Unit One

Considerations for
Specialized Operations

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Book - page 5
 Unit One : Terminal Objective

• To determine the considerations that make

specialized rescue operations different from
traditional fire and rescue work

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 Unit One: Enabling Objectives

• Define the term technical rescue as it applies

to the big three
• Discuss the rescue training cycle as it pertains
to specialized operations
• Identify the four service levels associated with
all technical rescue operations

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The Big Three

Special people

Special equipment

Special training

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 The Specialized Training Cycle

Specialized training cycle

– Constant circle of
evaluation
• Your people
• Your equipment Constant circle of evaluation
• Your training continually recruiting, evaluate
equipment, frequent training

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 Service Levels
• Awareness
– Identify hazards and incident stabilization
• Operations
– Initial rescue operations and support
– Shoring in non-intersecting trenches > 8 feet
• Technician
– Intersecting and deep trenches
– Maintain “skills package”
• Instructor
– Team members certified in course development

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 Unit Training Levels

• Awareness
– Units - 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, and 14
• Operations
– Units - 2, 5, 9, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19, Appendix 1 and 4
• Technician
– Units - 15 and 19

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 Unit One: Summary

• Technical rescue as it applies to the big three

• The rescue training cycle as it pertains to

specialized operations

• The four service levels associated with all

technical rescue operations

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 Unit One: Questions

1. The term big three refers to specialized rescue

operations that require:

2. The service level(s) identified by NFPA 1670 that apply

to rescue operations and may be an indicator of level
of competency are Instructor, Awareness, Operations,
and Technician.

3. Operations level personnel are trained to:

Answers and discussion on page 237

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