 5.2 and 5.3, Awareness and Operations Level, of NFPA 1670, Standard on Operations and Training for Technical Search and Rescue Incidents (2004).
Contact Hours: 40
Prerequisite: Introduction to Technical Rescue
Min/Max: 15/24
Host Requirements: Contact MU FRTI
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Structural Collapse Rescue: Technician
This course will prepare emergency response personnel to perform rescue operations in structural collapse emergencies. The following topics will be covered: determination of potential victim location; development of an incident action plan; search methods; coordination and use of heavy equipment; and patient management. Students will participate in structure stabilization methods, search of collapsed structures, and breaching of structural components. This course meets Chapter 5.4, Technician Level, of NFPA 1670, Standard on Operations and Training for Technical Search and Rescue Incidents (2004 as well as Chapter 10, Structural Collapse Rescue, of NFPA 1006, Rescue Technician Professional Qualifications (2003).
Contact Hours: 80
Prerequisite: Rope Rescue: Technician;
Confined Space Rescue: Technician; and
Trench Rescue Technician
Min/Max: 15/24
Host Requirements: Contact MU FRTI
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Swiftwater/Flood Rescue: Operations
This course will prepare emergency response personnel to operate in the identified warm zone at moving water search and rescue incidents. Topics will include pre-planning, use of an incident action plan, accountability, specialized equipment, shore-based and boat-based rescue techniques, simple rope systems, and the use of engine company equipment to affect water rescues. The class is conducted on moving water and is compliant with Chapter 9, Awareness and Operations Level, of NFPA 1670, Standard on Operations and Training for Technical Search and Rescue Incidents (2004 edition). (EMS CEU’s 16-Non Core)
Contact Hours: 16
Prerequisite: None
Min/Max: 15/30
Host Requirements: Contact MU FRTI
POST: 16-Skill
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Swiftwater/Flood Rescue: Technician
This course will prepare emergency response personnel to perform rescue operations
in moving water emergencies. Topics will include planning, personal protective
equipment, search parameters, incident action plans, surface rescue techniques,
advanced rope systems, and use of watercraft and helicopters in water rescue
operations. Students will participate in moving water exercises to demonstrate
proficiency in appropriate skills. An evening search exercise also will be
a part of this demanding program. This course meets Chapter 9, Technician Level,
of NFPA 1670, Standard on Operations and Training for Technical Search and
Rescue Incidents (2004), as well as Chapter 7, Surface Water Rescue, of NFPA
1006, Rescue Technician Professional Qualifications (2003).
(EMS CEU’s 28-Non Core)
Contact Hours: 28
Prerequisite: None
Min/Max: 15/30
Host Requirements: Contact MU FRTI
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Trench Rescue: Operations
This course will prepare emergency response personnel to perform rescue operations in trench and excavation emergencies of depths greater than 8 feet. The following topics will be covered: identifying the construction, application, limitations, and removal of supplemental sheeting and shoring systems; manufactured trench boxes and isolation devices; adjusting protective systems based on digging operations and environmental conditions; evaluating existing and potential conditions; coordinating the use of heavy equipment; and patient management. The course meets the requirements of 29 CFR 1926 Subpart P, as well as Chapter 11.4, Technician Level, of NFPA 1670, Standard on Operations and Training for Technical Search and Rescue Incidents, and Chapter 11, Trench Rescue, of NFPA 1006, Standard for Rescue Technician Professional Qualifications. (EMS CEUs 16-Non Core)
Contact Hours: 16
Prerequisite: Introduction to Technical Rescue
Min/Max: 15/30
Host Requirements: Classroom with seating to handle up to 30 participants.
Computer and data projector access.
- Backhoe with operator
- Location for digging trenches
For detailed information contact MU FRTI
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Trench Rescue: Technician
This course will prepare emergency response personnel to perform rescue operations
in trench and excavation emergencies of depths greater than 8 feet. The following
topics will be covered: identifying the construction, application, limitations,
and removal of supplemental sheeting and shoring systems; manufactured trench
boxes and isolation devices; adjusting protective systems based on digging
operations and environmental conditions; evaluating existing and potential
conditions; coordinating the use of heavy equipment; and patient management.
