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Rescue Technician - Site Operations

School Type:
High School
School Max Description:
Rescue Technician
Content Area:
Career Academies and Programs of Study: Law, Education, and Public Service
Description:
This course is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills to perform site operations, victim management, maintenance of equipment, and the selection and use of specific ropes and rigging rescue skills. Site operations include identification of support resources required for specific rescue incidents, size up of a rescue incident, management of rescue incident hazards, management of resources in a rescue incident, conducting searches, performance of ground support for helicopter activities, and termination of a technical rescue operation. Students must achieve at least a 70% on written and practical examinations in order to receive certification in this course.
Course Code:
988210
Prerequisites:
Fire Cadet program of study student; Fire Fighter 1
Credits:
0.50
.50 Fire Fighter & EMT CTE
Dual Enrollment Compatible Course:
No
NCAA Eligible:
No
Textbooks
Title:
High Angle Rescue Techniques
ISBN:
9781284025286
Grading Factors:

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