WCDES Accident Victim Extrication Training @ Katonah Satellite (8/26 -8/29)

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Accident Victim Extrication Training

(To be Held at the Katonah FD - Satellite)

Katonah: August 26, 27, 28, and 29 from 18:30 to 22:30 hours

Description: Provides hands-on training in motor vehicle rescue and extrication techniques

while stressing the need for scene safety and vehicle stabilization. It includes rescue theory,

rescue life cycle, new technology in automotive design and rescue tools an there uses

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Target audience: All emergency response personnel

Prerequisites: Firefighter I or Scene Support Operations

Registration: Pre-registration is mandatory. Walk-ins are not permitted. Register

through your chief or training officer. Chief's and training officer's can register their

personnel at; http://emergencyservices.westchestergov.com/. Each student must present a

NYS Training Authorization Letter to the instructor. The NYS Training Authorization

Letter can be accessed and downloaded when registering. Class size is limited to Twenty

Venue: Katonah FD Satellite, 65 Bedford Road, Katonah, New York and Westchester

County DES Training Center, 4 Dana Rd. – Grasslands Campus, Valhalla, New York. All

students are to park in the lot adjacent to the Support Services Building located at 35 Walker

Road. (There is a stairway linking the parking lot directly to the training campus.) For

questions or concerns regarding weather or course cancellation call (914) 231 – 1615.