This department continually evaluates, researches, and updates these required basic skills. Additionally, advanced rescue review courses for experienced rescue personnel are included in this department. An efficient rescue operation is dependent upon command and organization. The Command and Organization Department has a cadre of courses that meet the needs of people ranging from civilian personnel to emergency service workers. The courses in this department are designed to take the cumbersomeness out of leadership and command.
Some rescue operations are more technical than others.
The Department of Special Rescue Technology is responsible for conducting courses that are basically, because of their technicality, in a category of their own. Oftentimes, however, skills learned in other offerings can be applied as part of a rescue operation that falls within the parameters of this department. Additionally, emergency personnel frequently are not aware of stringent governmental regulations that are in effect during an actual rescue in, for example, a confined space. The responsibility for imparting knowledge of these regulations falls within this department. All rights reserved.