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Collaspe Rescue Training

We offer many classes in structural collapse. They start with an 8 hour awareness level course up to the 80 hour advanced level which mirrors the FEMA rescue specialist training. What ever type of training your team is looking for, we can provide! Typically a two, three, and four day lecture and hands-on training session is adequate for most teams. We utilize only the highest level of experienced instructors to teach our programs.

Be taught by the instructors who TEACH the FEMA task forces and the Rescue companies of the New York City Fire Department!

We also offer New York State certified classes in which the student will receive a NY state certification.

This course will bring your rescue team up to the operations level training according to the requirements in NFPA 1670 and 1006. Your team will also get the latest FEMA urban search and rescue specialist training. The training will consist of a 40 hour intensive lecture and hands on training course. This covers all the material you will need to properly perform an emergency rescue shoring operation.

40 HOUR COURSE

  • Day one - this day consists of lecture on all phases of the proper collapse rescue procedures necessary to perform the operation safely and effectively. Case studies are also addressed as well as a comprehensive size-up.
  • Day two - this is the initial hands on day, exterior shoring is erected, solid sole raker, split sole raker, double raker shore, flying shore and flying raker shore will be constructed and there anchoring and bracing systems also examined.
  • Day three - interior shoring is addressed, each student will erect a series of predetermined shores. Window, door, vertical, pneumatic shores, horizontal and there variations will be the extent of the day.
  • Day four - this day will consist of the basics for void shoring and searching techniques, T shores, box cribbing and sloped floor shores will be erected. The proper team work and breaching and cutting procedures in void situations will be shown. All the principles necessary for the safe rescue of trapped victims will be addressed.
  • Day five - this is a live exercise in a structure, ideally partially damaged or collapsed. The students will erect every shore from the previous weeks worth of training is a practical environment. This is the culmination of the entire weeks training in a live hands on situation. All the principles will be applied throughout the day.


Collapse in Brooklyn, NYBASIC STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE OPERATIONS
8 HOURS
 This lecture course provides specialized training in the realm of building collapse rescue, a viable threat in every community. This will include, warning signs, collapse causes, void identification, safety precautions, search techniques, team operations, building construction awareness, and initial department operations. Several case studies will be discussed. A table top exercise is also included. This class covers the basics necessary for the beginner to be familiar with the many facets of a structural collapse operation.


BUILDING CONSTRUCTION RELATED TO BUILDING FAILURE
8 HOUR COURSE
The intent of this class is to cover the many facets of structural collapse of buildings. The way structures are erected, how the loads are transferred, and definitions and stress management of the buildings will be examined. Construction techniques and terminology will be addressed in detail, as well as how the most common types of structures do collapse.


EMERGENCY RESCUE SHORING CONCEPTS
8 HOUR COURSE
This lecture class will cover the many concepts and principles of the proper erection of emergency building shoring. The proper size-up, placement and choices of what shores to utilize will be described. The proper engineering concepts will be explained and the fabrication procedures for each shore will be examined. Several case studies will be looked into as well as a table top scenario of proper placement, size-up and mitigation of a specific shoring operation will be conducted.


VOID SEARCH AND RESCUE CONCEPTS
8 HOUR COURSE
This lecture class will cover the many facets of a safe and successful void rescue operation. This is one of the most dangerous operations that is undertaken in fire department emergency response. Team concepts, safety precautions, void identification, hazard abatement, shoring techniques unique to void searching, and victim packaging will be addressed. Several case studies are discussed and a table top exercise will be conducted.

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION RELATED TO BUILDING FAILURE
8 HOUR COURSE
This lecture course will cover the many facets of structural erection of buildings. The way structures are erected, how the loads are transferred, definitions and stress management of the buildings will all be examined. Construction techniques and terminology will be addressed in detail, as well as how the most common types of structures do collapse. A table top exercise also will be at the end of the session.

ENGINEERING CONCEPTS FOR RESCUE SHORING
4 HOUR COURSE
This class is designed to instruct the students in the basic and advanced engineering concepts that are an extremely important part of the design of the shoring systems. The students must understand the proper concepts behind the different angles, the specific nail patterns that are necessary, and how the shores must be loaded properly in order to work effectively. Until you know exactly why and how the shoring systems are constructed properly, then your will be able to deviate slightly form the usual fabrication procedures. Knowing the proper concepts and procedures allows your team the ability to adjust the shoring systems to any possible situation, with the necessary positive results. This 4 hour engineering concept course is a must for operations and technician level responders.