The course meets the requirements of 29 CFR 1926 Subpart P, as well as Chapter
11.4, Technician Level, of NFPA 1670, Standard on Operations and Training for
Technical Search and Rescue Incidents, and Chapter 11, Trench Rescue, of NFPA
1006, Standard for Rescue Technician Professional Qualifications.
(EMS CEUs 16-Non Core)
Contact Hours: 16
Prerequisite: Trench Rescue: Operations
Min/Max: 15/30
Host Requirements: Classroom with seating to handle up to 30 participants.
Computer and data projector access.
- Backhoe with operator
- Location for digging trenches
For detailed information contact MU FRTI
G & T Approved
This course is endorsed by the United States Fire Administration’s National
Fire Academy.
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Vehicle Rescue Technician
Today, vehicle extrication is as much a part of the fire service as firefighting.
This course will cover the tools and techniques required to remove a trapped
victim from a vehicle accident. Emphasis will be placed on proper use of
powered and manual rescue tools and air bags, coordination with EMS personnel,
vehicle designs, ICS, and safety considerations. Participants will apply
these techniques in practical applications. This course meets Chapter 8,
Vehicle and Machinery Rescue Technician, of NFPA 1006, Standard for Rescue
Technician Professional Qualifications (2003 edition). (This course meets
the vehicle extrication requirements for Firefighter I certification through
the Division of Fire Safety.)
(EMS CEUs 16-Non Core)
Contact Hours: 16
Prerequisite: None
Min/Max: 15/30
Host Requirements:
- 1 vehicle for every 5 students
- Power Hydraulic Rescue Equipment
- “L” Bracket
- Hand Equipment: 1 sawzall with 18tpi blades, 1 squirt bottle for soapy water, 1 socket set and set of wrenches for disassembly
- chains, 1-4 ton porta power with duck bill spreaders, 1-4 ton porta power with wedge attachment, accessory kit with 4-ton ram and attachments, 1 Partner pry-axe
- Air Chisel kit which includes the regulator, gun, assorted bits (“T” bits or double edge bit, and Chisel bits) air hose if it is to be used with a large air cylinder then at least 25’ of hose should be supplied.
- Cribbing for Stabilization: Minimum of 40-4x4’s 18” long, 20-2x4’s 18” long, 10-4x4’s cut end to end to make wedges, 4 step chocks
- High pressure Air Bags: a complete set to include at least 3 lifting bags, Regulator, hoses and controls, 2—3/4” plywood 18-20” square
This course is endorsed by the United States Fire Administration’s National Fire Academy.
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Working the Big Rigs
This course is available on a limited basis dependent upon instructor availability.
When driving the highways across this country you witness firsthand the volume of freight hauled via heavy trucks. This workshop will focus on rescue from these large over-the-road trucks when they become involved in an accident. Topics include truck/trailer construction, air brake systems, vehicle stabilization, extrication equipment, patient removal, and techniques and tools uncommon to other vehicle rescue situations.
Contact Hours: 4
Prerequisite: None
Min/Max: 15/50
Host Requirements:
Course may qualify for CEUs from the Missouri Division of Fire Safety or Bureau of EMS.
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Working the 'Big Rigs': Practical
The trucking industry’s motto is “if you bought it, we brought it!” If you drive the highways of this country, you witness firsthand the volume of freight hauled by heavy trucks. This course complements the 4-hour Working with the “Big Rigs” course by providing students with hands-on experience with techniques to use when these large over-the-road trucks are involved in an accident. Topics will include truck-trailer construction, air brake systems, vehicle stabilization, extrication equipment, patient removal, and techniques and tools uncommon to other vehicle rescue situations.
Contact Hours: 12
Prerequisite: Vehicle Rescue: Technician
Min/Max: 15/30
Host Requirements:
- Tractor
- Sawsall
- RS-10 kits
- Cribbing
This course is available on a limited basis dependent upon instructor availability.
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