Courses Offered

FIrefighting

Basic Firefighter (40hrs)

Through lectures and practical "hands-on" experience, the basic firefighter training is a week- long course covering an array of subjects including but not limited to: The Incident Command System, firefighter safety & survival, "reading" smoke, scene size-up, fire streams, fire control methods, ground ladders, ventilation techniques, forcible entry, and victim rescue & extrication. We cover topics that are pertinent to your system and can design training that is specific to your needs.

Emergency Medical Services

Basic First Aid (40hours)

Our five day course in basic first aid is an internationally based curriculum covering a variety of topics including:

Anatomy & Physiology
Vital Signs
Patient History
Scene Size-up
Rescuer Safety
Patient Assessment
Airway Management
CPR
Bleeding and Shock
Management of Musculoskeletal Injuries
Head & Spine Injuries
Chest Injuries
Soft Tissue Injuries
Burn Management
Near-Drowning
Poisoning & Overdoses
Animal Bites
Patient Lifting, Moving & Extrication.

This training encorporates teamwork and instills leadership and confidence within the students.

Water Rescue Training

Basic Water Rescue Awareness (3 days)

This three-day training curriculum is a hands-on course developed to provide the necessary tools and skills to achieve an understanding of basic shore-based swift water rescue.

The course is broken down into classroom lectures and teaching stations which include the following topics:

Hydraulics
River Dynamics
Self-rescue
Victim Packaging & Removal
Shallow Water Crossing
Tension Diagonal Rope Placements
Throw-bag Operations
Foot Entrapment
Personal Protective Equipment.

Teaching progresses in stages from the classroom to outdoor activities, to the swimming pool and finally the swift water site. The students will learn basic fundamentals that will increase their confidence in the water, promote teamwork and emphasize safety.

Students who successfully complete all aspects of the training will receive a certificate of completion.

Advanced Water Rescue Training (4 Days)

GMR's Advanced Water Rescue Course is designed for public safety agencies already engaging in swift water rescue operations who have completed our 3 day Basic Water Rescue Awareness Course. The advanced training is taught only by our most highly skilled water rescue technicians in a smaller group.

The course covers an array of topics including:

Water Rescue Refresher
Throw Bags in Dynamic Water (Throwing & Receiving)
Shallow Water Crossing
Eddy Hopping
Swimming in Current
Contact Swims
Tethered Swimmer
Z-Line Drags
Transportation of Victims Across River

**Due to the inherent dangers associated with this training, each student will be evaluated based on their swimming ability & physical fitness prior to entry into the class. GMR staff reserves full right of refusal of entrance into this course based on these criteria.**

Specialty Rescue

Rope Rescue

Our Rope Rescue Training is a three-day training course based on CMC Rescue standards (the leader in rope rescue training in the United States). All of our instructors are certified to these standards and are some of the best technicians in the industry.

The three day rope training consists of classroom and practical, hands-on skills training covering the following topics:

Overview of Rope & Webbing
Hardware
Personal Protective Equipment
Knots
Anchors
Anchor Systems
Belay Systems
Lowering Systems
Raising Systems & Mechanical Advantage
Reversing Systems
Rappelling
Patient Stabilization & Packaging
Stetcher Rigging & Tending

Vehicle Extrication

Coming soon...

Building Collapse & USAR

Coming soon...

TESTIMONIALS

We are extremely grateful to Don Davis, Brandon Paxton and GMR for the Advanced Water Rescue Course in Arequipa Peru held June, 2011. We are very aware that oftentimes in order to accomplish these missions, we have to sacrifice ourselves and our families for briefs periods of time, but the result is so gratifying that even they will be happy with the results and for the goodwill and actions we do.

I would like to express that the general impression from the
students/participants to this training course is very good and positive, especially since in this part of the country a similar course, such as the one which took place in June, had never been done! The members of the National Police Squad are very grateful for the new techniques used for swift water rescues. Some of them are great swimmers and rescuers; however, with the techniques, they have learned a lot and are thankful for the opportunity to attend such an important course. The idea they have is to have the same group in the not too distant future meet again to practice and refresh their knowledge in order to be always up to date and ready to act. Besides, they have committed themselves to replicate the learnings in their respective institutions or squads. My personal opinion is that this has been a wonderful opportunity for
Peru in general, not only for Arequipa.

I will anxiously await your comments in order to continue supporting the extraordinary work you do around Peru and the world to make it a safer and better place to live.

Hugs and greeting to the whole GMR team!

Sincerely yours,
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Alonso Málaga Machicao
BUSF/Firefighters Without Borders - Arequipa, Peru

"On behalf of the NADMO Secretariat in Afigya Kwabre District Assembly, Ghana, I humbly write to thank you for your training and immense support during the two-week training program on International Emergency Response. Our warm heart goes to Tim
(Leader of the Team), Ed, David and Chris for their rich experiences shared with us...God bless you for everything and we are truly grateful to you. Until then, we pray: Long live Global Mission Readiness, and God bless America. Thank you."

John Marfo, NADMO, Afigya Kwabre District Assembly, Ghana