This course will provide first responders with general knowledge to work on the scene of Technical Rescue incidents during the initial stages. There are 8 areas of instruction: General Standards, Structural Collapse, Rope Rescue, Confined Space Rescue, Vehicle and Machinery Rescue, Water Rescue, Wilderness Search and Rescue, and Trench / Excavation Rescue. It is the intent of the course to provide participants with an understanding of laws, standards, terms, operating procedures for first due companies, and risks associated with each type of incident. The areas of instruction can be identified in N.F.P.A.1670, and follow the objectives of the Illinois Office of the State Fire Marshal. This online course covers the materials delivered in the 8 hour Technical Rescue Awareness classroom course.
Tech Rescue Awareness Online is offered 12 times per year, at the beginning of each month.

Each course lasts approximately 30 days (depending on the length of the month)

All registration is conducted online or by paper registration.

Students are required to complete web classroom studies, view online video presentations, student activities and complete a final examination.

Students completing the course will receive certificates from IFSI.

Online Registration: Please click here to find an upcoming class to register for.

Register via Fax: fax a completed IFSI registration form to 217-244-6790, Attn: Jodi Beccue. Please click here to download the IFSI registration form. It requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to download. Visit Adobe for a free download.

Register via Mail: send a completed IFSI registration form to the Illinois Fire Service Institute, 11 Gerty Drive, Champaign, IL. 61820, Attn: Jodi Beccue. Please click here to download the IFSI registration form. It requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to download. Visit Adobe for a free download.

 

For further information please contact:

fsi@fsi.uiuc.edu