This program presents the types of vehicles, tools and personal protective equipment used in rescues. Topics covered include: PPE, hand tools, and power tools ops level responders need when responding to an incident.

Explains the challenges and proper techniques in rope rescue situations. Shows how to use knots, anchor systems, mechanical advantage systems, belay/safety lines, and lowering systems. Topics covered include: patient packaging techniques and low-angle rope rescues.

Explains the extreme physical, environmental, and atmospheric hazards of a Confined Space Rescue to firefighters. Topics include: atmosphere monitoring, ventilation, communication, and search and rescue techniques.

Describes the effects of snow loads, high winds, earthquakes, explosions and substandard construction in building collapse. Teaches structural collapse size ups. Presents tactics for accessing and removing survivors.

Presents techniques and safety procedures for trench and excavation rescues. Shows how to stabilize walls and prepare a trench for operations. Demonstrates how to access victims.

Describes techniques and safety procedures for vehicle and machinery rescues, especially motor vehicle accidents. Demonstrates vehicle and machinery stabilization techniques, as well as disentanglement techniques.

Explains the role of the ops level responder in water and ice rescues. Demonstrates water and ice rescue techniques. Shows swift water and surf rescue methods.

Explains the ops level responder’s role the in wilderness search and rescue. Presented are basic search and rescue techniques including the hasty search, the loose-grid search and the tight grid search.

Demonstrates how to gain access to an elevator car. Shows how to perform emergency rescue procedures. Topics include, sizing up an elevator rescue and establishing communications.

Explains how to size up a fireground search and rescue incident. Demonstrates primary and secondary search and rescue techniques, including multi-story structures. Shows effective victim removal procedures.