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Ice Rescue Technician
The most common cause of death among snowmobilers is ... drowning! This course works from the premise that there is no such thing as "safe ice". We offer separate streams of this course for those that work on surface ice -- such as resource management personnel -- and also for emergency personnel who are called out to rescue someone who has gone through the ice. The skills learned are the same, but on the one hand we spend more time learning to determine ice strength, the most common problem spots and self rescue; whereas on the other hand, we focus on learning the finer points of a "go-rescue". Both streams learn to recognize and deal with cold stress and hypothermia. All students will participate in self-rescue drills and rescuing others using various techniques and tools, from the simple to the complex. Students are also taught about the strong cross-over between ice rescue and water rescue. The requirements for the Ice Rescue Technician portion of NFPA 1670 Standard for surface ice rescue are met in this course.
NEW CERTIFICATION (valid for 3 years) |
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| Duration: 2 days (1 day classroom, 1 day on ice) | |
Cost: $ 349.00 |
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RE-CERTIFICATION (required every 3 years) |
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Duration: 2 days (1 day classroom, 1 day on ice) |
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Cost: $ 299.00 |
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COURSE OUTLINE
Day 1 - Classroom
- Intro
- Philosophy
- Overview NFPA standards (optional)
- Size up
- Management and preplanning
- Ice Processes and properties
- Rescuer safety
- Gear and equipment
- Communications
- Animal handling (optional)
- Knots
Day 2 - On Ice
- Walking on ice
- Ice staff
- Self rescue techniques
- Ice picks
- Shore-based rescue techniques
- Anchoring
- Mechanical advantage
- Live bait rescues
- Continuous loop
- Boat based techniques
- Using mechanical advantage on heavy loads
- Rescue scenarios
EQUIPMENT
- Drysuit, survival suit or thick wetsuit
- Neoprene gloves
- Neoprene footwear with a good walking sole
- Personal flotation device (PFD) (Type III or IV) with a quick-release harness or strap
- Helmet
- Layers of wool or fleece clothing for under the drysuit including gloves, skull cap or balaclava etc.