
Swift Water Rescue Awareness and Swift Water Rescue July 22-24, 2020
Wed, Jul 22
|Hampton Inn Cleveland/Thunder Rock Camp
The Swift Water Rescue Awareness course teaches river dynamics, river hazards, and overviews Swift Water search and rescue methods and tactics. This course is held as the initial module of the Swift Water Rescue I course.


Time & Location
Jul 22, 2020, 1:00 PM EDT – Jul 24, 2020, 12:00 PM EDT
Hampton Inn Cleveland/Thunder Rock Camp, 4355 Frontage Rd NW, Cleveland, TN 37312, USA
About the event
Swift Water Rescue Awareness and Swift Water Rescue I
The Swift Water Rescue Awareness course teaches river dynamics, river hazards, and overviews Swift Water search and rescue methods and tactics. This course is held as the initial module of the Swift Water Rescue I course. Swift Water Rescue I provides students with instruction in swift water dynamics, self-rescue/swimming techniques, ropes and knots, rescue equipment, rescue wading techniques, and technical rope rigging in swift water environments. These courses meet the applicable NFPA Awareness and Operations/Level I objectives
These courses are combined into 24 contact hours of training that is EXTREMELY PHYSICALLY DEMANDING. It is recommended that the students should be comfortable in the water, should have at least good swimming ability, and should be in good physical condition. It is recommended that any student with prior medical history of musculoskeletal injury or open heart surgery consult with a physician prior to…