This 2-day course is designed to provide fire officers with an understanding of command operations at structural collapse incidents.
Students completing this course will be able to:
- Describe the aspects of a structural collapse.
- Explain basic command procedures and Incident Command System (ICS) organizational structure.
- Identify various resource levels, types and capabilities used for structural collapse incidents.
- Identify critical factors and issues that affect scene management.
- Describe all unique operational considerations used at a structural collapse incident.
- Describe all response operations phases associated with a structural collapse incident.
- Describe the technical rescue expertise and equipment required for safe operations and effective incident management.
Students attending should understand and be able to apply the ICS concept.
Pre-course materials and course syllabus
Instructions to Download Student Manual: | https://apps.usfa.fema.gov/ax/pcm/BYOD_0322.pdf PDF 109KB |
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Course Syllabus: | https://apps.usfa.fema.gov/ax/syll/syllabus_w0322.pdf PDF 130KB |
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