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Course Name: Advanced Logger Rescue (8 hours)
Course Date: 5/20/18

Type: Con. Ed.
Register By: 4/15/18
Time:
8:00 am
Credit Hours: 8
Price: $FREE
Location:
Smethport
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Description:
THIS CLASS IS FREE, BUT PRE-REGISTRATION THROUGH THE PA STATE FIRE ACADEMY IS MANDATORY. TO REGISTER FOR THIS WORKSHOP PLEASE REQUEST AN APPLICATION FROM:
Jerry Bimle
gbimle@pa.gov
(717) 247-3752

A $20 FEE WILL BE REQUIRED AFTER ATTENDING THE WORKSHOP FOR ANYONE WISHING TO RECEIVE THE 8-HOURS (2 YEARS) OF PA SFI CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT. PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ABLE TO REGISTER FOR PA SFI CE CREDITS ON THE DAY OF THE TRAINING.

THIS CLASS DOES NOT COUNT FOR FIRST AID & CPR CREDIT

Advance Logger Rescue (8 hours) - is geared to prepare firefighters, EMS personnel, foresters, and loggers in taking action to reduce severity of injury and increase the loggers chance of survival after a logging accident. The program teaches all participants how to handle an "in woods" rescue from the time a person has not arrived home until they are at a Level-1 Trauma Center. Instructor Dana Hinkley is a retired captain (specializing in heavy rescue) from the Berlin, NH Fire Department. He has also spent the last 35+ years working in the logging business. Dana has developed the Logger Rescue courses and has trained hundreds of loggers, foresters and EMS personnel throughout the United State and Canada.

Meeting Location:
Tri-County Fire School
Forest Ave
Smethport, PA 16749
(814) 887-2376

Instructor:
Dana Hinkley (207) 233-7745

Lunch:
Lunch will be provided

What to bring:
Students will need to bring the following equipment for class: Personal protective equipment; hardhat, work gloves, safety glasses, safety-toe foot protection, work clothes appropriate for the weather. Class is delivered regardless of weather.


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Additional Information

•  Registration fees are non-refundable and non-transferrable after the course registration deadline if the course is held and you do not attend.
•  Registration is on a first come, first served basis. Your space in a course will not be reserved until the registration fee is paid. Please do not delay in making payment or your space could be given to another participant.
•  Courses may be cancelled if a minimum number of students are not registered by the registration deadline. Please register on time.
•  Employees insured through Eastern Alliance Insurance Group can have the registration fee for GOL classes reimbursed by WJ Cox Insurance.
•  Northern Tier Hardwood Association members can apply for a 50% reimbursement of registration costs after completing courses. Contact NTHA at (570) 265-7753.
•  For a full description of the PA SFI Training Policies, please visit https://www.sfiofpa.org/logger_training.php


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