Awareness: Water & Rope Rescue (AWR)

This 8 hour classroom seminar introduces personnel to the problems associated with water & rope rescue as well as the procedures to follow in flash flood, large-scale disaster, and seasonal flooding situations. The course is designed to develop knowledge in the areas of:

• scene assessment & incident size up (of both existing & potential conditions)
• resource ordering
• activation procedures for rescue response
• site control and scene management
• hazard recognition & mitigation procedures

In order to accomplish the responsibilities of the awareness level responder, the course also provides students with a conceptual understanding of the principles, applications, and hazards associated with advanced water rescue techniques.