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  • FTW 046: Ropes and Rigging

    1.60 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    This course provides an introduction to rope rescue, basic rope construction, knots, and basic rappelling techniques. Facts about current rope technology and adjunct equipment are combined with practical exercise to demonstrate the use of rope and related equipment in a non-rappelling-type rescue. Students must provide clean leather work gloves, ankle-supporting footwear, helmet with chin strap, safety glasses, and proper dress for all weather conditions. Each student will receive (1) 5.5' x 8mm piece of accessory cord, a 15'x 1" piece of tubular webbing and a Technical Rescue Rigging Guide.
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  • FTW 047: Aerial Apparatus Operations

    1.60 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    This course is designed to introduce students to the basic design and operation of fire service aerial devices. Topics covered include aerial apparatus design and safety, spotting and stablizing, basic operation features, practical scenarios, maintenance and testing procedures and use of elevated master streams. Prerequisites: Introduction to the Fire Service (ELIS) Required Equipment: Structural Fire Fighting PPE. Minimum Age of Student on First Day of Course: 18.
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  • FTW 048: Structural Collapse Awareness

    0.40 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    This course is designed to make firefighters aware of safety requirements at the scene of a structure collapse and enable them to participate effectively during the initial stages of structural collapse operations. Students will learn to identify and mitigate hazards, recognize the need for assistance, and perform as an integral part of the overall operation, once technical teams are on-site.
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  • FTW 049: Structural Collapse Operations

    1.60 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    This course is designed to reach firefighters the skills needed to function at the operational level at structural collapse incidents involving light frame and heavy wall structures. Students should be able to size-up a damaged structure for stability and victim location, recognize and mitigate hazard, construct and properly place emergency shoring, access and search void spaces, and "package" and extricate patients. Students will need to bring full protective equipment including hand, head, eye, and foot protection. SCBA is not required for this course. Prerequisite: Structural Collapse Operations I
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  • FTW 050: Trench Rescue Operations

    1.60 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    This course wil introduce the students to the knowledge and skills necessary to safely and effectively perform complex rescue operations in non intersecting trenches. Topics include scene size up, hazard recognition and control, incident management, sheeting/shoring techniques and patient extrication and removal. Prerequisites: Trench Rescue Awareness Minimum Age of Student of first day of class: 18
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  • FTW 051: Vehicle Rescue Aware (NVRA)

    2.40 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    This course will provide awareness level information and skills as it pertains to vehicle rescue incidents. Topics will include general vehicle rescue functions and operations incident management of the vehicle rescue scene, vehicle anatomy, design and construction, recognition and control of hazards relative to a vehicle accident and rescue incident. Tools and equipment usage at an accident and rescue incident will also be covered. Prerequisites: Hazardous Materials Awareness or higher level of Hazardous Materials Training or certification within one year of the start of class Minimum age of student on the first day of class: 14
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  • FTW 052: Vehicle Rescue Ops (NVRO)

    2.00 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    This 20 hour course will provide operations level information and a skills as it pertains to vehicle rescue incidents. Topics include incident management , tools and equipment, vehicle anatomy/design, hazard control, patient access, care, packaging, disentanglement, extrication and termination. Upon completion of this course the student will be eligible to complete the PA Joint Rescue Program Basic Vehicle Rescue Technician Examination. Minimum age of students on first day of class: 18.
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  • FTW 053: PA US&R Tech Search

    2.80 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    This course is designed to provide students with the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform technical search functions for a US&R team during a disaster or a planned event. The course provides all necessary knowledge, skills and abilities for technical search personnel to develop strategy and tactics to implement search during recon, and operations at structural collapse operations. It provides necessary instruction on use, care, maintenance and tactical applications of all search tools carried in the cache and provides information on how technical search integrates into the overall operation.
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  • FTW 054: Pump Operations I

    1.60 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    This course is designed for those who may be beginning the operation of fire department pumps and those who wish to expand their knowledge of fire service pumps and pumping operations. Topics include: principles of pumping, mechanical principles of pumping, function and operation of the fire pump and its accessories theory of drafting, operator maintenance of the pump, hydrant operations, basic water systems, and basic principles of discharge. Practical evolutions of pump operations will be utilized. Students must have protective clothing, and their departmental apparatus. SCBA is not required.
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  • FTW 055: Pump Operations II

    1.60 Credits
    Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

    This course is a continuation of Fire Service Pump Operations. This class will focus on the advanced skills for fire service pump operation for those firefighters wishing to perfect their skill as a fire apparatus engineer or qualified pump operator. Prerequisites: Pump Operations I Minimum Age of Student on first day of class: 18
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