P-RSearch and Rescue
Training for operations in collapsed structures.
iRES · RESCUE INSTITUTE
Practical skills. Coordinated action.
Proven techniques. New technologies.
Rescue training for units, local authorities and organisations. We connect specialisms and tailor programmes to your team’s needs. All our training can be delivered in English.
Together, we save lives.
Training can cover a single module, a prepared programme or skills from several disciplines. Content reflects participants’ tasks and experience.
TRAINING AREAS
Skills that work together.
Eight areas cover the skills needed in rescue operations and connect competencies across specialisms.
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DRGFire and Rescue Operations
Fire behaviour, operational tactics, firefighter rescue and thermal imaging.
WYSRope Rescue
Rope techniques and evacuation from locations requiring specialist access skills.
TECTechnical Rescue
Stabilisation, gaining access and casualty extrication at technical rescue incidents.
CHEHazardous Materials Response
Chemical hazard recognition, initial response organisation and gross decontamination.
WODWater Rescue
Team safety, operations in flooded areas and support for evacuation during floods.
MEDMedical Rescue
Casualty care with content matched to first aid, advanced first aid or professional pre-hospital care competencies.
BSPUnmanned Aircraft Systems
UAS team mission planning, reconnaissance, thermal imaging and data preparation for operational recipients.
TEAM SUPPORT
Equipment selection and configuration
We help identify your team’s equipment needs and plan configurations for future tasks and purchases. We combine operational experience with equipment knowledge, considering compatibility, use and user preparation.
Equipment enquiries →FROM SKILLS TO COORDINATED OPERATIONS
A programme tailored to your team.
From an individual skill to cooperation across specialisms. Training reflects the team’s tasks, participants’ experience and the time available.
WHO WE TRAIN
A shared purpose. Different needs.
We primarily train teams and organised groups. Programmes reflect participants’ roles, prior training and working conditions.
Local authorities and public institutions
Training for local authorities, public institutions and teams responsible for community safety and support. Programmes can cover incident preparedness, inter-agency cooperation and the organisation of operations in the institution’s working environment.
Rescue units and organisations
Training for fire services, rescue services and other incident-response teams. Content reflects the unit’s specialism, participants’ prior training, available equipment and the need for cooperation between rescue disciplines.
Businesses, workplace teams and organisations
Training is also available to businesses, workplace teams and organisations outside the rescue sector. Content is matched to their work, hazards and needs in first aid and emergency preparedness.
OUR TEAM
The people behind the training.
iRES brings together practitioners and instructors from different rescue disciplines. We combine experience from real incidents, training and cooperation across specialisms. Our programmes draw on these perspectives to meet the needs of whole teams as well as individual participants.
The iRES teamCONTACT
A conversation is the starting point.
A complete list of modules is not needed. Identifying your needs together allows us to agree the training content and how it will be delivered.
Contact details and enquiry form →What will help with our first conversation?
- The type of team and its role.
- The tasks or skills the training should cover.
- The proposed location and approximate date, if known.
We can agree the details together at a later stage.