Open enrollment Class size: Limited to 24 Preregistration Required (10% late fee less than 14 days before class) Course Description: This 8 hour course covers, scene safety, equipment familiarization and properties, rescue knots and hitches used for slope and low angle situations, anchor systems, belays,  communications, medical considerations for patient removal, basic haul systems, and a variety of low angle / slope options for transporting victims in a rescue basket. Prerequisite - None. Course Format: The LASE 1 course is  taught in one eight hour day format. The person completing this course will have the knowledge and skills to decide the proper course of action to [...]

Private Course – Ray Gregory Class size: Limited to 12 Preregistration Required (10% late fee less than 14 days before class) Course Description: This is a customized 40 hour course covering introduction to rope rescue, team ICS, standards, locating victim, scene search, safety, equipment familiarization and properties, rescue knots and hitches, anchor systems, belays, two rope rappel station, communications, medical considerations for patient removal, basic rappels with top belay, lock out, invert, multiple belay and rappel devices, problem solving and self rescue, night training, and  ascending. It will also cover attaching to a victim online, raises, lowers, haul systems with and without mechanical advantage, rescue [...]

Private Course – Ray Gregory Class size: Limited to 12 Preregistration Required (10% late fee less than 14 days before class) Course Description: This is a customized 40 hour course covering introduction to rope rescue, team ICS, standards, locating victim, scene search, safety, equipment familiarization and properties, rescue knots and hitches, anchor systems, belays, two rope rappel station, communications, medical considerations for patient removal, basic rappels with top belay, lock out, invert, multiple belay and rappel devices, problem solving and self rescue, night training, and  ascending. It will also cover attaching to a victim online, raises, lowers, haul systems with and without mechanical advantage, rescue [...]

Private Course – Gainesville Fire Department. Open/Private:  Private Class size: Limited to 24 Preregistration Required (10% late fee less than 14 days before class) Course Description: This 19 hour class takes the knowledge and skills gained in the VRT 1 & 2 into patient Packaging and transport. Using Vertical lowers and raises, high line tyroleans, mechanical advantage, advanced belays and anchors. Prerequisite - Current RTI VRT 2. This class is a prerequisite for the VRT  3.   STANDARDS: This course meets and exceeds Industry standards and NFPA  1006 requirements to the level of this class. To completely meet all NFPA requirements the Technician [...]

Private Course – Dean McCann Open/Private:  Private Class size: Limited to 12 Preregistration Required (10% late fee less than 14 days before class) Course Description: This 19 hour course covers introduction to rope rescue, team ICS, standards, locating victim, scene search, safety, equipment familiarization and properties, rescue knots and hitches, anchor systems, belays, two rope rappel station, communications, medical considerations for patient removal, basic rappels with top belay, lock out, invert, multiple belay and rappel devices, problem solving and self rescue, night training, and basic ascending. Prerequisite - None. This class is a prerequisite for the VRT  2. Course Format: The VRT [...]

Private Course – Medina VFD Open/Private:  Private Class size: Limited to 12 Preregistration Required (10% late fee less than 14 days before class) Course Description: This 19 hour course covers introduction to rope rescue, team ICS, standards, locating victim, scene search, safety, equipment familiarization and properties, rescue knots and hitches, anchor systems, belays, two rope rappel station, communications, medical considerations for patient removal, basic rappels with top belay, lock out, invert, multiple belay and rappel devices, problem solving and self rescue, night training, and basic ascending. Prerequisite - None. This class is a prerequisite for the VRT  2. Course Format: The VRT [...]

Private Course – Gainesville FD INSTRUCTOR - Fire Marshal Jason Botcher Open/Private:  Private Class size: Limited to 12 Preregistration Required (10% late fee less than 14 days before class) Course Description: This 8 hour class takes the knowledge and skills gained in the VRT 1 & 2 into patient Packaging and transport. Using Vertical lowers and raises, high line tyroleans, mechanical advantage, advanced belays and anchors. Prerequisite - Current RTI VRT 3.   STANDARDS: This course meets and exceeds Industry standards and NFPA  1006 requirements to the level of this class. To completely meet all NFPA requirements the Technician would need to attend the VRT [...]

