Fireground Search and Rescue
This 24 hour course will help hone your fire ground search and rescue skills. Course topics and skills will include search of large structures, searching ahead of hand-lines, searching off hand-lines, fully involved structures versus survivability profiling, VES, use of thermal imaging cameras, and search and rescue during in basement fires. Day 1 will includes hands on skills in an non IDLH atmosphere, and Day 2 will include multiple live fire search operations. Full structural FF PPE along with SCBA and a spare cylinder are required. Class location is Bridgeport Fire Department, Bridgeport, WV (Harrison County). Class days/times are Friday June 5 from 6pm – 10pm, and Saturday/Sunday June 6 and 7 from 8am – 6pm. On both Saturday and Sunday students should bring lunch and plenty of water to remain hydrated throughout the course. Cost for the course is $150 per student.