This course provides firefighters with the necessary advanced skills to effectively operate as a member of a responder intervention team. Responder Intervention Team Rescue Technician combines classroom lecture, firefighter fatality case studies, drags and carries, breaching, heavy lifting with hydraulic and pneumatic tools, cutting utilizing a variety of torches, and hands-on scenario-based training involving a firefighter mayday. Skills are practiced and honed under live fire conditions that will challenge each student mentally and physically. This course goes beyond any traditional class by utilizing rescue tools and techniques in the fire suppression environment. This physically intense course meets and exceeds NFPA 1407, preparing the responder for our worst-case scenario. Instructor: Paul Niedbalski and Darin Virag Prerequisite: Fire Fighter 1, No Beards Equipment Required: Full PPE, SCBA, Two Spare Bottles Class will meet on March 6, March 7, March 8, March 13, March 14, and March 15. On Friday's, class will begin at 6pm and on Saturdays and Sundays class will begin at 8am.