Vehicle Rescue Technician Course - NEW!

Location: Vermont Fire Academy 

Classroom: 9/14, 21, 28, and 10/5 (1800 - 2200)
Practical: 10/8, 15, 23 (0800 - 1700)
Application Deadline: September 5 at 4 PM Click here for an application
Pre-requisites: Students must be provide their own equipment and be 18 years or older. See below for equipment needs.
Please email applications to: dps.vfaapplications@vermont.gov

Vermont Fire Academy dorm space may be available upon advanced request.

Course Description: This forty-hour Vehicle Rescue Technician course will cover material that meets NFPA 1006, Standard for Technical Rescue Personnel Professional Qualifications, Vehicle Rescue, 2021 Edition.

Through classroom and practical sessions, you will plan for vehicle incidents; conduct a size-up; establish scene safety zones; control hazards; perform required stabilization; create access and egress points; disentangle victims; remove the packaged victims; and terminate the incident.

This course will have a heavy practical component where we will focus on the use of Res Q Jacks to stabilize the vehicles and extricate victims from a vehicle with limited access to that vehicle.

Equipment Needs– NFPA approved coveralls or structural firefighting PPE, gloves, eye protection, boots with safety toes, and a helmet.