20 Hours / 2 Days
Pre-Requisites: None
The Technician level requires students to demonstrate skills, knowledge, and techniques for hazard recognition, Ice formation, Water Rescue and strength, Cold Water Medical Considerations, equipment use, and procedures necessary to safely and effectively coordinate, perform, and supervise a technical rescue incident in the ice rescue environment.
The technician level focuses on departments that will respond to “GO” rescues in an ice environment. We will focus on the ladder approach to safely extricate a victim, as well as many proven "go" rescue methods.
Students will be given a written, individual proficiency, and practical evaluations.
Main Teaching Points
(As per NFPA 1006 and 1670 JPR's)
Awareness Level
- Recognize the need for technical rescue resources at an incident
- Establish scene safety zones
- Identify and support an Operations- or Technician-level incident
- Size up an incident
Operations Level
- Support Technician-level operations
- Assess ice and water conditions
- Perform a non-entry rescue in the ice rescue environment
- Terminate an incident
Technician Level
- Demonstrate techniques for movement on ice
- Perform an entry rescue in the ice rescue environment
Upcoming Sessions
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