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WATER RESCUE CLASSES:

WATER RESCUE I (12 HOURS) TC/IS

Approved for 12 hours of EMS CEUs

PURPOSE: This land-based course is the beginning of a
sequential Water Rescue Training Program to make all
interested emergency service personnel aware of
problems and solutions regarding water rescue
operations.

CONTENT: This course will cover safety, self-survival,
communications, support groups, equipment and tech-
niques, the dive rescue team, knots and shore-based
rescue. In-water evolutions will be held on the second
day.

AUDIENCE: All fire, rescue and EMS personnel who
may be called to the scene of a water rescue incident.

PREREQUISITE: 15 years of age

CLASS LIMIT: 40 students

TUITION PER STUDENT: $75 In-State Fire Companies
$150 Out-of-State Fire Companies

EQUIPMENT NEEDED: Clothing and footwear suitable for getting wet and gloves

WATER RESCUE II (12 HOURS) IS

PURPOSE: This water-based course is designed to enhance what was learned in Water Rescue I and to continue
offering information regarding water rescue techniques.

CONTENT: Incident evaluation, towing, legal requirements, rules of the road, navigational aids, trailering and search and
rescue response are covered in this course.

AUDIENCE: All fire, rescue and EMS personnel who may be called to the scene of a water rescue incident.

PREREQUISITES: Water Rescue I and 16 years of age CLASS LIMIT: Minimum 8 students

TUITION PER CLASS: $700 In-State Fire Companies; Quote for Out-of-State Companies

EQUIPMENT NEEDED: Clothing and footwear suitable for getting wet and gloves

RESCUE BOAT OPERATIONS (24 HOURS) IS

Approved for 1 hour of EMS CEUs

PURPOSE: This course is designed for emergency service personnel who maintain and operate rescue boats to insure
they are familiar with the various bodies of water, access points, marinas and shore points within their assigned area of
responsibility allowing the safest and most timely response during an emergency situation.

CONTENT: This course will cover area familiarization, preplanning, boat handling, understanding weather and tide,
hydro dynamics, charting and plotting, victim retrieval, towing and medical conditions that pertain to water rescues.

AUDIENCE: All fire, rescue and EMS personnel who may be called to the scene of an open water rescue incident.

PREREQUISITES: Water Rescue II CLASS LIMIT: Minimum 8 students

TUITION PER CLASS: $1,500 In-State Fire Companies; Quote for Out-of-State Companies

EQUIPMENT NEEDED: Clothing and footwear suitable for getting wet and gloves

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