• Fri
    24
    Mar
    2023
    Sun
    26
    Mar
    2023

    Flood & Swiftwater Technician Advanced (SRT-A)

    2:00 amJohnson City, Tennessee

    Swiftwater Rescue Technician Advanced (SRTA)

    This course integrates techniques learned in SRT1 and TRR:TL, taking the students beyond the emphasis on self-rescue to concentrate on victim rescue. Students are exposed to more complex water rescue situations including a mock night river rescue scenario. The three day course includes 4-6 hours of classroom instruction, followed by two and one-half days of hands-on skill development.

    Students are introduced to the role and utilization of various skills in river and flood rescue, including:

    • rope systems
    • management of litter & patient raising systems
    • highline systems
    • advanced river search concepts
    • performing rescues at night or in low visibility
    • and basic flood disaster management.

    Completion of the SRTA along with SRT and TRRTL satisfies the requirement outlined in NFPA 1670 Surface/Swift Water Technician Level. This qualified graduates to operate on a Swift Water/Flood Search & Rescue team according to NFPA.

    Contact hours – 24 hours

    Prerequisites

    Note: Certain equivalent rope courses may be accepted. Please contact your instructor, regional director or Rescue 3 corporate office for more information about what equivalents are accepted in your area. Please note: not all regions allow equivalent courses. Also, students who attend with equivalent certifications but do not have sufficient knowledge to complete course requirements may not receive certification.

    Qualification valid for – 3 years

  • Thu
    20
    Apr
    2023
    Sat
    22
    Apr
    2023

    Flood & Swiftwater Rescue Technician Unit 1 (SRT-1)

    2:00 amDes Moines, Iowa

    Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technician (SRT)

    The SRT course provides rescuers with the fundamentals of survival in moving water and is recommended for anyone who may be called upon to effect in-water rescues. Students gain knowledge in hydrology and river classifications, size-up, site control and scene management. Practical skills include self-rescue, swiftwater swimming and the fundamentals of shore, boat and in-water rescues. Additionally students are introduced to the basics of boat handling and the fundamentals of rope rescue including mechanical advantage and anchor systems.

    Contact hours – 24 hours

    Prerequisites

    • Minimum age: 18
    • Confident Swimmer

    Qualification valid for – 3 years

    Limited Spots available contact dwheeley@specialtyrescuetraining.com before registering.

  • Mon
    22
    May
    2023
    Wed
    24
    May
    2023

    Flood & Swiftwater Rescue Technician Unit 1 (SRT-1)

    2:00 amJohnson City, Tennessee

    Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technician (SRT)

    The SRT course provides rescuers with the fundamentals of survival in moving water and is recommended for anyone who may be called upon to effect in-water rescues. Students gain knowledge in hydrology and river classifications, size-up, site control and scene management. Practical skills include self-rescue, swiftwater swimming and the fundamentals of shore, boat and in-water rescues. Additionally students are introduced to the basics of boat handling and the fundamentals of rope rescue including mechanical advantage and anchor systems.

    Contact hours – 24 hours

    Prerequisites

    • Minimum age: 18
    • Confident Swimmer

    Qualification valid for – 3 years

  • Tue
    06
    Jun
    2023
    Sat
    10
    Jun
    2023

    Swiftwater & Flood Rescue Boat Operator (SFRBO)

    2:00 amRock Island State Park, McMinnville, Tennessee

    Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Boat Operator (SFRBO)

    The Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Boat Operator program combines all of the skills learned in the Flood Rescue Boat Operator and Swiftwater Rescue Boat Operator courses. Students will learn to handle boats in both flat and moving water (Class III), as well as how to perform rescues safely and effectively in both environments.

    Contact hours

    40 hours

    Prerequisites

    Qualification valid for

    3 years

  • Mon
    31
    Jul
    2023
    Wed
    02
    Aug
    2023

    Swiftwater & Flood Rescue Technician Unit 1 (SRT-1)

    2:00 amKingsport, TN

    Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technician (SRT)

    The SRT course provides rescuers with the fundamentals of survival in moving water and is recommended for anyone who may be called upon to effect in-water rescues. Students gain knowledge in hydrology and river classifications, size-up, site control and scene management. Practical skills include self-rescue, swiftwater swimming and the fundamentals of shore, boat and in-water rescues. Additionally students are introduced to the basics of boat handling and the fundamentals of rope rescue including mechanical advantage and anchor systems.

    Contact hours – 24 hours

    Prerequisites

    • Minimum age: 18
    • Confident Swimmer

    Qualification valid for – 3 years

  • Tue
    24
    Oct
    2023
    Fri
    27
    Oct
    2023

    Rope Rescue Operator (RRO)

    2:00 amJohnson City, Tennessee

    Rope Rescue Operator (RRO)

    This 30-hour course is delivered over four days and provides students with the fundamentals of rope rescue in the low-angle environment. Students learn and practice skills preplanning and size-up of rope rescue operations, knots, anchor systems, belay operations, ascending and descending lines, mechanical advantage systems, patient packaging & litter attending. Students learn how to safely navigate low-angle or over-the-bank rescue situations and assist rescuers in high-angle environments.  The Rope Rescue Operator (RRO) course introduces the knowledge and skills required by personnel to operate safely and effectively during rope rescues and be an active part of a rope rescue team working under the supervision of Rope Rescue Technicians.

    Contact hours – 30 hours

    Prerequisites

    • Minimum age: 18.

    Qualification valid for – 3 years

  • Thu
    07
    Dec
    2023
    Sun
    10
    Dec
    2023

    Rope Rescue Technician (RRT)

    2:00 amJohnson City, Tennessee

    Rope Rescue Technician (RRT)

    This 30 hour course is delivered over four days and is designed to take students from basic over-the-bank rescues to progressively more vertical scenarios. Students learn and practice such skills as preplanning, size-up and scene management, ascending and descending, belaying, mechanical advantage systems, lowering and raising systems, patient packaging and litter attending, tethers, and highlines. The Rope Rescue Technician (RRT) course covers concepts and techniques to enable small teams to undertake technical rope rescues. A building block approach is used throughout the course so that candidates can progress from key concepts through to the rigging and operation of full systems for raising, lowering and highline rescues.

    Contact hours – 30 hours

    Prerequisites

    Qualification valid for – 3 years