2024 Version NFPA 1006 Passenger Vehicle Rescue Awareness 24 (PVRA-24) for Smock VFD

2024 Version This course will provide an awareness-level of information and skills as it pertains to vehicle rescue incidents. Topics will include general vehicle rescue function/operation; incident management of the vehicle accident/rescue incident; vehicle anatomy, design, and construction; recognition and control of hazards relative to a vehicle accident/rescue incident; and the tools and equipment used at a vehicle accident/rescue incident. Course Goal: The goal of this course is to provide the student with an awareness level of knowledge and skills necessary to respond to and function at a vehicle accident/rescue incident in accordance with NFPA 1670: Standard on Operations and Training for Technical Search and Rescue Incidents. Prerequisite(s):   Participants entering the program MUST be at least 16 years of age by the first day of class, have completed the FEMA’s NIMS 100 & 700, an approved HAZMAT Awareness course, and at least four (4) hours of  training in a recognized Traffic Incident Management (TIM) course.  Student Equipment & Supplies: Pen/Pencil, Notebook, and PPE. Total hours = 16, CEUs = 1.6 (Lecture: 8/ Lab:  8)