Structural Collapse Rescue Training Facility Development
Technical Bulletin Last updated 10/31/2012Many disasters including hurricanes and tornadoes have taken place in the state of Mississippi that resulted in victims trapped in collapsed structures. Mississippi firefighters and rescuers are called to help these people who become victims of structural collapse. The problem was the Mississippi State Fire Academy does not have a training facility for structural collapse rescue and without a place to train, Mississippi rescuers are not able to certify or maintain skills in structural collapse rescue. The purpose of this research was to identify the resources required to construct a structural collapse rescue training facility that will facilitate certification courses and skills maintenance.Descriptive research including document analysis and interviews with other training providers were used to answer the following research questions: a) What training facilities are required to meet the requirements for the structural collapse rescue job performance requirements outlined in NFPA 1006? b) What training facilities are required to meet the requirements for the FEMA Structural Collapse Technician course curriculum? c) What types of facilities and props do other training providers use for structural collapse rescue training? and d) What are possible alternatives for building a new structural collapse training facility? The research identified 13 prop-related techniques used to construct and facilitate a structural collapse rescue training program. Innumerable materials for props and facilities were also identified using documents and interviews.It was recommended that agencies seeking to provide similar courses of instruction use the collected results of this study. Agencies should also contact others that provide collapse rescue training and visit their facilities to learn how instructors and students interact with various props.
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