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Vehicle Rescuer Common Passenger at the Awareness, Ops, & Tech Level 9/22/25 at North End Pine Grove
Vehicle Rescuer Common Passenger at the Awareness, Operations & Technician Level – NFPA 1006
FSC: 1420 (Training) Hours: 40.0 (Lecture: 16.0hrs / Lab: 24.0hrs)
Prerequisites: Age 16 and up, Non-Expired CPR w/ AED, Non-Expired First Aid, Hazardous Materials Awareness Certification, NIMS 100 & 700
Gear: TOG, or Extrication Gear, Eye Protection.
Text Book: Jones & Bartlett Vehicle Rescue & Extrication Principles & Practices Revised 2nd Edition
Description: This program is designed to enhance the student’s ability to perform critical skills sets in the field of technical rescue for incidents involving common passenger vehicles. During this course, students will review scene safety and size up strategies, apply the phases of extrication, vehicle extrication principles and theories, stabilization and extrication techniques, basic patient care and packaging techniques, and managing incident challenges to accurately and safely execute the skill sets required for safe and effective patient extrication. Topics include size-up, scene management, hazard identification and control, stabilization, gaining access, tool selection and operation, patient packaging and extrication, and termination in accordance with NFPA 1006 and 1670. This course is designed for students with a working knowledge of emergency response. This course is designed to prepare a candidate for professional certification testing (written and skills) in accordance with NFPA 1006 Common Passenger Vehicle Technical Rescuer Awareness, Operations, and Technician Levels.
Out of County Cost: $75, please make checks payable to the Schuylkill County Volunteer Firefighters Association on the first day of class.
Instructor: Greg Pijar
Dates & Times: 9/22/25 1830-2230, 9/24/2025 1830-2230, 9/29/2025 1830-2230, 10/01/2025 1830-2230, 10/04/2025 0800-1600, 10/06/2025 1830-2230, 10/08/2025 1830-2230, & 10/25/2025 0800-1600
Location: North End Fire Company, 118 N Tulpehocken St, Pine Grove, PA 17963