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Features
- This course meets all NFPA 1670 guidelines and enables rescue teams to operate safely and effectively in structural collapse incidents involving the collapse or failure of lightframe, ordinary construction, un-reinforced and reinforced masonry construction. At the conclusion of this course, the student will understand the procedures for recognizing unique collapse or failure hazards, and for stabilizing and shoring up the structure. An increased emphasis on rescue will include learning search and rescue techniques intended to locate victims trapped inside and beneath collapse debris; discussion about procedures for accessing victims trapped inside and beneath collapse debris; procedures relevant to extrication operations involving packaging, treating and removing victims within and beneath collapse debris.
Combination of lecture, hands-on activities, case studies and group work.
Course requires 40 hours.
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