Urban Search and Rescue Extractor (Level II)

Scope: Training in this course includes all specific competencies outlined in NFPA 1006, Standard for Technical Rescuer Professional Qualifications at the Technician Level in Rope, Confined Space, and Structural Collapse Rescue.

Students will be given a written/Blackboard test at the Technician Level to test their knowledge of each rescue. 

Students will conduct hands on testing at the Technician Level to test their skills on the application of each rescue.

Students will conduct the following Rescues:

1.    Rope Rescue: rappels, raising and lowering victims 60 feet in the air, high line rescue, manmade structure rescue, and rescue a victim from a suspended location. 50 hours. 

2.    Confined Space Rescue: putting on Supplied Air Respirators (SAR/SCBA) and being lowered into a confined space to package and remove a victim. 20 hours. 

3.    Structural Collapse: breaching and breaking concrete, torch cutting operations, shoring operations and lifting and moving two tons of concrete with hand tools. 40 hours. 

Students who successfully complete this training will receive a three (3) DOD certifications from International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC) and the National Professional Qualifications Board (Pro-Board) and entered into the DOD Fire and Emergency Services Certification Program System.

Students will also receive a DA Certification and a Service School Academic Evaluation Report, DA Form 1059.