Technician Level 2
Technician Level 2
Technician Level 2 provides skills practice for technician level rescuers, focusing on muscle memory. Technician level 2 rescuers don't have time to always think in an incident, so relying on those instincts will be critical.
So that there is more time to hone muscle memory and practice life-saving skills, online pre-work is important.
Prerequisites:
Successful completion of SWT - Technical Level I
Active member of a SAR team
Certified first responder
Wetsuit is optional (3mm).
Advanced Swiftwater Night Operations Training with Fathom Academy includes:
Introduction to NFPA 1006, 1670, and 1983
Incident Command Basics
Pre-planning and Site Survey for a flood incident
Conducting a Scene Size-up
Understanding of basic hydrology
Personal Protective Equipment
Search and Rescue
Shore-based Rescue (onsite)
Ropes & Lines (onsite)
Aircraft and Watercraft support (onsite)
Urban SAR (onsite)
Incident Termination (onsite)
Defensive and aggressive swimming techniques (onsite)
Low water crossing (onsite)
Live Bait
Swimming rescues
Tension diagonal
Tethered swimmer
Working in all team roles (lead, safety, spotter, etc) (onsite)