Who is this course for?
Swiftwater and Flood First Responders work around the water and undertake bank-based and shallow water wading rescues as part of an SFR team. They can also support teams of Swiftwater Rescue Technicians at an incident. A First Responder will have the ability to self-rescue and perform rescues of team members and casualties at the level to which they have been trained.
A First Responder will be expected to help and support in technical rescue. This may include providing downstream safety cover or assistance with casualty handling. Flooding operations may include evacuation of people from properties using shallow water working skills. At a scene of major flooding the Technicians may be in short supply and utilised for technical rescues. Therefore it is First Responders who will be used to undertake the majority of evacuations and safety provision.
What is covered in the course?
- About 40 North's Certification
- Training standards
- Best practice guidelines for water rescue
- Hydrology and water hazards
- Floodwater dynamics and hazards
- Flood theory
- Personal equipment
- Technical and team equipment
- Pre-planning
- Risk assessments
- Incident size-up
- Incident management and site control
- Medical and decontamination considerations
- Considerations for night/poor visibility operations
- Mud, ice and unstable surface considerations
- Introduction to searching rivers and floods
- Communications
- Swiftwater swimming techniques
- Strainer swim
- Conditional rescues – talk, reach, throw
- Shallow water techniques
- Casualty management
- People and equipment entrapments
- Tethered boat options (if used by agency)
- Inflated fire hose (if used by agency)
- Flat-water sled paddling (if used by agency)
How long is the course?
The course is delivered over 2 consecutive days (12hrs contact time)
Swift Water and Flood First Responder (DEFRA Mod 2)
We are based at the following address:
N19A Tursdale Buisness Park
Tursdale
Durham
DH6 5PG
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