Rescue 3 International Technician Level Courses

Under the NFPA 1670 Standard requirements for water, a water, technician must be both a water and rope rescue technician. Therefore, RQ3's NFPA water technician program is broken down into three courses:

Swiftwater Rescue Technician Unit 1 (SRT1)

Technical Rope Rescue: Technician Level (TRR:TL)

Swiftwater Rescue Technician Advanced (SRTA)

When finished with all three courses, the rescuer will have met the requirements for the technician level in both water and rope.
Rescue 3 will accept rope certification from other recognized training programs in place of the TRR:TL. Contact RQ3's corporate office for more details.

Swiftwater Rescue Technician Unit I (SRT I)

SRT 1 is an intensive, three-day class (24-30 hours) that includes one day of classroom instruction followed by two days of developing and practicing water rescue skills. The initial emphasis of this course is on self-rescue skills and covers all of the skills taught in Operations, Swiftwater First Responder. Other objectives include an in-depth look at such subjects as hydrology, handling hazards and obstacles, using basic rescue equipment, setting up basic rope systems, controlling in-water contact rescues, and much more. Information from this course is applicable to anyone confronted with potential water rescue, as well as, the possibility of self-rescue. In addition, other skills include:

• rescuing and extricating an accident victim from the water.

• safely swimming in swiftwater and maneuvering so as to negotiate river hazards and obstacles at various water levels.

• handling small inflatable boats by paddle, oar and on tether.
  knowing the responsibilities of law-enforcement and on-scene leadership.

• understanding swiftwater rescue iCiim organization and the response of the victim.

• utilizing climbing and technical rescue gear applicable to swiftwater rescue.

• fording shallow and fast-moving water utilizing various techniques.

• crossing deep, slow-moving and fast-moving water utilizing basic climbing gear, small boats, and combinations of the two.
  
  This course provides the fundamentals of swiftwater rescue
  and is recommended for anyone who may be called upon
  to affect in-water rescues.

The SRT I is the first of three classes needed for personnel to meet the requirements for the Technician level NFPA 1670 Standard on Operations and Training for Technical Rescue Incidents and the NFPA 1006 Standard for Rescue Technician Professional Qualifications in the area of water rescue. 

Students receive a course manual, skill sheet, test, certificate of completion, I.D. card, and patch are all provided during the class.

Equipment requirements:

• Full wetsuit or drysuit

• Water rescue or climbing helmet

• USCG Type V approved lifejacket/PFD

• Neoprene river boots, thick-soled water booties, or tennis shoes with wool socks

• Neoprene gloves

• Hydration system

Prerequisites:

• 18 years of age or older

• adequate health insurance coverage

• basic swimming ability

• in good physical condition

Cost:   

Due to the sponsorship of local community colleges, most of our Rescue 3 Int. courses are offered at a reduced rate. The shared costs between the community college and the student are 25% lower than the Rescue 3 Corporate rate.

Technical Rope Rescue: Technician Level™ (TRR:TL)

This course (TRR:TL) integrates the most current technology and research on rope rescue available. Technical Rope Rescue: Technician Level is designed to take students from basic over-the-bank rescues to progressively more vertical scenarios. Students will be practicing techniques such as:

• preplanning and size-up of rope rescue operations

• scene management and organization

• knots, hitches, and anchor systems

• belaying, lowering and raising systems

• ascending and descending lines

• mechanical advantage systems

• patient packaging & litter attending

• special problems and helicopter use

• telphers and highlines
  
  Upon completing this class, students will have met the requirements under NFPA 1670 for Rope Rescue Technicians.

This four or five-day course meets / exceeds the requirements for the Technician level for the NFPA 1670 Standard for technical rope incidents, and is the second of three courses necessary to meet that standard requirement for water rescue.

The course has one day of classroom instruction followed by four field days and nights operations. This course will also cover advanced problem solving, Team leadership and rigging officer training. Safety of the rescuer, rescue team, patient and bystanders will be stressed at all times.

 Prerequisites:

• At least 18 years of age

• Adequate heath insurance coverage

• Basic swimming ability

Required Equipment:

• Climbing Helmet

• NFPA Class II or III Life Safety Harness

• BDU's or jumpsuit/ flightsuit

• Hydration System

• Eye Protection

• Clean Rope Gloves (No firefighting gloves)

• Hiking Boots

• 30' 1/2" Static Kernmantle Rope

• 4 Steel Carabiners

• 15' of 1" webbing

• Raingear

Cost:

Due to the sponsorship of local community colleges, most of our Rescue 3 Int. courses are offered at a reduced rate. The shared costs between the community college and the student are 25% lower than the Rescue 3 Corporate rate.

Swiftwater Rescue Technician Advanced™ (SRTA)
 

SRT Advanced is an intensive and physically demanding course! The initial emphasis of this course is on self-rescue skills and covers all of the skills taught SRT Unit I.  In addition, other skills include:

• rescuing and extricating an accident victim from the water.

• safely swimming in swiftwater and maneuvering so as to negotiate river hazards and obstacles at various water levels.

• handling inflatable boats by paddle, oar and on tether.
  knowing the responsibilities of law-enforcement and on-scene leadership.

• understanding swiftwater rescue operations organization and the response of the victim.

• utilizing climbing and technical rescue gear applicable to swiftwater rescue.

• fording shallow and fast-moving water utilizing various techniques.

• crossing deep, slow-moving and fast-moving water utilizing basic climbing gear, small boats, and combinations of the two.
  
  This course provides the fundamentals of swiftwater rescue
  and is recommended for anyone who may be called upon
  to affect in-water rescues.
   

This course is the third class needed for personnel wanting to meet the requirements of the NFPA 1670 Standard and the NFPA 1006 Standard at the Technician level for water. This course takes the student who has completed Swiftwater Rescue Technician Unit 1™ (SRTU1) beyond the emphasis of self-rescue and further concentrates on the victim's rescue. This is done by integrating the SRT I  techniques into more difficult technical swiftwater situations.

SRTA is taught over 3--4 days with four to six hours of classroom followed by three and one-half days of hands-on skill development. There is a mock night river rescue scenario, as well as, two rafts trip and swimming sessions which allows rescuers to fine tune their guiding skills and advanced swimming techniques in a variety of water classifications. 
 

Night rescue swimming and night rafting operations are conducted within this course!!!

Topics covered include pre-planning; rescue and recovery management; specific problems which arise with floods; rescue from class IV-VI whitewater; raising/lowering systems; stokes litter management; cliff picket anchors, "A" frames, tripod setups; a night mock Search and Rescue (SAR) problem; and, many other subjects.

IMPORTANT!!!!
Please Read The Statement Below regarding N.F.P.A. Compliance

SRT Advanced Equipment requirements:

• Full wetsuit or drysuit

• Water or kayak helmet

• USCG Type V PFD

• Neoprene Work Boots 

• Neoprene gloves

• Waterproof headlamp

• Fox 40 whistle

• Hydration System

• 4 or more Aluminum carabiners

• 20' of 1 " Tubular Webbing

• Dive Mask & snokel (Dive Rescue) (Optional)

• Shredder Fins (Optional)

Prerequisites:

• 18 years of age or older

• adequate health insurance coverage

• Strong rescue swimming ability

• Above to Exceptional physical condition

• Completion of SRT1 within the previous 3 years

• Operations / Technician Level Rope Training Preffered

Due to the sponsorship of local community colleges, most of our Rescue 3 Int. courses are offered at a reduced rate. The shared costs between the community college and the student are 25% lower than the Rescue 3 Corporate rate.

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