LOW ANGLE/STEEP ANGLE RESCUE

LOW ANGLE/STEEP ANGLE RESCUE

Class Description

Covers NFPA 1006 Chapter 5 (Rope Rescue) Operations level skills.

Low Angle / Steep Angle Rescue provides an intensive 24-hour class that teaches skills required to perform rescues on low angle and steep angle terrain.  Designed for fire departments, mountain rescue, and industrial rescue teams, this class is tailored to teach individuals and teams that primarily deal with low angle and steep angle terrain such as ravines, embankments, hiking trails, rocky shorelines, mine slopes, and ski slopes. Students can expand their expertise and hone their skills in these environments to complement existing high-angle abilities.

Skills Taught

• Equipment selection
• Inspection and maintenance
• Knots
• Anchors
• Low angle/steep angle rappelling for initial patient access
• Patient packaging
• Mechanical advantage systems
• Twin Tension Rope Systems (TTRS)
• Lowering systems
• Litter rigging and tending
• Selecting the most effective rescue techniques tailored to specific terrain and conditions
• Class scenarios are based on real-life low angle and steep angle rescue operations

This course is also offered as a custom contract class to accommodate specific curriculum and location needs, start a quote here.

Class Includes

• CMC School Certificate of Completion
• CMC Rope Rescue Technician Manual
• CMC Rope Rescue Technician Field Guide
• CMC Patch

Enrollment Requirements

NOTE: Your spot is not guaranteed until the CMC School contacts you.  The CMC School administrator will contact you by email from rescueschool@cmcpro.com  6 weeks before the class start date to confirm that the class will be held as scheduled. We strongly suggest that you do not make any travel arrangements before that time, as classes are subject to cancellation.

Class Fees

EARLY $1025 when registered and paid 45 days in advance

REGULAR $1,075 when registered less than 45 days in advance

Class Size

Limited to 14 students. We emphasize hands-on instruction and encourage participation by everyone in the class. Classes fill early, so register soon.