Private Course – Gainesville FD INSTRUCTOR - Fire Marshal Jason Botcher Open/Private:  Private Class size: Limited to 12 Preregistration Required (10% late fee less than 14 days before class) Course Description: This 8 hour class takes the knowledge and skills gained in the VRT 1 & 2 into patient Packaging and transport. Using Vertical lowers and raises, high line tyroleans, mechanical advantage, advanced belays and anchors. Prerequisite - Current RTI VRT 3.   STANDARDS: This course meets and exceeds Industry standards and NFPA  1006 requirements to the level of this class. To completely meet all NFPA requirements the Technician would need to attend the VRT [...]

Private:  Eastex FD Class size: Limited to 12 Preregistration Required (10% late fee less than 14 days before class) Course Description: This 16 hour re-certification class Reviews all skills starting with VRT 1 and concluding with the advanced skills in VRT 3 Prerequisite - Current RTI VRT 3. This class is a prerequisite for the VRT  3 recert. Course Format: The VRT 3 Re-certification course is taught in a two day format. STANDARDS: This course meets and exceeds Industry standards and NFPA  1006 requirements to the level of this class. To completely meet all NFPA requirements the Technician would need to attend the VRT [...]

Open Enrollment Lead Instructor - Shane Keese, Chief - Medina VFD 830-688-1305       skeese4@gmail.com Class size: Limited to 12 Preregistration Required (10% late fee less than 14 days before class) Course Description: This 19 hour course covers introduction to rope rescue, team ICS, standards, locating victim, scene search, safety, equipment familiarization and properties, rescue knots and hitches, anchor systems, belays, two rope rappel station, communications, medical considerations for patient removal, basic rappels with top belay, lock out, invert, multiple belay and rappel devices, problem solving and self rescue, night training, and basic ascending. Prerequisite - None. This class is [...]

Open Enrollment Lead Instructor - Joe Ringnald (817) 629-2903 Class size: Limited to 12 Preregistration Required (10% late fee less than 14 days before class) Course Description: This 19 hour course covers introduction to rope rescue, team ICS, standards, locating victim, scene search, safety, equipment familiarization and properties, rescue knots and hitches, anchor systems, belays, two rope rappel station, communications, medical considerations for patient removal, basic rappels with top belay, lock out, invert, multiple belay and rappel devices, problem solving and self rescue, night training, and basic ascending. Prerequisite - None. This class is a prerequisite for the VRT  2. Course [...]

Private Class Lead Instructor - Jason Botcher Class size: Limited to 12 Preregistration Required (10% late fee less than 14 days before class) Course Description: This 19 hour course covers introduction to rope rescue, team ICS, standards, locating victim, scene search, safety, equipment familiarization and properties, rescue knots and hitches, anchor systems, belays, two rope rappel station, communications, medical considerations for patient removal, basic rappels with top belay, lock out, invert, multiple belay and rappel devices, problem solving and self rescue, night training, and basic ascending. Prerequisite - None. This class is a prerequisite for the VRT  2. Course Format: The [...]

Gainesville Fire Department  - Private Instructor: Jason Botcher Class size: Limited to 12 Preregistration Required (10% late fee less than 14 days before class) Course Description: This 19 hour class takes the knowledge and skills gained in the VRT 1 into patient contact. Additional systems training such as advanced anchors, belays and lowers, and rescue sequence management. Technician will learn individual and team rescue applications such as the window washer pick off, mid line transfer, multiple belay lowers, securing victim into harness, line transfers, passing knots on line, advanced ascending, night challenge course and more. Prerequisite - Current RTI VRT 1. [...]

Open Enrollment Lead Instructor - Shane Keese, Chief - Medina VFD 830-688-1305       skeese4@gmail.com Class size: Limited to 12 Preregistration Required (10% late fee less than 14 days before class) Course Description: This 19 hour course covers introduction to rope rescue, team ICS, standards, locating victim, scene search, safety, equipment familiarization and properties, rescue knots and hitches, anchor systems, belays, two rope rappel station, communications, medical considerations for patient removal, basic rappels with top belay, lock out, invert, multiple belay and rappel devices, problem solving and self rescue, night training, and basic ascending. Prerequisite - None. This class is [...]