Professional Rescue Training for Emergency Responders and Government Agencies
Swiftwater Rescue
Technical Rope Rescue
Surface Ice Rescue
Obtaining and maintaining certifications, such as Swiftwater Rescue Technician, Rope Rescue Technician, or Ice Rescue Technician, will ensure that you and your agency are ready to safely respond to emergencies that fall within your jurisdiction. Owning every piece of technical equipment on the market will not replace a robust training program for you and your team. We strongly encourage you to train to a higher standard than you anticipate responding to. Furthermore, we feel that you should train for any and all potential incidents, instead of practicing only within the realm of incidents that you have experienced in the past. What can happen, will happen. By going above and beyond in your training, you and your team will be prepared to handle the technical aspects of a rescue under the heightened stress that comes with any given situation.
Our courses emphasize:
Hazard Awareness
Prevention
Self Rescue
Team Rescue
Victim Rescue
Rescue USING the equipment you regularly carry
Our courses are designed to give you the knowledge and skills needed to preform rescues, and test those skills in multiple incident command based scenarios (ICS). All of our courses are certified by Rescue 3 International and meet their international standard, which satisfies, and in most cases exceeds, NFPA standards. Course curriculum is developed by an international board that evaluates the best of practices used around the world and combines them with teaching methodology. Our courses are taught by professional rescuers who have passed Rescue 3 International's rigorous instructor training program.
Swiftwater Rescue Courses
Black Fox Rescue Institute offers a specialized curriculum for fire fighters, search and rescue teams, professional responders and government agencies who need advanced swiftwater rescue training. Awareness level is offered for responders working more than 10ft (3m) from moving water. Operations level is offered for responders working within 10ft (3m) of moving water. Technician level is offered for responders working in or on the water.
Join an open course near you, or contact us for custom course dates for your group or your team.
Technical Rope Rescue Courses
Black Fox Rescue Institute offers technical rope rescue courses that meet the NFPA 1670 standards at the Operations and Technician levels. For specialized instruction, we recommend scheduling courses where you typically operate so we can make use of your local terrain in order to train for a realistic response.
We offer Operations and Technician level courses. Join an open course, or contact us for custom dates and locations.
Surface Ice Rescue Courses
Surface Ice Rescue is a critical skill set for those operating in this high risk environment. The coursework covers unique properties and risks associated with working on and around the ice and is particularly valuable for emergency responders who may respond to an incident where someone has fallen through the ice.
Black Fox Rescue Institute offers Technician Level training and certification. Join an open course or contact us to arrange a custom course with dates that work for your team.
Rescue Boat Operator Courses
Black Fox Rescue Institute offers boat handling courses and certification for both non-motorized and motorized boats. Due to the nature of personalization for these courses, we only offer them as custom courses with your agency or team.
Learn to operate non-motorized or motorized craft in a variety of conditions, including flat water and class I-III whitewater.
Which training level is best?
Rescue 3 International offers three distinct levels of training for certification:
Awareness
Awareness level coursework and certification provides an introductory skill set to a potential rescuer. This certification will prepare you for the minimum response for technical rescue scenarios.
Operations
Operations level coursework and certification provides more comprehensive education than the awareness level and will equip rescuers with knowledge to identify and avoid hazards and apply basic rescue techniques in a supporting role during an active rescue.
Technician
Technician level coursework and certification builds on the skills of the operations level to equip the rescuer with knowledge to identify and avoid hazards, utilize appropriate rescue equipment, apply advanced rescue techniques and lead a team during an active rescue.