FRSC 1070 Introduction to Technical Rescue (2-4-4)

This course provides students with an awareness of the principles of technical rescue through utilization of readings from textbooks, classroom discussions, practical skills, and practice. Students will learn about extricating victims entrapped in motor vehicles and assisting rescue teams in various technical rescue operations including, but not limited to, trench and excavations, rope rescues, water rescues, confined space operations, structural collapses, vehicle and machinery rescues, and wilderness searches and rescues. Students will learn the application of knots, rigging principles, anchor selection criteria, system safety check procedures, rope construction, and rope rescue equipment applications and limitations. This course fulfills NFPA 1001—Standard for Firefighter Professional Qualifications sections 6.4.1 and 6.4.2; NFPA 1006—Standard for Technical Rescuer Professional Qualifications sections 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5.1, 5.5.2, 5.5.3, 5.5.4, 5.5.5, 5.5.8, 5.5.9, 5.5.11, 5.5.14; and NFPA 1670—Standard for Operations and Training for Technical Search and Rescue Incidents sections 5.2.2, 6.2.2, 6.3.4, 7.2.4, 8.2.3, 9.2.3, 10.2.2, 11.2.3.

Offered Fall and Spring

Prerequisite

Firefighter I national certification or successful completion of FRSC 1020 with a grade of C or higher, FRSC 1030 with a grade of C or higher, FRSC 1040 with a grade of C or higher, FRSC 1141 with a grade of C or higher