Our instructors in this technical subject area not only teach rescue but also respond  to calls for rescue assistance across a wide area. We have experience in confined space, high angle, trench, barge, shipboard, vehicle, bus and water rescue operations. Our simplified training methods have been developed to make the necessary technical rescue skills for these areas easy to learn and practical to use.

• Introduction to High Angle Rescue - This 8 hour class is designed to enable a firefighter to gain the abilities needed to act in a support function to a high angle rescue team during a high angle rescue operation. The class will focus on the firefighter’s responsibilities at a high angle rescue operation, the hazards associated with high angle rescue, types and uses of special equipment used in high angle rescue and basic rescue practices. Maximum class size is 12.
  
  
  
• High Angle Rescue - Rope rescue is frequently defined in terms of the type and steepness of the terrain it is to be performed on. High angle rescue is considered to be terrain that has a slope angle of 60° and higher. Rescuers are totally dependent upon the ropes used to keep them and the victims from falling and to gain access to the rescue location. These high angles may include pipe racks, building ledges and roofs, catwalks, tops of vessels, cranes, cliffs, etc.
  
  This course consists of classroom lecture and practical field exercises with a major emphasis placed upon hands-on practical exercises. Major subject areas covered include: rope construction and care, rescue knot tying, rope accessory equipment, litter types, lowering systems, hauling systems and litter tender operations.
  
  
  
• NFPA #1670 -High Angle Rescue Awareness level - This 8-hour program meets or exceeds the following relevant sections of the proposed NFPA #1670 Standard on Operations and Training for Technical Rescue Incidents: high angle rescue case histories, high angle hazard recognition, basic rescue equipment, knots, hauling systems, belaying techniques, hands-on exercises and a written exam.
  
  
  
• NFPA #1670 - High Angle Rescue Operations level - This 24-hour program meets or exceeds the following relevant sections of the proposed NFPA #1670 Standard on Operations and Training for Technical Rescue Incidents: high angle rescue regulations overview, special equipment, knots, lowering systems, hauling systems, belaying techniques, pre-planning, patient packaging, incident command systems, hands-on exercises and a written exam.
  
  
  
• NFPA #1670 - High Angle Rescue Technician level - This 40-hour program meets or exceeds the following relevant sections of the proposed NFPA #1670 Standard on Operations and Training for Technical Rescue Incidents: high angle rescue regulations overview, special equipment, knots, anchoring techniques, lowering systems, belaying techniques, hauling systems, patient packaging, vertical positioning equipment, preplanning, hands-on exercises and a written exam.
  
  
  
• Introduction to Fall Protection - Every year, over 300,000 disabling injuries in the American workplace occur due to falls. They are the 2nd leading cause of industrial fatalities with approximately 2 fatalities per day in the industrial workplace due to falls. The goals of this 8 hour class are to provide the worker with the basic skills necessary to work safely at heights and to perform personal fall protection system equipment inspections.
  
  
  
• Post Fall Arrest Rescue - A worker who has fallen and is dangling by his personal fall arrest system may easily die if he is unable to perform self-rescue or if a rescue service is delayed in performing the rescue. The goals of this 8 hour course are to teach the worker the self-rescue techniques that can save his life as well as the techniques needed to rescue a fallen co-worker.
  
  
  
• Introduction to Confined Space Rescue - This 8 hour class is designed to enable a firefighter to gain the abilities needed to act in a support function to a confined space rescue team during a confined space rescue operation. The class will focus on the firefighter’s responsibilities at a confined space rescue operation, the hazards associated with confined space rescue, types and uses of special equipment used in confined space rescue and basic rescue practices. Maximum class size is 12.
  
  
  
• Confined Space Rescue - This course is designed to provide the emergency response team member, who also has rescue responsibilities, with the knowledge and skills necessary to safely perform a rescue from confined spaces using ropes and associated rescue hardware and software.
  
