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  2. Fayetteville college reveals only swift water rescue indoor ...

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    Fayetteville Technical Community College has the only indoor swift water rescue facility on the East Coast. Here's what it means for residents.

  3. Dickerson Whitewater Course - Wikipedia

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    It remains an active training center for whitewater slalom racing, swiftwater rescue training, and other whitewater activities. The facility is owned by the NRG Energy company. Except during special events, access requires membership in the Potomac Whitewater Racing Center, a USA Canoe/Kayak National Training Center. [1]

  4. FTCC plans indoor swift water rescue training facility in ...

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    Fayetteville Technical Community College plans to build an indoor swift water rescue training facility in Cumberland County. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800 ...

  5. Swift water rescue - Wikipedia

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    Swift water rescue (also called "white water rescue") is a subset of technical rescue dealing in white water river conditions. Due to the added pressure of moving water, swift water rescue involves the use of specially trained personnel, ropes and mechanical advantage systems that are often much more robust than those used in standard rope rescue .

  6. Technical rescue - Wikipedia

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    Technical rescue is the use of specialised tools and skills for rescue, including but not limited to confined space rescue, rope rescue, trench rescue, structural collapse rescue, ice rescue, swift water rescue, underwater rescue, and cave rescue.

  7. To the rescue: Northeast Ohio firefighters practice swift ...

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    Firefighters from several Northeast Ohio communities are in Kent this week for swift water rescue training. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways ...

  8. Mercia Inshore Search and Rescue - Wikipedia

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    Training in boat handling and VHF Marine Radio is to RYA standards, and Swiftwater rescue training to the American National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1670 Standard on Operations and Training for Technical Rescue is undertaken with the Rescue3 company in Bala, Wales. All qualifications are encompassed within a unique 10 unit training ...

  9. Training exercise turns into real-life water rescue in ... - AOL

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    A man riding a snowmobile fell through the ice on Jordan Pond just as firefighters trained with a special rescue apparatus. Training exercise turns into real-life water rescue in Shrewsbury Skip ...