SAFETY & SURVIVAL IN STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE OPERATIONS
8 HOUR COURSE
This lecture and interactive class will outline all of the necessary concepts your team will need to properly conduct a safe and effective rescue operation in one of the most unstable environments your team will ever encounter. Rapid intervention teams will be outlined, team concepts and tool requirements will all be part of the course. All the safety issues you may encounter will be addressed and identified. Several table top exercises will be conducted to enable the student to grasp the proper rescue techniques now in use today.

HANDS ON TRAINING COURSES

TOOL AND EQUIPMENT USE IN COLLAPSE OPERATIONS
16 HOUR COURSE
This class will have the students identify the proper uses as well as the proper maintenance necessary to handle your rescue cache efficiently. How to use each tool effectively will be discussed and demonstrated. Types of blades, motors, generators, hand tools and the like will be all part of the 2 day exercise. The students will all handle and properly utilize each tool in the collapse rescue cache. This is a very important class for the novice rescue team to take.

INTERIOR SHORING - HANDS-ON TRAINING
16 HOUR COURSE
This is a two day class designed to thoroughly familiarize the student with the proper interior shoring techniques needed to safely construct all the types of interior shores generally needed to conduct safe rescue operations. This is an intensive hands-on course and the students will be tested on the proper erection of the various shores.

EXTERIOR SHORING SHORING - HANDS-ON TRAINING
16 HOUR COURSE
This is a two day class designed to thoroughly familiarize the student with the proper exterior shoring techniques needed to safely construct all the types of exterior shores generally needed to conduct safe rescue operations and stabilize the exterior of the structure. This is an intensive hands-on course and the students will be tested on the proper erection of the various shores needed to accomplish this task.

VOID SEARCH AND RESCUE - HANDS-ON TRAINING
16 HOUR COURSE
This is a two day class with intensive void search hands-on training. The students will be subjected to operations in several void simulators. Team concepts, proper shoring techniques, safety operations, and size-up will be examined. Several actual rescue simulations will be conducted; the students will extricate victims throughout the two day scenarios.

LIFTING & MOVING OF OBJECTS IN US&R OPERATIONS
16 HOUR COURSE
This lecture and hands on course is designed to inform and demonstrate to the rescue responder the basic techniques in the lifting and moving of heavy objects, especially by the simple methods utilizing leverage. The different classes of levers are discussed thoroughly, as well as the basics of mechanical advantage, fulcrums, and pulley systems. The students will be given numerous practical evolutions which will test there physical skills as well as there knowledge gained in the morning lecture.

BREACHING AND BREAKING OF CONCRETE
16 HOUR COURSE
Concrete properties, types and materials are thoroughly examined and discussed. The various techniques of breaching concrete as well as cutting re-bar and the various methods of removing sections of concrete will be demonstrated. The use of several types of cutting tools and equipment will be needed and the proper use of these tools will be demonstrated. The students will cut, breach and break concrete in a vertical as well as horizontal plane.

ADVANCED EMERGENCY SHORING OPERATIONS
24 HOUR COURSE
This course is the culmination of all the previous training plus the addition of several new shores not previously shown and additional lecture class supporting the necessary concepts on those shores. This class will also have extensive hands-on erection of the new shores as well as several stations on the different variations of shoring systems that we can anticipate will occur. The shoring of racked openings and sloped floors will be part of the training as well.

HEAVY RIGGING FOR US&R OPERATIONS
16 HOUR COURSE
This is an intensive hands on course designed to show the students how to work with heavy equipment, such as front end loaders, back hoes, and the numerous types of cranes that are available to our rescue forces. There will be rigging basics taught and using slings of different types and styles we will be lifting heavy objects from a collapse debris pile. The proper safety procedures, rigging practices, and handling of heavy equipment will be taught.

AWARENESS AND OPERATIONS LEVEL COLLAPSE TRAINING
60 HOUR COURSE - 6 DAY CLASS
 This class includes lectures on basic awareness, structural assessment, shoring operations, void search operations, incident command, safety at collapse incidents, cutting and breaching of concrete, and victim packaging. The hands-on portion will include interior and exterior shoring procedures, void search operations, extrication procedures, and concrete removal techniques.

TECHNICIAN LEVEL COLLAPSE COURSE & FEMA RESCUE SPECIALIST COURSE
80 HOUR COURSE 8 DAY CLASS
This very intense class will mirror the current FEMA curriculum and goes into a more advanced level training, encompassing the operations level training. This course will thoroughly prepare your personnel for a major collapse scenario in your response area. Advanced training and hands-on techniques will be shown in three major disciplines.

  • Emergency rescue shoring
  • Breaching and breaking concrete
  • Lifting and moving of heavy objects
This is an extremely intensive course designed to challenge even the most experienced teams. This is a very exciting and worthwhile class, and there will be quite a bit of information exchanged. The instructors for this class are some of the most experienced around, including firefighters from around the country that wrote the curriculum for FEMA!





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