North Carolina Community College
New Courses – Technical Rescuer
Course ID
Course Description
Recommended
Hours
Technical Rescuer
81
TR: Rescue Operations
9
FIP5602
TR: Personal Protective Equip
This class will introduce to the Technical Rescuer the need for and use of personal
protective equipment to enable the rescuer to perform his/her duties in a safe and
responsible manner. Physical characteristics of rescuers, stress, endurance, and the
limitations of equipment will be discussed.
9
FIP5603
TR: Rescue Equipment
This class will introduce the Technical Rescuer to the operation and function of various
tools and equipment commonly used in rescue operations. This course will also present
procedures for care, inspection, and maintenance of personal protective equipment,
tactical equipment, and apparatus. The value of periodic inspection and maintenance to
reduce the chances of unexpected equipment failure, performance failure, disabling
injuries, and fatalities will be discussed.
6
FIP5604
TR: Helicopter Transport
6
FIP5600
This course will present the Technical Rescuer TR with the knowledge, skills, and ability
to satisfy the requirements of Chapter Five (General) of NFPA 1006: Standard for
Technical Rescue Professional Qualifications. Classes included in this course are: Rescue
Operations for the Technical Rescuer, Personal Protective Equipment, Rescue Equipment,
Helicopter Transport, Rescue Rigging, Ropes, and Victim Management.
FIP5601
This class will present the Technical Rescuer with the requirements for proper site
operations, victim management, and maintenance for all of the rescue disciplines which
include rope rescue, confined space rescue, trench rescue, structural collapse, vehicle
and machinery rescue, surface water, swift water rescue, and wilderness rescue.
This class will present to the Technical Rescuer general operating and safety guidelines
when working with helicopters at emergency scenes for the protection of on scene
emergency providers, flight crews, and the civilian population.
FIP5605
TR: Rescue Rigging
15
This course will present to the Technical Rescuer the proper use of ropes and other
related rescue rigging equipment used during rescue operations. This course will involve
the setup of various ladder and timber configuration for technical rescues.
FIP5606
TR: Ropes
21
This class will present to the Technical Rescuer safe and effective methods of rescue in
elevated and below grade environments using ropes, knots, and rope related equipment.
Mechanical advantage, anchors, anchoring techniques, and stress loads will be covered.
FIP5607
TR: Victim Management
15
Victim Management Rescuer
60
This class will present to the Technical Rescuer the proper method for the safe movement of
patients from a hazardous situation to one of safety. Various lifts, carries, drags, and stretchers will
be discussed with the safety and well being of patients and rescuers given priority. This class will
also introduce various search methods used for the rescue of individuals in situations of being lost.
FIP5700
This course will present the Technical Rescuer with the knowledge, skills, and ability to
satisfy the requirements of Chapter Ten (VMR) of NFPA 1006: Standard for Technical
Rescue Professional Qualifications. Classes included in this course are: Rescue
Operations for VMR, Vehicle Anatomy and New technologies, Stabilization and Extrication
techniques, Bus and Machinery, and Victim Management.
Course ID
FIP5701
Course Description
Recommended
Hours
VMR: Rescue Operations
12
VMR: Vehicle Anatomy
9
This class will present the Technical Rescuer the hazards of vehicle rescue operations,
ICS, access, disentanglement, extrication, and the post rescue phases of vehicle rescue.
FIP5702
This class will present the Technical Rescuer vehicle anatomy and introduce new
technologies in vehicle devices which present hazards for rescue personnel. Topics
included in this class are: vehicle construction, crumple zones, bumper systems, air bags,
side impact protection systems, new vehicle innovations, propulsion systems, passive
safety systems and active safety systems. Suggestions on how to cope with innovative
vehicles to safely mitigate a modern vehicle rescue will also be discussed.
FIP5703
VMR: Stabilization Extricate
15
This class will present the Technical Rescuer the steps to stabilize a vehicle on four
wheels, a side-resting vehicle and a roof-resting vehicle. The Technical Rescuer will also
be introduced to procedures for the following: opening a jammed door using a hinge
attack and a latch attack, how to create a third door, total door removal, sidewall
removal, working with a collapsed roof, creating the roof flap, C-B-A roof pillar cut,
procedures for total roof removal, trunk tunneling, through the floor access, how to
displace a steering column, dash roll, removal and/or relocation of pedals, and how to
remove and/or relocate seats.
FIP5704
VMR: Bus & Machinery
9
VMR: Victim Management
15
Ropes
75
This class will present the Technical Rescuer construction style and use of school, mass
transit, and tour buses. The class will offer additional information on how to organize
size-up, gaining access, vehicle stabilization, enlarging openings, disentanglement of
victims, extrication techniques, and post rescue operations. The Technical Rescuer will
be introduced to methods to control electrical, fuel, fire, traffic, A/C, and engine hazards.
FIP5705
This class will present the Technical Rescuer with proper methods for the movement of
patients from a hazardous situation while focusing on the safety and well being of the
patients and rescuers. Stabilizing the situation, gaining access, packaging, and removal
patients from vehicle and machinery rescue incidents will be emphasized in this course.
FIP5800
This course will present the Technical Rescuer with the knowledge, skills, and ability to
satisfy the requirements of Chapter Six (Ropes) of NFPA 1006: Standard for Technical
Rescue Professional Qualifications. Classes included in this course are: Rescue
Operations for Rope, Anchors, Mechanical Advantage Systems, Fixed Rope Systems,
Lower and Raises, High Lines, and Victim Management.
FIP5801
Ropes: Rescue Operations
6
This class will present the Technical Rescuer with the requirements for pre-planning,
scene size-up, and hazards assessment for incidents involving rope rescue. This class will
also introduce the technical Rescuer to applicable standards addressing rope rescue, PPE,
accessory gear, rope software, and rope hardware.
FIP5802
Ropes: Anchors
15
Ropes: Mechanical Advantage
6
This class will present the Technical Rescuer correct techniques for the setup, operation,
and function of various multiple-point anchor and portable anchor/lifting platform
systems used during rope rescue incidents.
FIP5803
This class will present the Technical Rescuer with the correct techniques for the setup,
operation, and function of compound mechanical advantage systems used during rope
rescue incidents.
Course ID
FIP5804
Course Description
Recommended
Hours
Ropes: Fixed Rope Systems
12
Ropes: Lowers and Raises
12
This class will present the Technical Rescuer with the correct techniques for the setup,
operation, and function of fixed rope systems used during rope rescue incidents.
FIP5805
This class will present the Technical Rescuer with the correct techniques for the setup,
operation, and function of various types of high angle raising and lowering operations
involving litters during a rope rescue incident.
FIP5806
Ropes: High Lines
9
This class will present the Technical Rescuer with the correct techniques for the setup,
operation, and function of highline systems for use at a rope rescue incident.
FIP5807
Ropes: Victim Management
This class will offer the Technical Rescuer practical applications for correctly gaining
access to, stabilizing the environment, packaging, and removing patients for a ropes
rescue incident. All the elements of anchors, fixed rope systems, lowers and raises, and
high lines are employed.
15