THE RESCUE TECHNICIAN AND NFPA STANDARDS

摘要

Recently, as the new technical rescue coordinator for the Georga Fire Academy (GFA), I was assigned to review and update the technical rescue programs. My background in teaching rope rescue gave me the technical knowledge I needed, but this was not enough to develop a statewide training plan. Technical rescue, in general, is a high-risk and low-frequency occurrence in the rescue industry. Since there are never enough hours in the day to train on all the things that firefighters are expected to know, I looked for guidance to see what is expected of the "technician." I looked to the industry standards that used the term to see what was expected of rescuers. After many conversations and after receiving conflicting interpretations of a technician's expected duties, I realized that I would have to read the standards myself.