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Posted: Mar 6, 2018

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Posted: Mar 6, 2018

CMC Announces Its Spring/Summer 2018 Open Enrollment Course Schedule for Rescue Professional Training

A trainer instructing on rope techniques

CMC, the California-based rescue and work -at-height company dedicated to helping save lives and keeping people safe, today announced its Spring/ Summer 2018 CMC School schedule of courses for rescue professional training.

The CMC School will be available at strategic locations around the country which allow for individuals to enroll in Confined Space Rescue, Rope Rescue Technician I/II and Trench Rescue classes. The Open Enrollment calendar for 2018 courses is now open for early registration here.

“For over 40 years, CMC has remained dedicated to manufacturing and distributing the industry’s most reliable and trusted life safety equipment and gear; however, we also understand that equipment, without the requisite education and hands-on training, can only take rescue and rope access professionals so far,” said John McKently, CMC School Director.

“Through extensive, hands-on courses led by our team of seasoned instructors, the CMC School provides our community of rescue and other work-at-height professionals with the knowledge and training to do their jobs safely, effectively, and confidently,” McKently continued.

Rope rescue training

In the early 1980s, CMC developed one of the first curriculums for teaching mountain rescue skills to public safety professionals. Their experience as a leader in the rescue equipment industry naturally led to the teaching of rescue techniques and the establishment of the CMC School.

Over the years, the CMC School has evolved to include open enrollment and contract classes on Rope Rescue, Confined Space Entry and Rescue, Trench Rescue, Structural Collapse Rescue, Tower Rescue, Tactical Rappelling, Rope Access, and other unique or difficult access or rescue situations.  

CMC School’s Open Enrollment for the Spring/ Summer 2018 season will run from April - June 2018 and will include the following rescue training courses:

CLASS

DATE

LOCATION

Confined Space Rescue Technician

4/9/2018 - 4/13/2018

Ashland, OR

Rope Rescue Technician I/II

5/7/2018 - 5/11/2018

St. Louis, MO

Trench Rescue Technician

5/8/2018 - 5/10/2018

Bend, OR

Confined Space Rescue Technician

5/14/2018 - 5/18/2018

Rifle, CO

Rope Rescue Technician I/II

6/11/2018 - 6/15/2018

Waukesha, WI

Rope Rescue Technician I/II

6/18/2018 - 6/22/2018

Bend, OR

Trench Rescue Technician

6/25/2018 - 6/27/2018

Rifle, CO

Confined Space

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Posted: Mar 6, 2018

Update: Legislature votes to ban cancer-causing foam used to fight fires

Cancer-causing chemicals like the ones threatening West Plains water supplies would be banned for local firefighters starting in 2020, under a bill that received final approval from the Legislature Monday. Fire-fighting foam that contains perfluoroalkyl and polyfluorakyl, known as PFAS, are used to on flammable liquid fires, including aviation fuels.
- PUB DATE: 3/6/2018 2:21:34 AM - SOURCE: Spokane Spokesman-Review
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Posted: Mar 6, 2018

Florida legislature passes bill for first responder PTSD benefits

First responders being treated for post-traumatic stress disorder could soon have extended benefits under a bill passed Monday by the Florida Legislature. The state House of Representatives voted unanimously for legislation (SB 376) to extend workers' compensation benefits for those being treated for PTSD.
- PUB DATE: 3/6/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Tampa Tribune and TBO.com (Tampa Bay Online)
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Posted: Mar 6, 2018

Arbitrator rules against Indiana fire union in 2016 grievance against city

An independent arbitrator recently ruled against the Kokomo firefighters union in a grievance case filed by Local 396 that accused city officials of not staffing a tanker in an effort to avoid overtime costs. The grievance, first filed in November 2016 and largely unrelated to the ongoing contract negotiation controversy, alleged that city officials violated a contractual agreement in its attempt to not pay overtime.
- PUB DATE: 3/6/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Kokomo Tribune
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