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Common Passenger Vehicle Rescue Technician - CPVRT0089

Full Description: This course provides the knowledge and skills to prepare an emergency responder to extricate victim(s) from a common passenger vehicle in a safe and effective manner in accordance with AHJ policies and procedures. Topics include sizing up an incident; creating an incident action plan; establishing safety zones; mitigating hazards; stabilizing and creating access and egress openings for rescue from a vehicle resting on its wheels, side, and roof or in a multi-hazard configuration or environment; disentangling and removing victims; and terminating an incident. This course incorporates awareness, operations, and technician training based on NFPA 1006 (2021).

Resources Required: One (or both) of the following texts:
Vehicle Extrication Levels I and II: Principles and Practice (and instructor tool kit) David A. Sweet, Jones & Bartlett Learning, revised 2nd edition (or newer)
Principles of Vehicle Extrication
Fire Protection Publications, International Fire Service Training Association
(IFSTA), 5th edition (or newer)
• NFPA 1006: Standard for Technical Rescue Personnel (2021) (physical or digital access to
current edition)
• Full structural personal protective equipment (including hand, eye, and respiratory
protection)