This module is part of FireLearn, an online Fire Fighter I & II course designed to enhance students’ learning experience by allowing them to experiment with key concepts and skills in the safety of a virtual environment.

This online training module brings content to life with interactive audio, video, Flash™ animation, photographs, illustrations, and case-based scenarios. It is designed to serve as either a distance learning solution to reduce classroom lecture hours or as a review tool to help students master more challenging subject matter presented to them in the classroom.

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Define the types of special rescues encountered by fire fighters.
• Describe the steps of a special rescue.
• Describe the general procedures at a special rescue scene.
• Describe how to safely approach and assist at a vehicle or machinery rescue incident.
• Describe how to safely approach and assist at a confined space rescue incident.
• Describe how to safely approach and assist at a structural collapse rescue incident.
• Describe how to safely approach and assist at a water or ice rescue incident.
• Describe how to safely approach and assist at a wilderness search and rescue incident.
• Describe how to safely approach and assist at a hazardous materials rescue incident.
• Describe how to safely respond to an elevator or escalator rescue.