Training

All MRC Training Courses are NFPA 1670 compliant for water rescue standards. Classes are one or two days and include classroom and practical portions. Personnel are certified after successful completion of course and final exam. Our classes are created and priced to ensure the most effective training possible for your carefully budgeted dollar.

Please contact us so that we can customize one or more of our courses to better suit the needs of your jurisdiction. Please keep in mind that our seminars can provide continuing education credits for EMS Personnel. We appreciate if you allow 60 days advance notice, if this is desired, so that we can coordinate the necessary certificates.

Current Training Courses: A Safe Rescue is No Accident

Do not forget to call the media and invite them to the training site.

1) ICE RESCUE I – Technician Level Course Length – 1 day Description – MRC is proud to say that this class is the finest ice rescue class available in North America. We have trained and certified hundreds of firefighters and public safety agencies since our inception. To prepare your personnel for real life scenarios, it is pertinent that this class take place at your location. Trainees will become knowledgeable about ice hazards, the characteristics of ice as well as the associated strength guidelines. The student will understand the 3 NFPA training compliance guidelines and know the limitations of each. Incident Command System knowledge will be covered. Hypothermia care, Patient handling, Throw Bag Techniques, Self Rescue Skills and proper use of Specialized Ice Rescue Equipment are all critical components of this training, as well.

2) ICE RESCUE II Length – 1 day (Can be done on a 2nd day or in the evening 3-11 following Ice Rescue I) Description – This course is intended to further develop skills covered in the Level I class. Sub-Surface Recovery, Multiple Victim Rescue, Scene Assessment and Application Skills for Multiple Scenarios are covered in great detail. Each student is faced with potential rescue situations including “live victims” and allowed to handle the scene. These Test Scenarios are timed and critiqued as part of the skill-testing required to receive certification.

3) BASIC WATER RESCUE w/Boat Ops Length – 1 day Description – This course can be conducted on a lake or a major river, depending on your needs. After successful completion of this seminar, your personnel will be able to demonstrate basic water rescue safety knowledge. Your team will be trained to properly maneuver a rescue boat to aide in victim retrieval. The student will also obtain a working knowledge of boats, motors, and critical boating safety skills. Often taught in conjunction with Basic River Rescue for a two day class.

4) BASIC RIVER RESCUE Length – 1 day (This is often done on day 2 after completion of the Basic Water Rescue Class) Description – This class should be conducted on a river within your jurisdiction to facilitate more realistic rescue scenarios. Both shore and boat assisted rescues will be demonstrated. Throw bag accuracy will be stressed. Department members will learn how to effectively use tag lines in a variety of configurations to ensure your team is ready for a safe boat assisted rescue. He/she will be able to read a river/flood water situation and be able to utilize proper technique when called on to throw rescue rope bags in lakes, rivers and swiftwater situations. Self rescue skills will be covered thoroughly. In addition, the student will be able to demonstrate rope rigging

The video above is an actual rescue with the Seawolf Boat that we sold and trained them on taken in September 2018 in Chikaming Twp. on Lake Michigan. Port Austin made a similar save at the end of Summer 2020 on Lake Huron near Turnip Rock with the their Seawolf Boat utilizing our training skills.