Course Description

This course provides the knowledge and skills to respond to common passenger vehicle rescue incidents, including scene size-up and Incident Action Planning, protective and rescue equipment, vehicle anatomy and energy sources, supplemental restraint systems, stabilization, victim access and management, advanced and alternative-fuel vehicle technology, and incident termination.

*NFPA 1006 - 2021 Edition, Ch. 8.1, 8.2, 8.3

Capacity: Min. 8 / Max. 12

Mandatory text: Jones & Bartlett: Vehicle Rescue and Extrication: Principles and Practice, Revised 2nd Edition

Course Outline

• Awareness Lesson 1: An Introduction to the VX Discipline and Incident Awareness
• Awareness Lesson 2: Tools and Equipment
• Operations/Technician Lesson 1: Site Operations
• Operations/Technician Lesson 2: Mechanical Energy & Vehicle Anatomy
• Operations/Technician Lesson 3: Supplemental Restraint Systems
• Operations/Technician Lesson 4: Vehicle Stabilization
• Operations/Technician Lesson 5: Victim Access and Management
• Operations/Technician Lesson 6: Alternative Extrication Techniques
• Operations/Technician Lesson 7: Terminating the Incident
• Operations/Technician Lesson 8: Advanced Vehicle Technology - Alternative-Fuel Vehicles

Learner Outcomes

• Size up and facilitate Incident Action Planning for common passenger vehicle rescue incidents
• Select and utilize appropriate personal protection equipment and tools for rescue situations with vehicles on their tires, sides, and roofs
• Describe vehicle anatomy and mechanical processes in conventional and atypical/alternative-fuel vehicles, including Hybrids and Electric vehicles
• Engage supplemental restrain systems (seat belts and air bags) for purposes of vehicle extrication
• Perform vehicle stabilization and extrication techniques involving dash sections, roofs, steering columns, doors, windows, and trunks
• Perform initial medical care, triage, and transfer for victims impinged upon, partially-ejected, and fully ejected from a vehicle collision

Applies Towards the Following Certificates

• Common Passenger Vehicle Rescue Awareness/Operations/Technician, NFPA 1006 - 2020 Edition, Ch. 8.1, 8.2, 8.3 : Common Passenger Vehicle Rescue Awareness/Operations/Technician, NFPA 1006 - 2020 Edition, Ch. 8.1,