998920 - Structural Collapse Rescuer Level I & II

Course Description

This course provides the knowledge and skills required to respond to and work in a structural collapse environment, including size-ups, determining victim location, developing/implementing incident action plans, stabilization, support operations, victim release and packaging, and advanced methods that deal with heavy construction like breaking, breaching, steel cutting and coordinating the use of heavy equipment.

Course Outline

Lesson 1: Introduction
Lesson 2: History of USAR
Lesson 3: Building Construction
Lesson 4: Types of Collapse
Lesson 5: Safety
Lesson 6: Atmospheric Monitoring and Ventilation
Lesson 7: Tool Orientation
Lesson 8: Recon and Search
Lesson 9: Reconnaissance
Lesson 10: Search Techniques
Lesson 11: Emergency Building Shoring
Lesson 12: Door Window Shore
Lesson 13: Horizontal Shore
Lesson 14: T Spot Shore
Lesson 15: Double T Spot Shore
Lesson 16: Two Post Vertical Shore
Lesson 17: Vertical Shore
Lesson 18: Sloped Floor Shore
Lesson 19: Solid Sole Raker Shore
Lesson 20: Split Sole Raker Shore
Lesson 21: Multi Point Intersection Raker Shore
Lesson 22: Laced Post Shore
Lesson 23: Cribbing Shore
Lesson 24: Expedient Shore
Lesson 25: Cutting and Breaching Techniques
Lesson 26: Vertical Clean Breach
Lesson 27: Vertical Dirty Breach
Lesson 28: Horizontal Clean Breach
Lesson 29: Horizontal Dirty Breach
Lesson 30: Cutting Steel
Lesson 31: Lifting and Rigging Principles and Practices
Lesson 32: Lift, Crib and Move Object
Lesson 33: Crane Operations
Lesson 34: Rescue and Extrication Techniques
Lesson 35: Ladder Slide
Lesson 36: Patient Packaging
Lesson 37: Ladder Basket

Prerequisites

ICS 100

Structural Collapse Rescuer Level I

Structural Collapse Rescuer Level II

Rescue Practices

Hazardous Materials Awareness

Current Standard First Aid with CPR C (16 hrs)