Course Overview: This advanced programme prepares Civil Defence volunteers to conduct structured search and rescue missions in disaster‑affected areas. It emphasizes specialized techniques for locating, stabilizing, and evacuating victims while ensuring responder safety. Learners gain practical experience through simulations, field drills, and scenario‑based exercises.
Learning Objectives: Participants will:
Search Techniques: Learn systematic methods for locating victims in collapsed structures, floods, and fire‑affected zones.
Rescue Operations: Practice casualty extraction, rope rescue, and confined‑space evacuation.
Safety Protocols: Apply personal protective equipment (PPE) and risk‑management strategies.
Team Coordination: Operate within structured rescue squads, following chain‑of‑command discipline.
Disaster Response: Engage in multi‑hazard simulations (earthquake, flood, fire) to build operational readiness.
Course Structure:
Duration: 3–4 weeks (intensive, field‑based)
Format: Outdoor drills, rescue simulations, and supervised practice sessions
Assessment: Performance in search drills, teamwork evaluations, and final rescue mission simulation
Certification: Graduates earn the Civil Defence Search & Rescue Certificate, qualifying them for Advanced Leadership & Command Training.
Programme Motto: “Find, Rescue, Protect.”
Outcome: Upon completion, learners will be capable of conducting structured search and rescue operations, ensuring community safety during disasters, and advancing toward Civil Defence leadership roles.
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