September 27 - October 05, 2025
Rope Operations - Low/High Angle
Hollymead Fire Rescue Station • 3575 Innovation Drive Charlottesville, VA 22902 Organized by Albemarle County Fire RescueAbout this event
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Description: This course provides a foundation to prepare students for a wide variety of possible rope rescue technician objectives from NFPA 1006 Standard on Technical Rescuer Professional Qualifications, and NFPA 2500/1670 Standard on Operations and Training for Technical Search and Rescue Incidents. The 32-hour course provides the operational rescuer with classroom and practical training in the understanding of operating in a vertical and horizontal environment, stabilizing, and rescuing victims, and ascending and descending rope. This course meets the requirements for NFPA 1006 Standard for Technical Rescuer Professional Qualifications, Chapter 5 and the students will train to perform at the Operations Level as specified in NFPA 2500/1670, Standard on Operations and Training for Technical Search and Rescue Incidents. This four-day program provides rescuers with classroom and practical training in the rigging and operation of advanced rope rescue systems. To include, directing rope rescue systems, descending, and ascending, access and remove a victim on a structure without a harness, mechanical advantage systems, lowering systems, tensioned two rope systems, climbing a structural fixed ladder using personal fall arrest system, construct and operate horizontal track line systems. Prerequisites: Technical Rescue Awareness, Review Guide: Low Angle Rope and Rope Operations, Review Guide Quiz: Low Angle Rope and Rope Operations. Location: Station 12 Hollymead Fire Rescue 3575 Lewis and Clark Drive, Charlottesville, VA 22911 Full Schedule: 9/27/2025 - 8am-5pm 9/28/2025- 8am-5pm 10/4/2025 - 8am-5pm 10/5/2025 - 8am-5pm
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