Out of County Fee: $220

Prerequisite: Rope Rescue- Awareness

DESCRIPTION: This operations-level course is intended for emergency response personnel who will be required to respond to an incident involving low angle rope rescue operations, such as embankment raises, ladder-based systems and basic fire ground rescue operations.  The course also forms the foundation for the “High Angle – Operations Level” program.  The course will combine some classroom work with intense “hands-on” practical exercises.  Subjects to be covered include safety, rope care and maintenance, knots, basic rigging skills, anchors, patient packaging, basic mechanical advantage systems, hauling systems in the low angle environment, lowering systems, and belay systems.  This course is intended to meet and exceed “Low Angle Operations-Level” training as outlined in NFPA 1670 (Standard on Operations and Training for Technical Search and Rescue Incidents).                 

PPE: Technical Rescue