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Empower Your Team with Rescue Training

Looking to bring expert technical rescue trainining to your organization? Hosting a course is simple and enables agencies, companies, and community groups to arrange customized training at a location and schedule that works for you. Gain hands-on, mission‑ready skills delivered by our certified instructors—designed to meet your team’s unique needs.

Hosting a WRI course is simple

Option #1: In House Training

For most locations, our class minimum is 6 participants. If your organization has at least 6 participants and would like to customize the training to your specific needs, then “in-house” training is a great option.

Option #2: Open Course

If you do not have 6 participants, or you are interested in working with the community at large, then this is the option for you. Simply host the course and with your help, we will advertise the course and fill the remaining spots. Our cut-off is 25. If the course has 12 participants, one member of your agency goes for free. If the course has over 15 participants, 2 members of your agency go for free.

Because we believe in safety on the river, we are proud to teach courses that are compliant with NFPA 1006 and NFPA 2500 (National Fire Protection Association).

Get started by completing the electronic or PDF form below:

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Course Descriptions:

For full course descriptions, hours, certification levels, and current pricing for all WRI courses — Swiftwater & Flood Rescue, Rope Rescue, Ice Rescue, Motorized Boat Operations, and Swiftwater Spill Response — visit our Technical Rescue Training page. The hosting options, equipment list, and registration form below are specific to bringing a course to your location.

Registration

Register by calling to confirm dates and by returning, via mail or email, the attached questionnaire and agreement form. WRI will provide you with the necessary advertisement and promotional materials. We can also handle the registration process, if you choose to open the course to the public.

Agency billing can be arranged over the phone. For specific directions, a class outline, and lodging info, call Mike or Cody, at (406)-207-2027 or 1-800-381-RAFT. Thank you and we look forward to working with you!

Host a Course Form

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  • Agency Questionnaire

  • Typical courses go from 9 am – 6pm

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      • Water Access

      • Our swiftwater technical rescue trainings are primarily taught on the river. To do this, a modest current (class II-III) is needed. Also, many of the scenarios require river features such as islands, rocks, strainers, waves, holes, etc.
      • Our Ice Rescue technical rescue trainings are primarily taught in the field. To do this, we need ice. Feel free to list a few locations (lakes/ponds) and if you have recently scouted.

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      • Course Hosting Agreement

        Thank you for your interest in hosting a WRI Technichal Rescue Training. We look forward to providing you and your agency with high quality instruction. To better serve you and to assure that we provide you with the highest quality course possible, WRI would like to confirm the course through our Course Hosting Agreement.

      • Payment

        For agency billing, our staff will be in touch with an estimate shortly. Once we have details confirmed. The total tuition is due 30 days after course completion.

      • Indemnity

        Except for the Whitewater Rescue Institute’s (WRI) grossly negligent or intentionally wrong acts, the Hosting Agency agrees to indemnify and protect WRI from any and all claims and liabilities, from participants or from any and all claims arising in whole or in part from participants’ conduct, whether personal injury, property loss, contract or under any other legal theory, however, such a claim or liability may arise. Indemnity includes payment or reimbursement of costs, including attorney’s fees, and payment of all damages. The substantive laws of the State of Montana shall govern any dispute between WRI and the Hosting Agency, and any mediation or suit shall occur or be filed only in the State of Montana. Please review the above information. If the above information matches your expectations, please e-sign below.
      • Clear Signature
        By e-signing, you as an authorized representation of your organization do hereby acknowledge and commit to hosting and reimbursing WRI for the course(s) as detailed above through my signature at the bottom of this form.

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