For the rescue teams who wish to be prepared to deal with the heavy weights, such as concrete and steel framed buildings, we offer the NFPA Technician level compliant Concrete Collapse Rescue Course.

The Concrete Collapse Rescue course is designed to be taken after completion of the Light frame & UN-reinforced Masonry course, however, it can be taken as a stand-alone course. The class is a combination of lecture, case study, and primarily hands on training in the following areas:

• Concrete construction methods
• Properties of concrete and reinforcing materials
• Concrete building collapse failure patterns
• Survivability profiling
• Tactical planning
• Rescue techniques
• Breaching techniques
• Controlled segmental lift out operations
• Relief cutting/stitch drilling
• Concrete sawing
• Void space breaching
• Void space heavy lifting
• Drilling/bolting/rigging & lifting
• Heavy and medium breakers/rotary drill operations
• Concrete boring equipment
• Support materials and operations