Course Description

This course provides the knowledge and skills to respond to ice rescue incidents, including scene size-up, protective and rescue equipment, hazard mitigation, environmental effects on ice, victim considerations, non-entry/shorebound, watercraft, and ice entry rescue skills and incident termination.

Capacity: Min. 8 / Max. 12

Contact Hours: 16.75

Course Outline

• Lesson 1: The Incident, PPE, and Size-up
• Lesson 2: Environmental and Victim Considerations
• Lesson 3: Tools, Techniques, and Termination
• Lesson 4: Technical Rescue Procedures

Learner Outcomes

• Identify the roles of responders and the types and capabilities of Personal Protective Equipment & Clothing
• Discuss search assessment techniques
• Assess ice/water characteristics and conditions that may increase hazard potential
• Identify human behavior and physiological effects in ice rescue situations
• Explain the rescue methods and potential hazards of both shore based and entry type ice water rescues
• Verbalize scene termination criteria
• Support Level 2 Operations
• Perform shoreline rescue techniques
• Utilize techniques for movement on ice
• Perform row rescue techniques
• Better understand Entry Rescue procedures