Helicopter Flight Rescue System Technician

Recommended for:
• Fire Fighters, EMS, Officers
• Search and Rescue Teams
• Ski Patrols
• Safety Professionals
• Anyone who is responsible for the response and rescue of others in remote and difficult terrain.
Course Description H.F.R.S. is used when conventional ground based evacuation techniques will not be sufficient in getting a person with a life threatening injury:
• Out of the accident site because of difficult access
• To medical aid within the 'Golden Hour.'
• There is greater risk to rescuers during the ground rescue than during the helicopter rescue.
H.F.R.S. uses a helicopter and a long line along with various rescue systems components (Department of Transport approved) to place rescuers into and extricate victims out of technical and potentially dangerous environments. H.F.R.S. can effectively minimize the risk to both victims and rescuers by reducing the amount of time they are exposed to risk and by speeding up the extrication process. Vertical Systems International Inc. is considered to be the best company in North America in rescue and the art of rigging fall protection systems for working at heights. The strength of our programs lies in the fact that our instructors are real practitioners of rescue and rope access systems.
Course Objectives After attending the course responders will be able to:
• Decide when to use HFRS
• Rig and deploy the HFRS system
• Rigging rescue principles
• Patient Packaging
• Regulation and Compliance Requirements
• Pilot Requirements
• Hands on practical training sessions and scenarios
Logistics
• Length: 3 days (24 hrs). At your work site.
• 1 instructor per 8 students.
• Pre-requisite: VSI Rope Rescue Level II or proof of equivalent work experience.
• It is recommended entire rescue teams can train together. There is specific DOT Pilot requirements.
• An annual refresher workshop is recommended