Assisting Special Rescue Teams (NFPA 1001)selected product title

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This Recert course discusses the eight types of rescue operations and the fire fighter’s role in approaching incidents and assisting special rescue teams. It discusses how to establish a barrier at a scene and identify and retrieve appropriate rescue tools.

After completing this course, the fire fighter will be able to:

• Define the types of special rescues encountered by fire fighters.
• Describe the steps of a special rescue.
• Describe the general procedures at a special rescue scene.
• Describe how to safely approach and assist at a vehicle or machinery rescue incident.
• Describe how to safely approach and assist at a confined-space rescue incident.
• Describe how to safely approach and assist at a rope rescue incident.
• Describe how to safely approach and assist at a trench and excavation rescue incident.
• Describe how to safely approach and assist at a structural collapse rescue incident.
• Describe how to safely approach and assist at a water or ice rescue incident.
• Describe how to safely approach and assist at a wilderness search and rescue (SAR) incident.
• Describe how to safely approach and assist at a hazardous materials rescue incident.
• Describe how to safely respond to an elevator or escalator rescue.

Fire fighters who successfully complete the Assisting Special Rescue Teams course are eligible for 1 hour of continuing education.