REMS/REMOTE RESCUE WORKSHOP

REMS/Remote Rescue Workshop

CMC School’s innovative REMS/Remote Rescue Workshop is an intensive 5-day training that goes beyond the traditional techniques taught in rope operations and technician courses.

-Instructors include current members of active REMS teams and experienced SAR members who regularly work with Incident Management teams at complex incidents.

-Course is designed and taught to meet the technical rescue skill considerations set forth in the FIRESCOPE ICS 162-4 and NWCG PMS 552 documents.

-Students are given hands-on experience with alternative rope rescue tactics and strategies employing lightweight, efficient, component-based systems and small diameter ropes not typically found in a standard fire rescue cache.

The demand for this specialized training has increased due to the escalating incidents of wildfires, requiring a larger number of skilled firefighters on the frontlines. CMC School developed this course based on the demand for highly skilled, mobile rescuers trained to adapt to the ever-changing wildland fire environment. Our objective is to contribute to the expansion of qualified REMS teams members who have the rescue skills, decision making, and leadership abilities to quickly assess what is needed and provide the protection and support that CIMTs have come to expect from REMS teams. Skills learned from this course may also benefit SAR members, law enforcement, military or other rescuers seeking to expand knowledge utilizing lightweight systems and techniques designed for rapid access and extraction while maintaining acceptable factors of safety.  

-Minimal classroom time on first morning followed by 4.5 days working in terrain similar to the wildland fire environment with ropes, systems, and light equipment.

 Skills Taught

• Advanced evaluation of the forces applied and how to safely operate lightweight systems
• Component-based systems using limited gear and small diameter ropes
• On-rope personal movement skills
• Improvised techniques for rapid access/extraction/patient movement
• Sub-optimal and austere anchoring evaluation and use
• Risk-based analysis and deployment of single rope rescue
• Vertical, steep-angle, and low-angle options for patient evacuation
• Alternative Patient packaging techniques for litter/SKED…
• Multi-pitch techniques
• Team composition, coordination, and leadership in complex rescues with small teams
• Refresher on knot craft, mechanical advantage, and simple rescue systems

Class includes

• CMC School Certificate of Completion
• Access to supporting materials for curriculum
• CMC Patch
• CMC Rope Rescue Technician Field Guide

Enrollment Requirements

Before this class, we recommend having taken Rope Rescue Technician I/II or equivalent training/experience. Good physical condition. (NWCG/ICS documents require REMS team members meet physical fitness level-Arduous)

NOTE:  Your spot is not guaranteed until CMC School contacts you  The CMC School administrator will contact you by email from rescueschool@cmcpro.com 6 weeks before the 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 $1,525 when registered and paid 45 days in advance.

REGULAR $1,575 when registered less than 45 days in advance

Class Size

Limited to 16 students. We emphasize hands-on instruction and encourage participation by everyone in the class. Classes fill early, so register soon. Students should be physically fit and prepared for full days of remote outdoor operations.