Harrisville, NH

Monday, February 21, 2011

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Lifesaving Resources Inc. (lifesaving.com) graduates 17 new Ice Rescue Instructors from their 9th annual International Ice Rescue Train-the-Trainer Academy on Sunday, February 20.

The intense 3.5-day Academy began on Thursday, February 17 and continued through Sunday, February 20 during which time the Fire, Rescue, EMS, and Law Enforcement personnel participated in 12 hours of classroom instruction and 15 hours of practical training on and through the ice.

The purpose of the Academy was to train First Responders as Ice Rescue Instructors.  The graduates are now authorized to go back to their own departments to conduct Ice Rescue training programs on behalf of their own departments.

The graduates include:

Marc T. Brown

Sheffield-Wheelock Vol. Fire Department

Sheffield, Vermont

Brad Cretaro

Village of Minoa Fire Department

Minoa, New York

Harold Griffith

Occoquan Woodbridge Lorton Vol. Fire Department

Woodbridge, Virginia

Hunter Harlan

RCFD Technical Rescue Team

Rapid City, South Dakota

Dave Hutchinson

Goodwins Mills Fire Rescue

Goodwins Mills, Maine

E. Dewayne Janes

Bartholomew Co. Sheriff's Department

Columbus, Indiana

David Jester

Brunswick Fire Department

Brunswick, Maine

Mike Kaake

Colerain Township Fire & EMS

Cincinnati, Ohio

Nikolai Kabelev

Irvington Fire Department

Irvington, New York

Don Koslosky

Brunswick Fire Department

Brunswick, Maine

Jack McGovern

Occoquan Woodbridge Lorton Vol. Fire Department

Woodbridge, Virginia

Brian Povandra

RCPC Water Rescue Team

Rapid City, South Dakota

Christopher Roberts

Bartholomew Co. Sheriff's Department

Columbus, Indiana

Vincent Smith

Occoquan Woodbridge Lorton Vol. Fire Department

Woodbridge, Virginia

Thomas Stall, III

Colerain Township Fire & EMS

Cincinnati, Ohio

Robin True

RBT Instruction

Jemseg, New Brunswick (Canada)

Matt Vangen

Colerain Township Fire & EMS

Cincinnati, Ohio

The Academy was conducted at the Lifesaving Resources' Water & Ice Rescue Training Center in historic Harrisville, New Hampshire, while the Courtyard by Marriott in downtown Keene, New Hampshire served as the host facility.

Deputy Chief Mark Howard of the Keene Fire Department welcomed the Instructor Candidates to Keene on Thursday evening and during the 3.5-day Academy, the Instructor Candidates participated in several practical emergency drills on the river in Keene, and toured the Keene Central Fire Station.

The faculty for the Academy included Gerald Dworkin, a professional Aquatics Safety and Water Rescue Consultant for Lifesaving Resources Inc.; Greg LeBlanc, a Captain with the Northwood (NH) Fire and Rescue Department; David Cianfrini, a Detective with the Sandown (NH) Police Department; and Scot Peterson, Vice President of Angel-GUARD (MA).  Dan Wilds, a Lieutenant and Training Office for the South Hero Vol. Fire Department (VT) was a guest speaker on the subjects of Field Treatment of Hypothermia and Incident Command.

The 17 graduates graduated Sunday afternoon and started their journeys back home.  They are now authorized for 3 years as Instructors and will begin training within their own departments to train other Fire, Rescue, EMS, and Law Enforcement personnel in Ice Rescue and Survival.

Lifesaving Resources is dedicated to drowning and aquatic injury prevention and emergency management.  Their award-winning and extensive website at www.lifesaving.com currently attracts more than 4,000 visitors daily from throughout the world and is considered a technical resource by Fire, Rescue, EMS, Law Enforcement, and Lifeguards.

Lifesaving Resources will be conducting one additional Ice Rescue Technician Course at their Training Center on March 5.  Beginning in the spring, they will be offering several Water Rescue Technician Courses as well as Swiftwater Rescue Technician Courses, in addition to their annual International Water/Swiftwater Rescue Train-the-Trainer Academy, May 19 - 22 in Keene, New Hampshire.

For more information, please contact Lifesaving Resources at www.lifesaving.com or call 603.827.4139.

Gerald M. Dworkin

Consultant, Aquatics Safety and Water Rescue

Lifesaving Resources Inc.

Harrisville, NH

603.827.4139

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