Through this course, you will learn with lecture and practical scenarios/evolutions. The course will include three stages; 1) Firefighter survival 2) Partner rescue/fire fighter rescue 3) Rapid intervention teams/crews (RIT/RIC) You will learn the importance of self-survival on the Fireground. Knowing your SCBA’s, knowing your equipment, how to manage a Mayday and when to call a Mayday. You will take your skills from stage 1 and incorporate them into calling maydays for our partner and/or another firefighter. You will learn partner rescue techniques, lifts, and carries. You will take your stage 1 and 2 techniques/skills and adapt them into Rapid Intervention Teams. You will work as a team to experience and understand the importance of an effective RIT/RIC team
PPE Requirements: Participants will require full PPE (bunker gear, structural boots, structural helmet, structural gloves, SCBA with two spare cylinders and SCBA mask).
Ben Whiten and Charles Pigden
Ben Whiten is a 1st class firefighter with the City of Belleville FD. He’s been a fire fighter for 15 years. He’s a married father of three daughters. He has been the lead instructor with Belleville FD for “firefighter survival/rapid intervention team” specialized training. He believes firefighter survival and rapid intervention are some of the most important skills any and every fire fighter should know.
Charles Pigden is a graduate from Durham Colleges Pre Service Fire Fighter Program in 2004. He has been a Fire Fighter in Belleville Ontario where he has lived most of his life for 16 years. He has 3 amazing children with his partner Nitasha. Charles has just finished the IAFF Fire Ground Survival Course. He is looking forward to being the newest firefighter survival/ RIT team specialized trainer with Belleville Fire & Emergency Services.
