To be successful at rescuing a lost, trapped, ormissing firefighter requires a tremendous amountof dedication and preparation. Searching andremoving one of our own at an emergency scene willchallenge the best-trained firefighters. Casestudies over the years continually point to thelack of preparation and training to deal withthese type emergencies. Having a dedicated RapidIntervention Crew or company at an incident is onething; having a highly trained crew or company(s)to handle this responsibility is another. FireDepartments must have dedicated procedures andtraining to handle a MAYDAY. This new & updatedNJDFS Rapid Intervention course will provide thenecessary skills, techniques & knowledge for thefirefighter to apply and obtain NJDFS RapidIntervention Member certification. This coursemeets and exceeds the NFPA 1407 standard.Requirement(s) Students will need to bring theirown lunch, (2) accountability tags, approved PPE &SCBA w/ spare cylinder each day.Pre-Requisite NJ DFS CERTIFIED FIREFIGHTER I,