Authorized Training Provider - RRT I/II
Rope Rescue Technician I/II
Description
This course is presented by a CMC Authorized Training Provider (ATP).
CMC’s Authorized Training Provider (ATP) program is a global network of industry leading educators who are carefully selected to partner with CMC to achieve a shared purpose of creating exceptional rescue training experiences consistent with CMC instructional philosophy, mission, and values.
CMC Authorized Training Providers structure and teach their courses in accordance with CMC’s established curriculum, training format, philosophy, and quality standards.
Rope Rescue Technician I/II
Class Description
Covers NFPA 1006 Chapter 5 (Rope Rescue) Operations and Technician level skills.
Rope Rescue Technician I/II provides an intensive 40-hour high-angle rescue class that teaches skills required by fire departments, mountain, and industrial rescue teams.
Skills Taught
- Equipment selection
- Inspection and maintenance
- Knots
- Anchors
- Patient packaging
- Mechanical advantage systems
- Belay techniques
- Rappelling
- Knot passing through rappels
- Raising and lowering systems
- System safety factors
- Litter rigging and tending
- Pick-offs
- Practical application is taught through scenarios drawn from actual rescue experiences