Swiftwater Rescue - The Rescue Company

	NFPA - Swiftwater Rescue The following curriculum meets or exceeds the requirements of the new NFPA 1670 Standard on Technical Rescue for water and rope. Training is available at the awareness, operations and technician levels.
	NFPA AWARENESS LEVEL TRAINING AWARENESS: WATER AND ROPE RESCUE® This one-day classroom course will assist your organization in meeting awareness level training for the NFPA 1670 Standard. The target audience is any responder who, in the course of their duties, may be called to or be first on-scene at a water or rope rescue incident. This seminar introduces personnel to the problems of water and rescue, and procedures to follow when encountered during flash floods, large-scale disasters and seasonal flooding. This seminar is entirely classroom so no equipment is required. At the awareness level the responder is NOT considered a rescuer.


	NFPA OPERATIONS LEVEL TRAINING OPERATIONS: SWIFTWATER FIRST RESPONDER® This course is designed to assist your agency in meeting the operations level of the NFPA 1670 Standard for water incidents. The two-day course has one day of classroom and one day of practical field exercise. Students are trained in hazard recognition, equipment use and techniques necessary to conduct basic shore and boat based rescue. After completion of Operations: Swiftwater First Responder, certified personnel may participate in higher risk technical rescues under the supervisions of technician level rescuers. Equipment requirements: full wetsuit or drysuit USCG-approved lifejacket/PFD (Type III or V) lightweight water or climbing helmet water booties or tennis shoes gloves and fins optional


	NFPA TECHNICIAN LEVEL TRAINING SWIFTWATER RESCUE TECHNICIAN® UNIT 1 (SRT1) The Swiftwater Rescue Technician 1 has been revised to meet the requirements of the NFPA 1670 Standard for Technical Rescue in the areas of water and rope. It's name has been modified slightly to Swiftwater Rescue Technician Unit 1 (SRT1) as it is the first of two units needed for personnel to be considered technician level for water and rope. This class is an intensive three-day, 24- to 30-hour class. It has one day of classroom instruction followed by two days developing and practicing water rescue skills. The initial emphasis is on developing self-rescue skills. Other objectives include an in-depth look at such subjects as: understanding water dynamics, handling hazards and obstacles, using basic rescue equipment, setting up technical rope systems, controlling in-water contact rescues, and much more. Equipment requirements: full wetsuit or drysuit lightweight water or climbing helmet USCG Type III or V approved lifejacket/PFD water booties or tennis shoes gloves and fins optional Prerequisites: 18 years of age or older adequate health insurance coverage basic swimming ability in good physical condition

SWIFTWATER RESCUE TECHNICIAN® ADVANCED (SRTA)

Swiftwater Rescue Technician Advanced is the second of two units needed for personnel wanting to meet the requirements of the NFPA 1670 Standard at the technician level for water and rope (and also provides the competencies required by NFPA 1006 Professional Qualification. It integrates techniques learned in SRT1, as well as advanced river/flood situations and high angle rope techniques.

PLEASE, NOTE! Due to the physical and mental demands of the subject matter, as well as safety concerns, a break is suggested between the SRT1 and SRTA courses.

To more fully meet the needs of departments and individuals, SRTA can be taught in either a three- or four-day format. The amount of prior technical rope training a team or individual has will determine whether the three-day or four-day format is necessary.

In addition to the equipment requirements for SRT1, the equipment requirements for both class formats are:

whistle
waterproof flashlight
long pants
climbing helmet and harness
any other gear beneficial for a night search is recommended

SRT Advanced (3-Day Format)

This format has four to six hours of classroom presentation followed by two and one-half days of hands-on skill development, demonstrations and a mock night river rescue scenario (the second day).

Prerequisites:

18 years of age or older
adequate health insurance coverage
basic swimming ability
being in good physical condition
completion of SRT1 within the previous 3 years
certificate from a recognized technical rope rescue program

PLEASE, NOTE! If the rope course is not known to Rescue 3 Corporate, course objectives and a skill record must be submitted prior to the course so that it can be determined if that course includes all the required skills. Interagency technical rescue training can also be accepted with a Record of Technical Rope Training form being signed by an authorized departmental officer prior to the class.

SRT Advanced (4-Day Format)

This format has four to six hours of classroom followed by three and one-half days of hands-on skill development with an emphasis on technical rope systems, demonstrations, and a mock night river rescue scenario (the second or third day at the instructor's discretion).

Prerequisites:

18 years of age or older
adequate health insurance coverage
basic swimming ability
being in good physical condition
completion of SRT1 within the previous 3 years

PLEASE, NOTE! Additional technical rope training is not required except for those skills taught in SRT1.


	SWIFTWATER RESCUE TECHNICIAN® UPGRADE (SRTU) This one-day class is for students who have taken Swiftwater Rescue Technician 1 (SRT1) and Swiftwater Rescue Technician 2 (SRT2) within the past three years. The course will focus on those skills that were not included in SRT1 and SRT2 at the time they took the course. With this upgrade their skills will then meet the requirements of the NFPA 1670 Standard for water and rope at the technician level. Equipment requirements: climbing harness helmet long pants Prerequisites: 18 years of age or older adequate health insurance coverage completion of SRT1 and SRT2 since 1997 in excellent physical condition