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General Requirements
Because technical rescue is inherently dangerous and rescue technicians are frequently required to perform rigorous activities in adverse conditions, regional and national safety standards shall be included in agency policies and procedures. Rescue technicians shall complete all activities in the safest possible manner and shall follow national, federal, state, provincial, and local safety standards as they apply to the rescue technician.
Entrance Requirements
Before beginning training activities or engaging in rescue incidents, the following requirements shall be complied with:
(1) Age requirement established by the AHJ
(2) Medical requirements established by the AHJ
(3) Minimum physical fitness as required by the AHJ
(4) Emergency medical care performance capabilities for entry-level personnel
developed and validated by the AHJ
(5) Minimum educational requirements established by the AHJ
(6) Minimum requirements for hazardous material incident and contact control training
for entry-level personnel, validated by the AHJ |
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| rope rescue - level Two |
General Requirements
The job performance requirements are outlined in the following General Testing and Practical Testing downloads. All requirements shall be met prior to certification in Rope Rescue.
Schedule of Classes & Tests
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$classname = "ROPE RESCUE - LEVEL TWO";
%>
Click here to download schedule
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echo "| No Classes Scheduled. | ";
} else {
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echo "| ";
if ($Rec['date']&& $Rec['date'] != '0000-00-00') {
echo date('m/d/Y',strtotime($Rec['date']));
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echo " - ";
}
if ($Rec['time']) {
echo stripslashes($Rec['time']);
}
echo " | ";
if ($Rec['competency']) {
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echo " | ";
if ($Rec['signup']) {
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}
echo " | ";
}
?>
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To Challenge an Exam
If you wish to challenge the examination process you must provide technical level training certificate, and be sponsored by an organization. You must pass the test with 70% or better and meet NFPA 1006 practical testing standards.
General Testing (Click here to download)
• Identify the needed support resources
• Size up a rescue incident
• Manage incident hazards
• Manage resources in a rescue incident
• Conduct a search
• Perform ground support operations for helicopter activities
• Terminate the incident
• Access a victim
• Assess a victim
• Stabalize the victim
• Triage victims
• Package an ill or injured victim
• Move a victim in a low-angle environment
• Transfer a victim to emergency medical services (EMS)
• Inspect and maintain hazard-specific personal protective equipment
• Inspect and maintain rescue equipment
• Tie knots, bends and hitches
• Construct a single-point anchor system
• Construct a simple rope mechanical advantage system
• Direct a team in the operation of a simple rope mechanical advantage system
• Construct a lowering system
• Direct a lowering operation
• Construct a belay system
• Operate belay system during a lowering or raising operation
• Belay a falling load
• Conduct a system safety check
Practical Testing (Click here to download)
• Construct a multiple-point anchor system
• Construct a comound rope mechanical advantage system
• Construct a fixed rope system
• Direct the operation of a compound rope mechanical advantage system
• Complete an assignment while suspended from a rope rescue system
• Move a victim in a high-angle or vertical environment
• Direct a team in the construction of a highline system
• Direct a team in the operation of a highline system
• Ascend a fixed rope
• Descend a fixed rope
Reference Materials (Click here to download)
• NFPA Standard 1006, Rescue Technician Professional Qualifications, 2003 Edition,
Chapters 4 - 6
• Delmar, Engineering Practical Rope Rescue Systems, 2000 Edition
• CMC Rope Rescue Manual, 3rd Edition, 1st Printing
• High Angle Rescue Techniques, 2nd Edition
• IFSTA Essentials of Fire Fighting, 4th Edition
• Brady Prentice Hall, Prehospital Emergency Care, 6th Edition
• NFPA 1983, Fire Service Life Safety Rope and Systems Components, 2001 Edition
• Confined Space and Structural Rope Rescue, 1st Edition
• IFSTA Fire Service First Responder, 1st Edition
• IFSTA Fire Service Rescue, 6th Edition, 3rd Printing
• SATRA, Rope Rescue Manual 2008 |
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| confined space rescue - level Two |
General Requirements
The job performance requirements are outlined in the following General Testing and Practical Testing downloads. All requirements shall be met prior to certification in Confined Space Rescue.
Schedule of Classes & Tests
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$classname = "CONFINED SPACE RESCUE - LEVEL TWO";
%>
Click here to download schedule
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if (mysql_num_rows($dataLink) == 0) {
echo "| No Classes Scheduled. | ";
} else {
}
while ($Rec = tsz_db_fetch_array($dataLink)) {
echo "| ";
if ($Rec['date']&& $Rec['date'] != '0000-00-00') {
echo date('m/d/Y',strtotime($Rec['date']));
}
if ($Rec['date'] && $Rec['date'] != '0000-00-00' && $Rec['time']) {
echo " - ";
}
if ($Rec['time']) {
echo stripslashes($Rec['time']);
}
echo " | ";
if ($Rec['competency']) {
echo stripslashes($Rec['competency']);
}
echo " | ";
if ($Rec['location']) {
echo stripslashes($Rec['location']);
}
echo " | ";
if ($Rec['signup']) {
echo stripslashes($Rec['signup']);
}
echo " | ";
}
?>
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To Challenge an Exam
If you wish to challenge the examination process you must provide technical level training certificate, and be sponsored by an organization. You must pass the test with 70% or better and meet NFPA 1006 practical testing standards.
