SFT: Fire Fighter Rescue & 
Rapid Intervention Crew Operations

Instructed by Jeffrey Switkowski, Joseph Hunter, Jesse McAsey, Bryan Grebel, and Stephen McClain

April 10-13, 2026 | 0900-1700
SFD Training Site | McClellan Park, CA

This hands-on course provides the knowledge and skills needed to perform fire fighter rescue to reduce fire fighter injuries and deaths. Topics include the fire fighter rescue mindset; size up, tool assembly, and softening the structure; search, assessment, air delivery, and rescue; and Rapid Intervention Crew (RIC) roles, responsibilities, strategies, and operations.

Prerequisites: Fire Fighter 1A: Suppression (SFT) or Fire Fighter 1 certification Fire Fighter Survival (SFT)
• The Fire Ground Survival Awareness (IAFF online course) component of this course must be completed within three years prior to the Fire Fighter Rescue and RIC Operations course start date.