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Fire - Swift Water Rescuer Technician - SWRT220112

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

Full Description: This course is designed to provide responders with the knowledge and skills to conduct offensive as a Swift Water Rescue at the Technician level involving floods and swift-moving water as outlined in NFPA 1670, Standard on Operations and Training for Technical Search and Rescue Incidents. This course takes the student who has completed Swiftwater Operations beyond the emphasis of self-rescue and further concentrates on victim rescue and rescue in hard to get to areas and more difficult swiftwater situations. This is done by integrating techniques into more difficult technical swiftwater rescue situations. This course also provides rescuers with the fundamentals knowledge in hydrology and river classifications, size-up, and site control and scene management. Practical skills include self-rescue, swiftwater swimming and the fundamentals of shore, boat and in-water rescues. Additionally students are introduced to the basics of boat handling and the fundamentals of rope rescue including mechanical advantage and anchor systems.

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 as Swift water rescue operations at any level are inherently dangerous. 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 Technician

3 Skill Sheets Swiftwater Technician

4 Lead Evaluator Acknowledgement Swiftwater Technician

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