Prepares personnel to work around the water and undertake bank based and shallow water wading rescues. One of the main roles of a First Responder is to support Swiftwater Rescue Technicians at an incident and will have the ability to self-rescue, provide rescue to those in shallow water and conduct basic rope work.
COURSE CONTENT
Includes:
- Rescuer safety
- Water and flood dynamics and hazards
- Personal and team equipment
- On-scene safety briefing and site control
- Pre-planning and incident management
- Medical and personal welfare considerations
- Considerations for night operations
- Mud, ice and unstable surface considerations
- Basic swiftwater swimming and self-rescue
- Bank-based rescue options
- Shallow water techniques
- Continuous loop shallow water rope system
COURSE PRE-REQUISITES
Confident swimmer
COURSE DURATION
2 days