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Fundamentals of Technical Rescue

Fundamentals of Technical Rescue

Current price: $157.14
Publication Date: August 1st, 2009
Publisher:
Jones & Bartlett Publishers
ISBN:
9780763738372
Pages:
284

Description

Learn essential technical rescue know-how with Fundamentals of Technical Rescue Beginning with an introduction to technical rescue and progressing through discussions of tools and equipment, incident management, and conducting search operations, this text will introduce students to all aspects of the rescue process and the various environments in which they may be carried out. Fundamentals of Technical Rescue presents in-depth coverage of structural collapse, confined space and trench rescue, vehicle rescue, and water and wilderness rescue to allow students to approach any rescue situation confidently. Fundamentals of Technical Rescue includes coverage of both the awareness level requirements found in the 2009 Edition of NFPA 1670, Standard on Operations and Training for Technical Search and Rescue Incidents and Level I requirements found in the 2008 Edition of NFPA 1006, Standard for Technical Rescuer Professional Qualifications.