Road Side Rescue

Rescue

Private

No public dates available

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Private Courses

Overview

Road Side Rescue covers the fundamental low and steep angle rope rescue skills required for accessing a vehicle and its occupants down a roadside embankment.

The curriculum is very similar to our Technical Rope Rescue – Operator, but specifically focuses on bank-over vehicle rescue situations, and is therefore able to be delivered in a slightly shorter timeframe.

Note: This course is compliant with sections of NFPA 1670 standards, but does not meet or exceed them. To meet these standards, take a look at our Technical Rope Rescue – Operator course.

Duration

2 ½ days (20 hours)

Format

1 afternoon or evening (4 hours) in classroom, 2 days in the field

Participants

Minimum 10. Maximum 12.

Prerequisites

18+ years of age
In good physical condition

Price

$599

Recertification

Repeat the entire course at a 15% discount every three years

Annual Training Maintenance

Click here to read about the options available for annual guided practice

Required Equipment

Class III full-body harness (or separate chest and sit harnesses)*
Climbing helmet*
Sturdy boots (hiking boots are fine)
Pants made of durable material
Gloves with leather palms (work gloves are fine)

* Rental equipment available.

Takeaways & Documentation

Conterra Field Guide
Personalized skill sheet (training record) signed by the instructor (valuable document for risk management)
Wallet card with date of certification
Registration of training record in Raven Rescue’s database
Certificate of Completion

Road Side Rescue Course Outline

Classroom Session

Registration; rope rescue safety and training; the philosophy of rescue
Safety associated with low angle, road side rescue operations
Rope rescue problems and systems applications
Equipment-current, specialized, new, and experimental
Ropes, knots, technical gear
Introduction to rope systems and anchors

Field Session

Low angle rescues – scene assessment, incident command, traffic management
Apparatus/resource deployment
Mechanical advantage systems
Assisting ambulatory patients
Ascending and descending rope in low angle environment
Patient packaging and litter attending
Litter evacuation systems with attendants

Field Session

Practice: steep angle rescues – scene assessment, incident command, traffic management
Tripods and “A” frames
Rappelling in a mixed environment (low and steep angle)
Mixed terrain scenario (low and steep angle), raising and lowering of litter and attendants
General review and testing of skills
Certificates

FAQ

Click here for more details including what to expect and how to prepare

We only offer this as a private course

Our private training courses ensure personalized hands-on training through human-based scenarios

Private Courses

Training Maintenance

If you have a group that would like to review their training together, the training maintenance program may be right for you.

Your group pays the instructor’s daily teaching fee and travel costs associated with bringing the instructor to your training location, along with an annual fee to be part of the maintenance program. This is generally a pretty reasonable approach for training departments because:

it allows us to deliver the training in small chunks every year, rather than in one big chunk every three years
it gives department members more annual hands-on time with their skills
new members can integrate into maintenance programs by jumping on an open course from our public schedule

We track your members, and their status on course content completion within a three year cycle, which mirrors a traditional three year recertification cycle. It’s an excellent value for the cost, and allows you to review your skills in your own backyard.

The training maintenance program replaces the need to recertifiy your training on a traditional three year recertification cycle.

Sorry – there’s no individual audit program available for this course.