Rope Rescue Awareness/Operations (April 24 - 28, 2023)

Rope Rescue Awareness/Operations (RRA/O) is a 40 hour CA State Fire Marshal certified course taught in a five-day format. RRA/O also serves as the new perquisite to RRT. This course provides information on low-angle and high-angle rescue, familiarizing participants with operation of simple, complex, and compound rope rescue systems in the low- and high-angle environment.

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NCRT can travel to your area to deliver RRA/O as needed.

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Student Requirements: Students are required to bring the following equipment to class every day.

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• Fire department helmet or rescue helmet
• Rope rescue or fire department gloves
• Long pants or coveralls – NO SHORTS
• Steel toed and shanked safety boots
• Long sleeve shirts ONLY
• Appropriate face covering - NO EXCEPTIONS!

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Optional Equipment:

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• Water
• Sun screen

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Prerequisites:

• Pre-course work (online)
• IS-100: Introduction to the Incident Command System
• IS-200: ICS for Single Resources Initial Action Incidents
• IS-700: National Incident Management System, An Introduction
• IS-800: National Response Framework, An Introduction

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NOTE: This class is a prerequisite prior to attending Rope Rescue Technician.

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SFT does not have a student manual associated with this course. We encourage you to bring any commercially available rope rescue text for reference. NCRT’s go-to reference is the National Park Service Technical Rescue Manual.