Firefighter Self Rescue (Firefighter Survival)
Location: Fire Training Center, Hamden
Dates: Monday, 10/30, 1830 - 2130hrs
Wednesday, 11/1, 1830 - 2130hrs
Saturday, 11/4, 0900 - 1600hrs
Instructor: Mark Degraw, NYS SFI
Description: Based on Chief John Salka's "Get Out Alive" program, this program is designed for self-rescue and rescue of trapped firefighters. Course content
will enable firefighters to recognize the types of events encountered on the fire ground that contribute to firefighter disorientation and/or entrapment, to have knowledge of what is necessary to ensure their safety and that of their partners or crew members, and perform self-rescue techniques when disoriented, separated, or when needing to exit a structure in an emergency. This course requires students to perform a number of practical evolutions with self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA). This course includes the National Fire Academy Calling the Mayday.
Pre-requisites: Chiefs Authorization and Firefighter 1 or equivalent.