Rope Rescue Awareness

Course Description:

The Rope Rescue Awareness course is designed to teach students to recognize the need for scene-specific support resources, how to organize those resources, and to recognize incident hazards to help initiate isolation procedures. Students will learn how to initiate a search with respect to rope rescue, whether high or low angle. Students will learn about ground support for operation and technician-level activities, triage, and assisting a technical rope rescue team in the operation of mechanical advantage systems.

Prerequisite(s):

None

Certification:

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to take the Rope Rescue Awareness IFSAC certification exam.

Hours:

8

Cost:

$30/$105*

*If more than one course price is shown, the first price applies to all Louisiana Municipal Fire Departments who are issued a Fire Department ID from the State Fire Marshal's Office and are supported by the 2% Fire Insurance Fund. The second price applies to all non-Louisiana Municipal Fire Departments including state agencies (in-state and out-of-state), out-of-state fire departments, federal agencies, and the private sector, etc.