Swiftwater Rescue II - Operations

Swiftwater Rescue II - Operations is designed for individuals who work around moving water and members of public safety agencies who are tasked to assist and support technician-level responders. Operations level candidates use appropriate risk assessment and management practices to analyze the swiftwater environment, engage in scene analysis and management, rigging of technical apparatus and/or rope systems,  and assist in technical rescue operations, without entering the "red zone".  environment.  This program meets and/or exceeds NFPA 1670 Standards for Technical Rescue

Objectives:

Students will study and put into practice the following swiftwater core competencies:

·       Defining technical swiftwater and flood rescue. 

·       Relating NFPA 1006 and 1670 to the swiftwater environment

·       Scene assessment and the emergency response process 

·       River anatomy and hydrology

·       Personal protective equipment 

·       Communication in the swiftwater environment

·       Technical swiftwater rescue equipment (ropes, knots, technical hardware)

·       Rope and mechanical advantage systems

·       Hazard assessment and self-rescue 

·       Swimming in moving water (defensive & aggressive swimming; ferrying)

·       Throwbag techniques. Use of static and dynamic belay

·       Swiftwater wading techniques (solo + team subject rescue)

·       Entrapment self-rescue

·       C-spine precautions and patient transport

·       Agency specifice, scenario exercises

Certification

·       Swiftwater Rescue II - Operations 

·       Valid for three (3) years

Prerequisites

·       Participants must be in good health and able to swim