wiftwater Rescue Training | Dive Rescue Training

respond to swiftwater emergency situations

Recommended for: Water rescue teams, law enforcement and fire service personnel

3 days (24 hours)

Course Overview

Prerequisites

Overview

Dive Rescue International’s renowned program for public safety swiftwater responders teaches the knowledge and skills needed to successfully organize and manage inherently dangerous and complicated swiftwater rescue events to maximize positive outcomes.

Students should be prepared for multiple challenging in-water scenarios. All students are required to have basic swiftwater rescue skills including:

Excellent swimming skills
Operational experience with high-lines
Working knowledge of knots, rigging, and mechanical advantage systems.
Swimming challenges
Swiftwater rescue board drills
Identifying high probability search areas
Rescue and recovery procedures
Body characteristics in moving water
Triage exercises
Water-bound victim extrication exercises
Strainer drills
Search strategies and techniques

Prerequisites:

Member of a public safety agency
At least 18 years of age
Certificate of basic swiftwater training from a recognized training organization within the last 3 years

Note To Applicants

This program is designed for personnel who are physically fit. Participants are encouraged to participate after successfully completing the IADRS Watermanship Test or testing to a fitness level of 13 MET (Metabolic Equivalents) or greater. Participants with aerobic fitness questions or concerns should consult their physician prior to in-water training. Participants who have poor aerobic fitness may attend this program as surface support personnel with the approval of the instructor.