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.
Biography:
Scott Hardin started fire service in 1979 as a firefighter with the South Gastonia VFD, went to work for the City of Gastonia for 4 years then spent 28 years with the City of Charlotte retiring as a Captain on Ladder Co 4. Currently a member of the Crowders Mountain VFD. Instructor since 1990, NC live fire certified that same year. Lead instructor for the NC Breathing Equipment Firefighter Survival School since 1996. Adjunct instructor for the Fire Department Training Network in Indianapolis.
Kenny Hayes is a Captain with the Boston Fire Department. He is currently the Company Commander of Ladder 4, BFD’s busiest company. His 25 years of service with the city have allowed him the opportunity to focus on his passion—teaching and instructing the next generation of firefighters. His areas of focus have been developing and delivering courses based on firefighter survival and rescue, as well as officer development programs. Kenny currently serves as a Master Instructor of Fireground Survival with the IAFF. This has enabled him to teach all over North America for the last four years. He also assists as an adjunct instructor with other private entities that focus on firefighter search and rescue throughout the year.
Trey Young is a 20-year fire service veteran, who proudly serves the City of Asheville as a Captain on Ladder Company #1. He instructs Firefighter Survival, Rapid Intervention, Technical Rescue, and Truck Company Operations programs throughout the country. He serves as an Instructor at the North Carolina Breathing Equipment and Firefighter Survival School. Trey, a United States Marine veteran, has a beautiful wife and an awesome little boy.
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