Cuyahoga Falls (OH) Fire Department and Dive Rescue International are offring Dive Rescue 1 Trainer – September 9-13, 2024!
The goal of the Dive Rescue 1 Trainer program is to train and certify individuals to effectively teach department personnel to respond to accident scenes; react to surface and subsurface accidents in a rescue or recovery mode; and prepare surface support personnel to compliment the efforts of the divers. Dive Rescue 1 Trainers not only need to be proficient in the subjects listed below, they also need to successfully complete the following: a final exam, delivery of a lecture on an assigned topic, and demonstrate proficiency in pool and open water diving skills.
Key training topics include:
- DROWNING AND PSD FATALITIES
- TEAM ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT
- SCENE EVALUATION
- SERVICE TO THE FAMILY, MEDIA, AND OTHER AGENCIES
- SEARCH PATTERNS
- VICTIM RETRIEVAL
- VEHICLE-IN-WATER ACCIDENTS
BE SURE TO BRING
Be Sure to Bring (for trainer classes): US Coast Guard approved PFD with knife and whistle, adequate clothing and protection from the environment, and pen and paper for note-taking and sketching. Diving students must provide their own equipment: Scuba regulator: recently serviced and environmentally protected with alternate air source (i.e.: octopus, Air II, etc.), timing device, depth and submersible pressure gauges, BC with oral/power inflator, two tanks with current Hydro & VIP, mask, snorkel, fins, weight belt and two cutting tools (knife, wire cutters, or trauma shears).
*All students will be required to wear professional attire during classroom sessions.
