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Rapid Intervention
Every Firefighter faces the possibility of becoming trapped, entangled, lost and disoriented, caught by flashover or rollover, or running out of air. When any of these situations occurs, quick and decisive action is necessary. The best thing that can happen is if the Firefighter in danger saves themselves. In other situations they may be unprepared or unable to save themselves. Other Firefighters must be able to rescue or offer assistance to the person in trouble.
The Rapid Intervention Team is a team of Firefighters
whose sole purpose is to locate and rescue any endangered, trapped, or missing
Firefighters. They may also perform tasks that aid and speed the rescue or
assistance of a Firefighter, and improve fire ground safety. When they are
called on to rescue a Firefighter in danger, they are going in harms way,
entering in the worst conditions possible. They must have the knowledge and
skills necessary to provide rescue or assistance, as well as the training to be
able to solve problems and rescue themselves if needed.
The Rapid Intervention course curriculum consists of 4-1 day, 8 hour
sessions, that can be delivered individually, in progressive order, or combined
together to provide complete Rapid Intervention Training.
Sessions one, two & three maybe offered at your facility.
Contact BCFRTA for
more information
Session 1 - Firefighter Survival and Self-Rescue Skills.
Every firefighter faces the
possibility of becoming disoriented, having an SCBA emergency, or having to
escape to safety. In addition, firefighters performing Rapid Intervention will
have to go into a high hazard environment that can deteriorate quickly, making
it necessary for them to self-rescue. When a fire ground emergency occurs that
endangers your life, quick and decisive actions are necessary to ensure your
safety and survival. Survival and Self-Rescue skills are the most important
type of rescue skills to learn. These actions and skills must be learned and
practice before the emergency, so that you know exactly what to do, and perform
efficiently when the emergency does occur. This session provides students
with the knowledge required for fire ground Safety/Size -up, and skills required
for Self -Rescue, Emergencies Escape, and Survival, during a fire ground
emergency.
Pre-requisite Training:
Firefighter 1
Date: May 12th, 2008 Time: 0830 - 1730
Location: Barnstable County Fire Training
Academy
| Registration Fee:
$100.00 |
Departments will be billed with Chief's
permission. No cost for departments within Barnstable County |
To Apply: Please complete the Barnstable County Course
Application form below.
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