Registration for this 3 day class INCLUDES Friday evening event and Saturday evening event. Please note, you will NOT be available to attend the Friday lecture series as this class runs during that event.

This three day course is specifically designed for the South Windsor Rescue Weekend. Participants will have varying levels of experience involving trench rescue but the instruction given will have all involved leaving with a much better understanding and a high level of confidence to perform at such at these high risk, low frequency events.

This will involve classroom instruction that includes the absolute latest advancements and techniques for trench rescue incidents and the hands on training content includes: 

• Shoring Techniques for complex trenches with collapses 
• Technician Teams and Assignments 
• Deep trench operations (10-15 feet)
• Adjusting strut pressures for conditions
• Rigging for lifting and rescue
• Stabilizing and lifting
• Coordinating use of heavy equipment

• Proper Equipment inventory and limitations of all equipment used. 
  .…and more

 We will introduce proven concepts in Trench Rescue and we will also include skills in Heavy Rigging, Hazmat, Patient Care, Rope Rescue.  Structural and Geotechnical engineering concepts are thoroughly discussed with the key trainers and potential decision makers for this event.  

Includes attendance to ALL Friday lectures and the Friday Evening Event. You DO NOT need to register if you are attending Rope or Lifting/Stabilization; it is included. Note: If you are attending Trench you will NOT be available to attend Friday Lecture Series.

Developing the Rescue Mindset – FF Jake Hoffmann, Toledo Fire + Rescue

Summer Street Building Collapse – FF Todd Leonard – Boston Fire Department

Back Bay LODD – LT Sandy Lasa – Boston Fire Department

New Car Technology – Dan Rinaldi – Providence Fire Department

Machinery Rescue – It Can Happen Anywhere – Tim Papp – New Haven / South Windsor

Registration Includes Friday Lecture, HOT Class, and Saturday Evening Event

Patient access is paramount when dealing with an injured and stranded person at height, when significant injury or death can result from extended suspension on a fall arrest system. In this course we will focus on the timely and efficient techniques critical for a successful operation, including: 

-Establish operating procedures

-Perform a site hazard analysis

-Utilize fall protection systems for patient access

-Select appropriate patient packaging systems

-Rig rope systems for patient access and removal in both vertical and horizontal planes.

Students will be challenged through a series of increasingly complex scenarios at heights up to 80’

Registration includes Friday Lecture, HOT Class, Friday and Saturday Evening Event

Stabilizing, lifting & capturing are the 3 vital components associated with a successful rescue operation when dealing with a confirmed pin. Remove any one of these, and the results could be disastrous for the victim & rescuers. This class is designed to provide students with a better understanding of the lifting & stabilization equipment typically used in the fire service.

This registration is ONLY for this one day class and Saturday Evening Event.    You must register for Friday lecture event SEPARATELY.

This class is meant to be an 8 hour introduction to shoring techniques. Students will learn how to build the basic shores that are used in temporary shoring. This class is designed around common calls such as car into a building, porch collapses, and other collapses of a minor nature. Students will learn about temporary shoring with Paratech struts, cutting gussets, wedges, setting up cutting tables, and building “T” shores, Double “T” shores, and 2 and 3 post vertical shores. No previous collapse or shoring experience is necessary

This registration is ONLY for this one day class and Saturday evening event.  You must register for Friday lecture event SEPARATELY.

Water application on a fire is the most important action on a fireground. But in the case of water problems, long or complicated stretches, standpipe operations, unknown location of fire, or confirmed life hazard, there may be a search team operating inside prior to the hoseline. This class will focus around how to do this in the safest way possible. The main objectives will be to review the modern fireground (contents, ventilation, construction), thermal imaging use, door control, can confidence, and search. This will be a combination of classroom, skills, demonstrations, and live fire. 

Classroom followed by live burns in Flash Fire’s 40’ mobile container.

This registration is ONLY for this one day class and the Saturday event event.    You must register for Friday lecture event SEPARATELY.

This class is meant to be an 8 hour introduction to shoring techniques. Students will learn how to build the basic shores that are used in temporary shoring. This class is designed around common calls such as car into a building, porch collapses, and other collapses of a minor nature. Students will learn about temporary shoring with Paratech struts, cutting gussets, wedges, setting up cutting tables, and building “T” shores, Double “T” shores, and 2 and 3 post vertical shores. No previous collapse or shoring experience is necessary

This registration is ONLY for this one day class and Saturday evening event.  You must register for Friday lecture event SEPARATELY.

Our Signature Forcible Entry Class!
Classroom followed by 3 skill stations:
- Inward Opening Forcible Entry (Real doors!)
- Outward Opening Forcible Entry
- Metal Cutting Operations
- Through-The-Lock