General Testing (Click here to download)
• Identify the needed support resources
• Size up a rescue incident
• Manage incident hazards
• Manage resources in a rescue incident
• Conduct a search
• Perform ground support operations for helicopter activities
• Terminate the incident
• Access a victim
• Assess a victim
• Stabalize the victim
• Triage victims
• Package an ill or injured victim
• Move a victim in a low-angle environment
• Transfer a victim to emergency medical services (EMS)
• Inspect and maintain hazard-specific personal protective equipment
• Inspect and maintain rescue equipment
• Tie knots, bends and hitches
• Construct a single-point anchor system
• Construct a simple rope mechanical advantage system
• Direct a team in the operation of a simple rope mechanical advantage system
• Construct a lowering system
• Direct a lowering operation
• Construct a belay system
• Operate belay system during a lowering or raising operation
• Belay a falling load
• Conduct a system safety check
Practical Testing (Click here to download)
• Pre-plan a confined space incident
• Assess the incident
• Conduct monitoring of the environment
• Control hazards
• Prepare for entry into the confined space
• Enter a confined space
• Package the victim for removal from a confined space
• Remove all entrants from a confined space
• Terminate the confined space incident
Reference Materials (Click here to download)
• NFPA 1006, Standard for Rescue Technician Professional Qualifications
• CMC, Confined Space Entry and Rescue, 1st Edition
• Delmar, Confined Space Rescue, 1st Edition
• Delmar, First Responder Handbook, Fire Service Edition,1st Edition
• Brady Prentice Hall, Prehospital Emergency Care, 6th Edition
• SATRA, Confined Space Entry and Rescue 2008 Manual |
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| Structural collapse - level Two |
General Requirements
The job performance requirements are outlined in the following download. All requirements shall be met prior to certification in structural collapse rescue.
Schedule of Classes & Tests
<%
$classname = "STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE - LEVEL TWO";
%>
Click here to download schedule
<%
$dataLink = tsz_db_query("select * from train_calendar inner join train_class_name on train_calendar.class_id = train_class_name.class_id where class_name = '".$classname."' order by date");
if (mysql_num_rows($dataLink) == 0) {
echo "| No Classes Scheduled. | ";
} else {
}
while ($Rec = tsz_db_fetch_array($dataLink)) {
echo "| ";
if ($Rec['date']&& $Rec['date'] != '0000-00-00') {
echo date('m/d/Y',strtotime($Rec['date']));
}
if ($Rec['date'] && $Rec['date'] != '0000-00-00' && $Rec['time']) {
echo " - ";
}
if ($Rec['time']) {
echo stripslashes($Rec['time']);
}
echo " | ";
if ($Rec['competency']) {
echo stripslashes($Rec['competency']);
}
echo " | ";
if ($Rec['location']) {
echo stripslashes($Rec['location']);
}
echo " | ";
if ($Rec['signup']) {
echo stripslashes($Rec['signup']);
}
echo " | ";
}
?>
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To Challenge an Exam
If you wish to challenge the examination process you must provide technical level training certificate, and be sponsored by an organization. You must pass the test with 70% or better and meet NFPA 1006 practical testing standards.
General Testing (Click here to download)
• Identify the needed support resources
• Size up a rescue incident
• Manage incident hazards
• Manage resources in a rescue incident
• Conduct a search
• Perform ground support operations for helicopter activities
• Terminate the incident
• Access a victim
• Assess a victim
• Stabalize the victim
• Triage victims
• Package an ill or injured victim
• Move a victim in a low-angle environment
• Transfer a victim to emergency medical services (EMS)
• Inspect and maintain hazard-specific personal protective equipment
• Inspect and maintain rescue equipment
• Tie knots, bends and hitches
• Construct a single-point anchor system
• Construct a simple rope mechanical advantage system
• Direct a team in the operation of a simple rope mechanical advantage system
• Construct a lowering system
• Direct a lowering operation
• Construct a belay system
• Operate belay system during a lowering or raising operation
• Belay a falling load
• Conduct a system safety check
Practical Testing (Click here to download)
• Conduct a size-up of a collapsed structure
• Determine potential victim locations
• Develop a collapse rescue incident action plan
• Implement a collapse rescue incident action plan
• Search a collapsed structure
• Stabilize a collapsed light-frame structure as a member of a team
• Stabilize a collapsed heavy construction-type structure as a memeber of a team
• Implement collapse support operations at a rescue incident
• Release a victim from entrapment by components of a collapsed structure
• Remove a victim from a collapse incident
• Lift a heavy load as a team member
• Move a heavy load as a team member
• Breach structural components
• Cut through structural steel
• Construct cribbing systems
• Coordinate the use of heavy equipment
Reference Materials (Click here to download)
• NFPA 1006, Standard for Rescue Technician Professional Qualifications, 2003 Edition
• FEMA National US&R Response System, Structural Collapse Technician |
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