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A group of 21 local firefighters from Potter, McKean, and Cameron Counties recently completed the 48 hour Basic Vehicle Rescue course held at the Tri-Town Fire Co. in Ulysses. This course is jointly sponsored by the State Fire Academy and the Department of Health EMS Office.
The Pennsylvania Vehicle Rescue Training Curriculum places emphasis upon the development of knowledge and skills to be used by rescue personnel to achieve a safe and efficient vehicle rescue operation. The Joint Pennsylvania Vehicle Rescue Training Curriculum is a comprehensive rescue-training program designed to be presented to those emergency service personnel responsible for patient rescue operations on the highways of Pennsylvania.
This course introduces the student to a systematic approach to rescue that includes hazard recognition and control, incident command, situational assessment, and personal protection in addition to the requisite tools, equipment, and techniques of vehicle rescue. Completion of the course in conjunction with successfully passing a writen examination will earn course participants certification as a Vehicle Rescue Technician.
Firefighters and rescue personnel from the following departments participated in the course; Tri-Town Fire Co. Ulysses, Genesee Fire Co., Goodyear Hose co. Galeton, Harrison Township Fire Co., Sinnemahoning Fire Co., and the Bradford City Fire Department. Vehicles for the course were donated by Cowanesque Salvage and Recyling, Westfield.