TransfermaticFIRET at College of the Canyons

    FIRET 066 - TRENCH RESCUE TECHNICIAN

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    Credits
    0.5
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    Description
    Provides fire service personnel with hands-on application of the techniques necessary to safely affect a rescue from an excavation or trenching cave-in. Topics include: critical considerations while responding to trenching emergencies, evaluation of cave-in scenes, basic life support procedures and temporary protection for victims, specialized tool usage, shoring techniques and below grade rescue safety procedures.