Technical Rope Rescue Course: Operations Level

Rope rescues take a high skill level to perform professionally and can carry a high risk for injury or death, especially by untrained or poorly trained rescuers. The Rescue Tech / Rescue3 three day rope course will get you the best training your team will need. We update this course on a regular basis to stay current with the best, safest techniques and equipment out there today. This course meets or exceeds all the guidelines set forth by the National Fire Protection Agency [NFPA 1670] and will more than satisfy the requirements of FEMA, USAR, and NIMS typing. The Technical Rope Rescue course is about a half a day in the classroom and 2½ days in the field. This course is suitable for all people, trained or untrained and will cover many things including: * Rescue philosophy * Size-up * Liability and mitigation * Rope safety * Managing a rope rescue * Gear and equipment * Knots and anchors * Mechanical advantage * Field expedient harnessing * Low angle rope systems * High angle rope systems * Lowering and raising systems * Rappelling [abseiling] and ascending * Proper belaying techniques * Pick-offs • Patient packaging and • Litter attending. CERTIFICATION IS VALID FOR 3 YEARS The special emphasis in this course will be animal rescue. You may bring your dog IF and only IF its well socialized and ok to be handled by others in this type of environment. THIS COURSE HAS A SPECIAL ANIMAL RESCUE EMPHASIS