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Rapid risk recognition
One Day • 8 Hour Class $125 Per Person for RAFT Member Departments Want to hold a Rapid Risk Recognition class outside of Michigan? |
This program provides a systematic approach to addressing these challenges. By equipping responders with the necessary knowledge, skills, abilities, and attitudes (KSAA), we aim to reduce risks and improve outcomes. Through an integrated framework of recognizing risks, this training fosters the critical thinking and practical skills required for safer and more effective operations. Together, we will explore key principles, practice real-world scenarios, and build a foundation for making informed, life-saving decisions in any emergency. |
Emergency response operations demand precision, knowledge, and the ability to make split-second decisions under pressure. Despite the best intentions, common root causes like human error, flawed situational awareness, and poor decision-making often lead to near misses, injuries, or even line-of-duty deaths.Our Day |
Section 1 • Introduction Review of the most common root causes of failure during emergency response operations that can result in near misses, injury, or line of duty deaths |
Section 2 • Reading Risk Review of key risk management principles. | Section 3 • Reading Buildings Review of the systematic process used to read buildings and predict collapse. | Section 4 • Reading Smoke Review of the systematic process used to read smoke and predict fire behavior. |
Section 5 • Reading Hazardous Energy Review of the systematic process used to read and manage hazardous energy. | Section 6 • Reading Firefighters Review of the systematic process used to read firefighters. | Section 7 • Sets and Reps Students will practice all 5 Reads through photos, videos and simulations. |