The formation of a functional and safe technical rescue team, whether single- or multi-discipline, requires careful planning, a large time commitment from the team members, equipment research and acquisition, risk analysis, training, and funding. This manual provides guidance on how to for a technical rescue team.

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) are pleased to bring you Fundamentals of Technical Rescue. Beginning with an introduction to technical rescue and progressing through discussions of tools and equipment, incident management, and conducting search operations, this text will introduce

A collection of crib notes combined in a field guide for instructors and practitioners of technical rescue. This guide is designed to assist the instructor or responder as they prepare for training or responding to a technical rescue involving extrication, rope rescue, confined space rescue, trench rescue, building collapse, water rescue, and common hazardous materials responses. Additionally, this guide is designed for disaster deployment note keeping and field logs. This guide is practical in the urban, suburban and industrial team settings and will have value to any technical rescue team.

Fire Service Technical Search and Rescue, 8th Edition is a primary training text for Level I Rescuers according to NFPA® 1006. The manual presents the knowledge and skills for fire service search and technical rescue for Level I Rescuers to safely and effectively conduct Operations-level rescues as defined in NFPA® 1006. The book also supports the corresponding chapters of NFPA® 1670, Standard on Operations and Training for Technical Search and Rescue Incidents (2014 Edition). According to NFPA® 1670, an Operations Level Rescuer is able to participate in more complex search and rescue incidents under the supervision of a Rescue Technician. This NEW training manual focuses on Operations-level situations most common for firefighters and rescue squad members. Technician-level information has been included to provide Operations-level fire/rescue personnel with the background information needed to effectively support complex technical rescue operations. A firefighter or rescue squad member will find the knowledge and skills in this manual, to safely and effectively perform basic search and rescue operations under appropriate supervision. Curriculum USB Flash Drive is now available. This customizable curriculum includes lesson plans for the instructor complete with learning objectives, lesson outlines and assignment sheets. PowerPoint® visuals, skill sheets, quizzes and clip art are also included in the curriculum.

More than 100 photos are included in this guide geared toward rescue teams ofany size and budget.