Tower Rescue - Operations/Technician

30 hours / 3 days

Pre-Requisites: Rope Rescue - Operations (Rope Rescue - Technician Preferred)

The Tower Rescue - Ops/Tech course expands on the skills developed in Rope Rescue - Technician

Tower Rescue requires students to demonstrate skills, knowledge, and techniques for environments requiring climbers to place personal protection prior to performing rescues.

The equipment used and the procedures required are necessary to safely and effectively coordinate technical rescue incidents in vertical unprotected environments.

Emphasis is placed on advanced small team techniques, rescue attendant skills, and problem-solving.

Practical Training Locations include: Bridges, Radio Towers and Tower Cranes.

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Main Teaching Points

(As per NFPA 1006 and 1670 JPR's)

Awareness Level

Recognize the need for technical rescue resources at an incident
Establish scene safety zones, given an incident
Identify and support an Operations or Technician-level incident
Size up an incident
Perform a tower rescue using an aerial truck or other similar equipment without ascending the tower

Operations Level

Participate in a pre-rescue survey given a tower rescue preplan
Isolate and manage exposure to potentially harmful energy sources found in erected structures
Assess the integrity of the tower structure and related components
Recognize, identify, and utilize typical fall protection and work positioning equipment used by climbers
Perform an ascent using proper PPE and safe climbing technique equipment
Perform transfer between the ladder or climbing peg safety system
Access a victim in a tower environment according to the rescue preplan
Perform removal of a victim suspended from rope
Direct a team in the removal of a victim suspended from rope or webbing
Develop and adhere to contingency plans for when inclement weather or other factors make operations-level response ineffective or dangerous to rescuers
Terminate an incident