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Trench Rescue Technician
April 22, 2023 @ 8:00 AM - April 30, 2023 @ 5:00 PM
Walpole
Description
This course is grant funded. No overtime/backfill.
Certification Exam: 04/30 @16:00
From the Course Catalog
Designed for fire and rescue personnel who may encounter trench rescues as part of their responsibilities, Trench Rescue Technician is an intense, hands-on, 32 hour program featuring a combination of classroom and practical evolutions. This course will provide the knowledge and practical skills necessary to safely and legally mitigate a trench collapse or excavation emergency. This course meets the training objectives of NFPA 1006 and/or 1670, Chapter 11, to the Technician Level. The course covers topics such as rescuer and team safety, preplanning, equipment selection, atmospheric monitoring, personal protective equipment, patient packaging and recovery, OSHA regulations addressing trenches and excavations, assessing soil composition and stability, stabilization and shoring using heavy timber and pneumatic shoring equipment and emergency shoring of straight, “L’, “T”, and deep (12′-16′) trenches.
Prerequisites
Prerequisites must be met at the time of registration.
- ICS 100
- ICS200
- Student Medical Release
Registration
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Registration is only permitted within the defined registration window. Prerequisites must be met at the time of registration. Applicants will be notified within two business days with the status of their applications. Courses where pricing is listed as "grant funded" covers course tuition only. Overtime/backfill eligible courses will be specifically noted.
Registration Opens: Monday March 06, 2023 @ 13:00 Registration Closes: Friday March 31, 2023 @ 16:00
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