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 Department:    FIRE

 Course #:    240

 Credits:    3

 Variable:     No

 IUs:    3.5

 CIP:    430203

 EPC:    828

 REV:    2024

 Course Description  

Apply search and rescue skills, approach rescue situations safely, and understand the organizational concerns at a structural collapse incident. Provides skill sets that meet or exceed NFPA 1670 at the awareness level for various rescue situations.

 Prerequisite  

Prerequisite: None.

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 22

Lab: 22

Other: 0

Systems: 0

Clinical: 0

Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:  

Vocational Preparatory Required for ATA degree  

Equivalencies At Other Institutions

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

1. Perform reconnaissance and size up a situation.
2. Identify hazards.
3. Establish an incident management system.
4. Organize a rescue scene.
5. Remove victims.
6. Understand structural collapse scenarios.
7. Perform various rescue operations in simulations.

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.

Course Contents

1. Rescue scene management.
2. Safety.
3. Search.
4. Basic ropes & knots.
5. Rope rescue.
6. Structural collapse scenario.
7. Confined space rescue.
8. Trench rescue.
9. Water rescue.
10. Simulations.