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Fire - Swift Water Rescuer Operations - SWRO220113

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Brief Description: Provides responders knowledge/skills in Swift Water Rescue Operations Level outlined in NFPA 1670.

Full Description: This course is designed to provide responders with the knowledge and skills to conduct offensive rescue operations involving floods and swift-moving water as outlined in NFPA 1670, Standard on Operations and Training for Technical Search and Rescue Incidents. Students attending this class will become familiar with the relentless power of moving water and should be in good physical condition. The majority of this course is hands on training. Students will learn Shore based operations, Boat based operations and Go rescue techniques. Class lectures will provide a background in theory and concepts that enables students to go directly to the water. Students become familiar with such equipment as inflatable boats, outboards, rescue ropes, rope rescue systems & necessary personal gear.

Swift water rescue operations are inherently dangerous and with the complications of fast current, low-head dams, and/or hidden debris they can become deadly. Prepare for these hazards by learning how to organize and manage safe swift water rescue operations. Participants in the swift water rescue training program should be prepared for multiple in-water scenarios. This program is designed for personnel who are physically fit.

Training Location: SOUTH BEND FIRE DEPARTMENT
1222 S MICHIGAN ST
SOUTH BEND, IN 46601 (St. Joseph County)

Resources Required: Please refer to instructor or the lead evaluator as to what equipment or gear will be required for the practical skills activity. Students shall understand and follow all instructions pertaining to operational safety, as stated by instructors or as written in course materials. Instructors and students shall be mindful of safety at all times. Conduct judged to be unsafe shall be grounds for dismissal from the course.

Documents: 1 Instructor Evaluator Proctor Handbook - General Information

2 Instructor Material Swiftwater Operations

3 Skill Sheets Swiftwater Operations

4 Lead Evaluator Acknowledgement Swiftwater Operations

Course Syllabus/Schedule (must include, at a minimum, all locations, dates, times, and names of instructors for all classes.)