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Course Description

This course provides the knowledge and skills to respond to rope rescue incidents, including scene size-up, Incident Action Plans, protective and rescue equipment, low- and high-angle rescue methods, rigging, anchorages, belay operations, patient packaging and evacuation, vertical/suspension work, pickoffs, and hazard mitigations.

*NFPA 1006 - 2021 Edition, Ch. 5.1, 5.2, 5.3

Capacity: Min 8 / Max 12

Mandatory Text: Jones & Bartlett, Rope Rescue Principles and Practice, 5th Ed.

Course Outline

  • Awareness Lesson 1: The Job, Scene, and its Hazards
  • Awareness Lesson 2: Initiating and Supporting a Response
  • Operations Lesson 1: Incident Planning and Personal Protective Equipment
  • Operations Lesson 2: Rescue Equipment
  • Operations Lesson 3: Ropes, Knots, Bends, Hitches, and Rigging
  • Operations Lesson 4: Anchorages
  • Operations Lesson 5: Fall Protection and Belay Operations
  • Operations Lesson 6: Patient Evacuation
  • Operations Lesson 7: Lowering Systems
  • Operations Lesson 8: Mechanical Advantage Systems
  • Operations Lesson 9: Working in Suspension
  • Technician Lesson 1: Horizontal Systems
  • Technician Lesson 2: Personal Vertical Skills
  • Technician Lesson 3: Pickoff and Litter Management

Learner Outcomes

  • Conduct scene size-up and Incident Action Planning in Low- and High-Angle Rope Rescue environments.
  • Describe, utilize, inspect, maintain, and repair Personal Protective Equipment and rescue equipment, including ascenders, descenders, pulleys, escape devices, ropes, anchoring devices, and litters.
  • Construct and utilize single, multi-point, structural, and natural anchorage systems.
  • Rescue patients from a hazardous environment using a range of litters, packaging, protection, and handoff methods.
  • Describe, construct, and utilize low-angle rescue systems and belay methods.
  • Describe, construct, and utilize mechanical advantage for raising rescue loads, including 2:1, 3:1, 4:1, two-tensioned, and piggybacked rescue systems.
  • Work and move horizontally and vertically in suspension and unstable high-angle environments, with and without patient and littler management concerns.

Prerequisites

ICS 100

Current Standard First Aid with CPR C (16 hrs)

Applies Towards the Following Certificates

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Section Title
Rope Rescue Awareness/Operations/Technician (NFPA 1006 - 2021 Edition, Ch. 5.1, 5.2, 5.3)
Language of Delivery
English
Type
Theory
Days
M, T, W, Th, F
Time
8:30AM to 4:30PM
Dates
Oct 20, 2025 to Oct 24, 2025
Type
Theory
Days
M, T, W, Th, F
Time
8:30AM to 4:30PM
Dates
Oct 27, 2025 to Oct 31, 2025
Schedule and Location
Contact Hours
70.0
Location
  • MESC Main Campus
Course Fee(s)
Tuition non-credit $1,100.00 Click here to get more information
Drop Request Deadline
Oct 13, 2025
Transfer Request Deadline
Oct 13, 2025
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