Water Team Leaders (DEFRA Compliant)

COST: £540.00 (£450 + VAT)

The Water and Flood Team Leader course is for existing SFR, SRT or SFRBOs who will lead a team of that level at water and flood incidents.

Contact hours

12 hours (2 days)

Prerequisites:

• Swiftwater and Flood First Responder (SFR)
• Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Technician (SRT)
• Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Boat Operator (SFRBO)

Course content includes.

• Rescue 3 philosophy
• Training standards
• Foundation knowledge
• Flood theory
• Incident size-up
• Incident management and site control
• Medical and decontamination considerations
• Considerations for night/poor visibility operations
• Management of river and flood searches
• Guidance and best practice documents
• Management of rescues from vehicles in water
• Pre-planning for water incidents
• Welfare considerations
• Management of powered boat operations (if used by team)
• Weather and flood warning information
• Local emergency flood plans
• Team typing and deployment of national assets
• Water and Flood Team Leader exercise