FIRE 141 Rescue Technician: Vehicle and Machinery Extrication

This course introduces specific rescue skills including planning for a vehicle or machinery incident, performing on-going incident size-up, establishing scene safety zones, establishing fire protection, stabilizing vehicles or machines, isolating potentially harmful energy sources, determining access and egress points, creating access and egress openings, disentangling victims, and removing packaged victims.

Credits

2

Prerequisite

FIRE-140

Hours Weekly

2 hours weekly

Course Objectives

1. 1. Describe passenger vehicle, commercial and heavy vehicle, and machinery anatomy and
   hazards.
2. 2. Demonstrate the proper techniques for stabilization, access and egress, and
   disentanglement.
3. 3. Explain the concept of rescue management as it relates to strategy and tactics.

Course Objectives

1. 1. Describe passenger vehicle, commercial and heavy vehicle, and machinery anatomy and
   hazards.
2. 2. Demonstrate the proper techniques for stabilization, access and egress, and
   disentanglement.
3. 3. Explain the concept of rescue management as it relates to strategy and tactics.