STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE RESCUE OPERATIONS LEVEL PD3266
0900-1800 (40 HRS)
FEE: $506.00
E91010P0 17AK JANUARY 17-21, 2011
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FAX COMPLETED REGISTRATION APPLICATION TO 754.321.1302
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BRING COMPLETED REGISTRATION APPLICATION TO THE BROWARD FIRE ACADEMY, M-F, 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
DESCRIPTION:
This 40-hour class introduces the rescue professional to the skills and equipment necessary to operate safely and effectively in structural collapse incidents involving the collapse or failure of light-frame, ordinary construction, un-reinforced and reinforced masonry construction. Classroom and practical field exercises will better prepare the student in the use of advanced rescue skills to access and remove patients from structural collapses and confined locations. This course will also provide the student with the job performance requirements outlined in NFPA 1006, “Standard for Rescue Technician Professional Qualifications,” for Structural Collapse Rescue. This course meets and/or exceeds the general requirements of NFPA 1670 “Standard on Operations and Training for Technical Rescue Incidents,” Structural Collapse Rescue Awareness and Operations Level.
This is a physical and mentally demanding program that emphasizes safety, teamwork, and scene management. Performances of all required practical skills as outlined in NFPA 1006 "Structural Collapse Rescue" Awareness and Operations Level are necessary in order to receive a certificate.
This curriculum includes:
*Principles of construction
*Building construction types & characteristics
*Procedures for recognizing unique collapse or failure hazards.
*Structural Hazards Evaluation Marking System
*Search Assessment Marking System
*Victim Assessment Marking System
*Procedures for stabilization and shoring structures.
*Window and Door Shoring Systems
*Spot Shores (Ellis clamps)
*“T” Shores & Double "T" Shores
*Pneumatic Shoring Systems
*Vertical Shoring Systems
*Horizontal Shoring Systems
*Raker Shoring Systems
*Air lift bag techniques and operations.
*Procedures for moving and lifting heavy stable and unstable objects.
*Search and rescue techniques intended to locate victims.
*Procedures for accessing victims trapped inside and/or beneath collapse debris.
*Procedures relevant to extrication operations involving patient packaging, treating and removing victims trapped within and beneath collapse debris.
All equipment is provided. Students are required to provide their own helmets, gloves, steel toe boots, and safety glasses. Personal equipment must comply with NFPA and ANSI.
TEXT:FEMA National Urban Search & Rescue Response System Structural Collapse Technician Manual 2007 Edition
CLASS SIZE IS LIMITED TO 28 APPLICANTS