Firefighter Rescue & Survival

Description

Deliberate training in firefighter rescue and survival is a field that is new to many in the fire service and private industry alike. For those firefighters and company officers assigned to a Rapid Intervention Team (RIT), not making the correct split-second decisionsÂ—such as immediately recognizing changes in fire behavior or failing to evaluate their level of SCBA airÂ—can result in the loss of the lives of the entire team. In an effort to reduce the number of line-of-duty firefighting injuries and deaths, while at the same time being proactive in fire service tra...