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Technical Rescue Team
Of Luzerne County
Requirements
for participation on the Technical Rescue Team:
All
members must have a minimum of:
A) C.P.R. and Standard First Aid
B) Hazard Materials Operations (24 hrs)
C) Incident Command class (several versions
accepted)
D) Awareness level in one of the specialties. (Rope,
Confined Space, Trench or Collapse)
There
are three levels of training for each specialty that the team applies to an
individual rescuer; Awareness, Operations and Technician.
The
levels and minimum specialty training are listed below.
A: Basic Rigging for Rope (16
hrs)
O:
Rope I (16
hrs)
T: Rope II (16 hrs) or Dept.
of Health Basic Rescue Practices
A:
Confined
Space Awareness (2 hrs)
O:
Confined
Space Rescue (16 hrs)
T:
Confined
Space Rescue (16 hrs.) and participation in a C.S. drill
A:
Trench
Awareness (2 hrs) Not currently available
O:
Trench I
(16 hrs)
T:
Trench II
(16 hrs)
A:
Collapse I
(3.5 hrs)
O:
Collapse II
(15.75 hrs)
T:
Not currently
available
Please note that these minimums are based on currently available courses. There are some other courses, including some that are no longer available, that will meet these requirements. Consult your Primary Unit Officer for information.