NFPA 1006 Rope Rescue Operations

This program provides students with extensive time on rope, giving skills and confidence needed to handle basic rope rescues and slope evacuations.  This 5-day program includes 4 days of instruction and one day of written and skill evaluation. Topic areas include: site operations, size-up, resource management, hazard/risk assessment, ground support for helicopter ops, triage, incident management, rope construction, knots, harnesses, hardware, anchoring methods, belay systems, mechanical advantage & pickoffs as addressed in NFPA 1006.

Prerequisites:

• RIFA waiver
• Firefighter II
• Current EMT or EMR license

PPE Requirements:

• Rescue style helmet (or fire helmet)
• Work boots or ankle supporting style shoes
• Clean, leather palm gloves

Materials:

• CMC Rope Rescue Technician Manual, 6th Edition
  (available for loan from the Academy)