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Courses

FIR 207 - Technical Rescue Awareness

The Technical Rescue Awareness (TRA) course is designed for the member of a first-in-company. It will provide first responders with the information needed to identify the rescue situation, its specific hazards, and the initial company operations. Subjects will include: structural collapse rescue, rope rescue, confined space rescue, vehicle and machinery rescue, water and ice rescue, wilderness search and rescue, trench and excavation rescue. The members of the steering committee followed the guidelines of the OSFM and NFPA 1670 guidelines will be followed. This course is meant to provide the student a means in which to identify and properly react to uncommon, dangerous and difficult rescue situations. Further training is required for actual rescue operations and practices. Completion of course and additional requirements will provide the student with Certification in Technical Rescue Awareness from the Office of the State Fire Marshall (OSFM). The Office of the State Fire Marshall requires this course before a firefighter can be certified in any additional rescue subject area.

Prerequisite: High School Diploma or Equivalent.

1 Semester hour(s)

1 lec/week