Search & RIC Training
Search & RIC Training
This comprehensive course offers in-depth coverage of the fundamental search techniques, including Standard, Oriented, and Team searches. Building on this foundation, we will delve into more advanced topics such as VES/VEIS, Large and/or Complex area searches, and Searching ahead of the hose line. Our curriculum will also incorporate essential skills like Air management, RIC/RIT, and patient removal, ensuring our trainees are well-prepared for real-world emergency scenarios.
To maximize the effectiveness of our training, we aim to simulate real-world conditions as much as possible. If available, we plan to include live fire components in our program to provide hands-on experience in a controlled environment. By emphasizing practical training, our trainees will be equipped with the necessary knowledge and skills to respond to emergency situations with confidence and proficiency.
Firefighter Search & RIC Training
Overview:
The Firefighter Search and RIC Training focuses on search methods and rapid intervention crew (RIC) operations in low-visibility, stressful settings. The course aims to enable firefighters to perform efficient, safe rescue actions and to improve their decision-making in emergencies.
Course Highlights
- This course delivers both basic and advanced firefighter search techniques, including Targeted, Oriented, and Team‑based methods.
- Students will perform drags and carries, practice firefighter rescues, and work through survivability and RIT concepts in realistic, high‑stress environments.
- The training emphasizes safety, situational awareness, communication, and coordinated movement in low‑visibility conditions—building firefighters who can locate victims quickly, stay oriented, and operate with confidence when conditions are at their worst
- Search Techniques: Our proven techniques enable the firefighter to locate victims both Civilian and Firefighter quickly and efficiently.
- RIC Operations: Learn how to implement and refine firefighter intervention and rescue strategies.
- Team Coordination: Enhance communication and coordination during search-and-rescue missions.
Who Should Attend
- This training is perfect for all firefighters and command staff who want sharper, safer, and more efficient rescue and search performance.
- Built for fire officers responsible for fireground operations or overseeing RIC, providing the skills and confidence to manage high‑risk moments with precision.
Why Choose This Course
This training is built for firefighters who want to level up. If your crew is ready to maximize their skills for search‑and‑rescue in the worst conditions, this is where that edge is earned. You’ll sharpen your speed, tighten your decision‑making under pressure, and learn the tactics that keep both civilians and firefighters alive. Show up ready to work — leave ready to perform.
Training Benefits:
- Master core search and rescue techniques for both civilians and firefighters.
- Develop RIC skills to ensure firefighter safety in dangerous situations.
- Improve teamwork and communication during high-stress operations.
Course Structure
- In-classroom training on search and rescue principles, RIC strategy, and safety of firefighters.
- Hands-on drills focusing on search techniques, victim extraction, and rapid intervention crew practices.
- Scenario-based exercises that simulate real-world search and rescue operations to improve decision-making and teamwork under pressure.
Why Choose Brass Shamrock Training?
Brass Shamrock Training offers training that is more applied and real-world, and its instructors have years of firefighting experience. Your team requires the essential skills to operate a rescue safely and effectively under pressure. Our Firefighter Search & RIC Training gives them the skills needed to carry it out.