  
  The course consists of classroom lecture and practical field exercises with a major emphasis placed upon hands-on practical exercises.
  
  
  Major subject areas covered include: confined space standards, atmospheric testing, respiratory protection, rope construction and care, rescue knot tying, rope accessory equipment, litter types, lowering systems, hauling systems and patient packaging.
  
  
  
• NFPA #1670 - Confined Space Rescue Awareness level - This 8-hour program meets or exceeds the following relevant sections of the proposed NFPA #1670 Standard on Operations and Training for Technical Rescue Incidents: confined space rescue case histories, confined space hazard recognition, personnel retrieval equipment, knots, hauling systems, belaying techniques, hands-on exercises and a written exam.
  
  
  
• NFPA #1670 - Confined Space Rescue Operations level - This 24-hour program meets or exceeds the following relevant sections of the proposed NFPA #1670 Standard on Operations and Training for Technical Rescue Incidents: confined space rescue regulations overview, special equipment, knots, lowering systems, hauling systems, belaying techniques, pre-planning, patient packaging, respiratory protection, atmospheric monitoring, incident command systems, hands-on exercises and a written exam.
  
  
  
• NFPA #1670 - Confined Space Rescue Technician level - This 40-hour program meets or exceeds the following relevant sections of the proposed NFPA #1670 Standard on Operations and Training for Technical Rescue Incidents: confined space  rescue regulations overview, special equipment, knots, anchoring techniques, lowering systems, belaying techniques, hauling systems, patient packaging, vertical positioning equipment, respiratory protection, atmospheric monitoring, preplanning, hands-on exercises and a written exam.
  
  
  
• Confined Space Rescue Refresher - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires annual refresher training in the skills needed to competently and safely perform a confined space rescue. This class is designed to meet and exceed those requirements and keep your rescue personnel’s skills updated. Class length is based upon the needs of the customer, but typically range from 8 to 30 hours.
  
  
  
• Confined Space Entrant/Attendant - All employees required to enter and work in confined spaces are mandated by OSHA to be properly trained and equipped before performing any tasks assigned to them by their employer. This course is designed to prepare those employees to work safely in confined spaces, to act competently as an attendant, and to meet or exceed the requirements of OSHA standard 29 CFR 1910.146.
  
  
  Subjects to be covered include: Confined Space Regulations Overview; Hazard Recognition Including Signs and Symptoms of Exposure to Hazardous Atmospheres; Hot Work Safety; Personal Protective Equipment; Emergency Operations and Self-Rescue.
  
  
  
• Confined Space Supervisor - This class is designed to give supervisors the knowledge and skills required under 29 CFR 1910.146 which states that the employer shall ensure that each entry supervisor is trained in hazard recognition, permit system requirements, personal protective equipment and employee safety.
  
  
  
• Trench Rescue - A trench that has collapsed and trapped victims is one of the most dangerous calls an emergency responder will receive. It is a highly technical rescue environment that can involve hazardous materials, confined space, high angle, and structural collapse as well as other hazards for the rescuer.
  
  
  This in-depth course teaches the rescuer to perform trench rescues and recoveries safely and efficiently. The course can be taught at the Awareness, Operations or Technician level.
  
  
  
• Water Safety & Survival - If you work on or around the water you must be prepared for a sudden, unexpected water entry. Newspapers regularly report the drowning fatalities of workers and civilians who have fallen from barges, ships and docks while wearing their personal flotation devices! Just because you are properly wearing a personal flotation device doesn't mean it will keep you from drowning.
  
  
  How many of your firefighters are non-swimmers? How many of your firefighters will panic when they inadvertently enter the water because of a lack of training, misinformation and myths? This 8 hour course teaches the skills needed to survive a sudden and unexpected water immersion. It is designed to teach basic water safety information including drowning factors, causes and treatment, immersion hypothermia, personal flotation devices and survival strategies. The class includes in-water practice of the techniques taught in the classroom.