*Water rescue skills and techniques, including:
-Throw bagging
-Shallow water crossing
-Tension diagonals
-Use of Riverboards
-Boat on a tether techniques
-Contact rescue
-Freeing foot entrapments

*Rope rescue skills and techniques, including:
-Anchors
-Knots
-Mechanical advantage

*Swiftwater and flood rescue
-Scene size up
-Incident management
-Pre-planning                              











Our Swiftwater Rescue Technician Course is dynamic.


Students will never be bored to death with powerpoint!


Expect to spend most of the time in the water or on the riverbank practicing rescue techniques and engaged in simulated rescues.   
Swiftwater Rescue Teschnician Unit 1

This 3-day class will cover:

*Self Rescue and personal safety

*Hydrology and river dynamics


*Personal and Team equipment


*Advanced techniques, including:
-V Lowers
-Live bait rescues
-Vehicle rescues
-Freeing pinned boats
-Boat lowers with a highline
-Going over a strainer     
-Lowhead Dams
Course Description