Pat Rhodes, D2000 Safety Technical Rescue Instructor, is a 28-Year veteran of the Phoenix Fire Department and a USAR Lead Instructor at Michigan State University. He brings a lot of experience to D2000’s offerings. We decided to interview him to find out more about his upcoming “Managing the Rescue Incident.”

Is the class “Managing the Rescue Incident” designed for one specific institution?

No, it can be used for industries, but is mainly designed for Fire Departments, and there are prerequisites.

Which Are?

The students must have at least basic operation or technician level skills as defined by NFPA 1670. This is not a class for someone with no training.

What are the NFPA 1670 Requirements?

There is the Awareness Level, which is the ability to support technical rescue situations. Next is the Operations Level where they can apply limited techniques and use equipment and provide standard support for search and rescue incidents. The last level is the Technician level, which focuses on advanced techniques and supervision of the technical search and rescue.

If you would like more information about “Managing the Rescue Incident,” you can find it on our Course Description.