Live Fire Survival and Rapid Intervention
Course Description:
A mayday situation is the most stressful and impactful event a firefighter can face. Well-intentioned instructors on the bay floor and salesmen on the show floor teach and demonstrate a plethora of techniques that look like winners in these sterile environments. But will those techniques hold up to the stress and conditions of the moment? This two-day survival and rapid intervention class is designed to engage the participant in a visceral way. By sharing drills and techniques learned from real-world survival situations, rapid intervention rescues, and line-of-duty deaths; students will move from basic techniques to dynamic scenarios that are pulled from actual events. Students will leave with tangible survival and rapid intervention skills that can be used on the job and shared with company and department members. Emphasis will be placed on creating realistic conditions giving participants a glimpse of what it may be like to use these skills on the street.
Cadre:
Trey Young, a 23 year veteran of the fire service, is proud to serve the City of Asheville (NC) as a Division Chief. As he rose through the ranks Trey was assigned to Asheville’s busiest companies including Rescue Company 3 and Ladder Company 1. He instructs Firefighter Survival, Rapid Intervention, Live Fire, Technical Rescue, and Truck Company Operations programs nationwide. He instructs at the North Carolina Breathing Equipment and Firefighter Survival School and the Fire Department Training Network. Trey, a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, has a beautiful wife and an awesome little boy.
Kenny Hayes is a Captain with the Boston Fire Department. His current position is Drillmaster of the Boston Fire Training Academy. His 28 years of service with the city allowed him to be part of major changes within the training division. He is also a Master Instructor with the IAFF Firefighter Rescue and Survival Program.
Jay Bettencourt has been a member of the American Fire Service for 19 years and currently serves as Training Captain for the Crested Butte Fire Protection District. Before moving to Colorado, Jay spent 16 years with the Asheville (NC) Fire Department, where he rose to the rank of Lieutenant and led Rescue Company 3. Throughout his career, Jay has been involved in hands-on training, specializing in Survival, RIT, Truck Company Operations, and Technical Rescue. He has served as an instructor at the North Carolina Breathing Equipment School for 14 years and has presented at the Orlando Fire Conference and the Metro Atlanta Firefighters Conference. Jay is honored to return to the Mile High Conference to share critical Survival and RIT skills with motivated firefighters from across the country.
Clem Kramer has 20 years of service, fighting fire on both coasts; previously with the Asheville (NC) Fire Department and currently serving the City of Oakland (CA) as a Firefighter/Paramedic. He has taught Survival, Rapid Intervention, and Truck Company programs across the nation and serves as an instructor at North Carolina Breathing Equipment School.
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