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January 12, 2026 - January 15, 2026
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Homeland Security
Marble Falls Fire Rescue
Venue Address:
This course teaches responders how to safely perform confined space rescues in industrial and municipal settings through classroom instruction and hands-on exercises. Training meets or exceeds NFPA 1006 and OSHA 29 CFR 1910.146 requirements.
Participants will learn to:
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Apply rescue safety principles, command structure, and life safety priorities
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Provide medical care, patient assessment, packaging, and evacuation
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Use basket stretchers and spinal immobilization
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Identify and use rescue ropes, equipment, and NFPA standards
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Tie and apply essential rescue knots
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Build and evaluate anchor, belay, lowering, and hauling systems
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Understand mechanical advantage systems (z-rigs, block and tackle)
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Perform confined space operations, including hazard recognition, monitoring, ventilation, and decontamination
Who Should Attend:
Emergency Response Rescue Team members or support personnel.
Prerequisites (one required):
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NFPA 470, 1072, or 472 (Awareness level), or
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TEEX AWR-160, TDEM HazMat Awareness, or
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TCFP Firefighter certification, or
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SFFMA Firefighter I
Registration:
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Pre-registration required, no walk-ins
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Registration closes 3:00 pm (CT), two days before class
Dress Code & PPE:
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Full-length pants, closed-toe shoes, appropriate shirt or uniform
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Bring hard hat, safety glasses, leather gloves, safety-toe footwear
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SCBA use required; participants must be clean-shaven where mask seals
Additional Notes:
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Physically demanding activities may be required
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Students must be Texas public-sector employees or volunteers
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Texas residents only
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Cost: Free (no tuition)
Special Instructions
Register for this course through the Texas Division of Emergency Management’s (TDEM) training portal. This course also has a number of prerequisites which can be reviewed on TDEM’s website.