How are Raven Rescue/Rescue 3 courses NFPA-compliant?
More than 10 years ago, Rescue 3 did a major re-organization of its courses in order to bring its curriculum into line with NFPA 1670 and 1006 Standards. Courses are now organized according to Awareness, Operations and Technician levels, the curriculum is based on the content of the 1670 Standard, and knowledge and skills are taught in the manner prescribed by the NFPA. At the time, Rescue 3 predicted that more-and-more emphasis would be placed on “standardized” training, and only a few years later, 9/11 was the catalyst that saw a huge increase in the number of emergency response agencies adopting NFPA Standards. In Canada, it took longer for departments to adopt NFPA Standards, but the growth has been steady for the past 10 years, to the point where it has become the norm rather than the exception.
