Tower Rescue
Full Course Details
Tower Rescue Awareness
This 1-day course on Basic Cell Tower Rescue provides firefighters and company officers the knowledge and tools necessary to safely manage the early stages of an emergency response at a cellular/radio communication site.
Course Includes:
- Tower types and purposes
- RF hazard awareness, monitoring, and mitigation
- Tower-climbing techniques and equipment
- Victim profiles
- Fire company operations
- Cellular site fire scenarios
- Technical rescue operations awareness
Prerequisites:
- None
Target Audience:
- Firefighters & First Responders
- Search and Rescue Team Members
- Industrial Rescue Team Members
- Professional Rescuers
Tower Rescue Operations
This 2-day course provides emergency responders with the tools and knowledge to rescue personnel efficiently and safely from tower scenarios. This course is meant for rescuers that may be involved in performing rescuing from towers. This course includes 1-day of classroom learning, and 1-day of hands-on training at a tower location.
This course exceeds the NFPA 1670 and NFPA 1006 standards for Operations Level Tower Rescue.
Course Includes:
- Tower hazards
- Tower climbing equipment and techniques
- Tower rescue methods
Prerequisites:
- Tower Rescue Awareness
Target Audience:
- Firefighters & First Responders
- Search and Rescue Team Members
- Industrial Rescue Team Members
- Professional Rescuers