This course is the standard for professional swiftwater rescue teams. If your agency responds to moving water accidents, the Technician certification is a must. It is compliant to the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) standards 1006 and 1670. This intensive 20-hour swiftwater rescue class has four hours of classroom instruction followed by two and a half days developing and practicing skills ...
This swiftwater rescue course is designed for the river professional who is looking to boost his/her rescue skills. While the primary focus of the Technician course is to provide students with the basic skills of self-rescue and the fundamentals of swiftwater rescue, the Advanced Technician course will give the Technician practical tools to quickly size-up a scene and conduct a contact rescue wi...
The Low Angle Rope Rescue Operations (LARRO) Course is an intensive 24-hour course, compliant with the California State Fire Marshal and NFPA standards. This course combines classroom learning with outdoor scenario-based training and covers topics ranging from personal safety and equipment to anchors, litters, mechanical advantage, raise/lower systems, rope climbing, and rappelling....
The Swiftwater Spill Response Technician course is designed for first responders with exposure to fast water environments. The class will emphasize responder safety and risk management, while providing hands-on training with skills needed to quickly deploy boom in fast water. Participants learn to recognize and avoid fastwater hazards, equipment, booming strategies, recovery systems, rigging onsho...
The Swiftwater Spill Response Technician course is designed for first responders with exposure to fast water environments. The class will emphasize responder safety and risk management, while providing hands-on training with skills needed to quickly deploy boom in fast water. Participants learn to recognize and avoid fastwater hazards, equipment, booming strategies, recovery systems, rigging onsho...
The Technical Site Access course is a 4 day rope access training for first responders. Curriculum will include: Anchors, knots, rapelling/ascending, belaying, raises and lowers, and deflection systems (high lines). In addition, course curriculum will be tailored to environmental emergency response operations. Course will be held on Donner Summit, near Truckee, California....
The Swiftwater Spill Response Technician course is designed for first responders with exposure to fast water environments. The class will emphasize responder safety and risk management, while providing hands-on training with skills needed to quickly deploy boom in fast water. Participants learn to recognize and avoid fastwater hazards, equipment, booming strategies, recovery systems, rigging onsho...
The Low Angle Rope Rescue Operations (LARRO) Course is an intensive 24-hour course, compliant with the California State Fire Marshal and NFPA standards. This course combines classroom learning with outdoor scenario-based training and covers topics ranging from personal safety and equipment to anchors, litters, mechanical advantage, raise/lower systems, rope climbing, and rappelling....
This course meets and exceeds, the NFPA standards for Ice Rescue. Because WRI is based in the Inland Northwest, ice rescue is often dramatically different here than other places. Namely, we deal with moving water and ice. We focus on rescuer safety and tactics in dealing with this extremely complex and dangerous environment. We examine video footage of past rescues to allow students to lea...
The Low Angle Rope Rescue Operations (LARRO) Course is an intensive 24-hour course, compliant with the California State Fire Marshal and NFPA standards. This course combines classroom learning with outdoor scenario-based training and covers topics ranging from personal safety and equipment to anchors, litters, mechanical advantage, raise/lower systems, rope climbing, and rappelling....
“Whether you are a river-rookie or an experienced boater, WRI tailors their classes to what you need to learn in a fun and challenging environment. Their scenario based teaching approach creates an electric learning atmosphere where you feel like you are in actual river rescue situations. I would recommend them to anybody!”
