FIP-FIP9720 - Search and Rescue

Course Description

This course will allow students to be exposed to new and emerging issues in fire and rescue.

Course Outline

At the end of this topic, a student, given an assignment, obscured-vision conditions, personal protective equipment, a flashlight, forcible entry tools, hose lines or guide lines, a thermal imagine camera, and ladders (when necessary), will be able to conduct search and rescue in a structure, maintain team integrity, correctly place ladders when used, search all assigned areas, locate and remove all victims, and avoid compromising team members’ safety, including respiratory protection, operating as a member of a team.  1. Define primary and secondary search techniques 2. Describe the use of thermal imaging cameras and other search tools 3. Identify team members’ roles and goals in search and rescue operations within a structure  4. Identify considerations related to respiratory protection 5. Describe methods to determine if an area is tenable 6. Define methods to use and indicators of finding victims 7. Identify psychological effects of operating in obscured conditions and ways to manage them 8. Describe the use of forcible entry tools during rescue operations 9. Describe the use of ground ladders for rescue operations 10. Describe victim removal methods (including various carries) 11. Use a self-contained breathing apparatus to exit through restricted passages 12. Set up and use different types of ladders for various types of rescue operations • Balcony • Fire escape • Roof  • Window 13. Remove the victim down a ladder • Conscious  • Unconscious  14. Demonstrate victim removal methods (including various carries) 15. Rescue a fire fighter whose respiratory protection is not functioning 16. Rescue a person who has no respiratory protection 17. Assess areas to determine tenability 18. Demonstrate a primary and secondary search