For the second year, Riverland Community College, in cooperation with the Rochester Fire Department, presents Ron Moore and the "University of Extrication Vehicle Rescue Update," January 10, 2009, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. This one-day program focuses on new technology and techniques in vehicle rescue. It will be held at John Adams Middle School in Rochester, 1535 31st Street Northwest. The cost is $65 per person. A group discount may apply.
Topics include new airbag designs, emergency procedures for hybrid vehicles and safe parking for rescue vehicles during an emergency. The slide presentation "Real-World Rescue," features vehicle crashes and how to deal with them. For more information contact Brian Staska, Riverland fire training coordinator, 800-247-5039, fax: 507-434-7388, brian.staska@riverland.edu
Battalion Chief Ron Moore is the Training Officer of the McKinney Texas Fire Department. He is responsible for the continuing education fire and rescue training programs for the 122-member fire department. His 35 years of fire service experience have allowed him the opportunity to conduct many advanced automobile rescue seminars and bus rescue training programs in North America and Europe.
Moore is highly recognized in his field. Firehouse magazine has published more than 100 articles in his "University of Extrication" series. He is the moderator of the University of Extrication interactive section of the firehouse.com website and is also the author of the most definitive training manual in this field, Vehicle Rescue and Extrication, 2nd edition, a text published by Mosby Co.
Riverland Community College's fire training department, part of the Riverland Training and Development division, provides service for law enforcement, EMS providers and firefighters in an 11-county area in southeast Minnesota including Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Winona. They provide basic level hazardous material (hazmat) awareness and refresher courses, as well as a more advanced hazmat operations level course to create a higher level of hazmat knowledge and response. The highest level of training provided is the hazardous materials technician program. Riverland Training and Development, a department of Riverland Community College, is a resource for business and industry offering solutions for improving performance through customized training, consultation, DACUM facilitation and program development. Annually, Riverland Training and Development works with more than 600 companies and organizations across the region, serving more than 5,600 employees. More information about Riverland Training and Development may be found on the Internet at www.riverland.edu/rtd.
Riverland Community College, a member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system, is a regional comprehensive community college inspiring learning for living through a personalized educational environment. Approximately 4,000 students are served, annually, through a wide range of credit-based educational opportunities. An additional 5,600 students are annually served in non-credit courses. Facilities are located in Albert Lea, Austin, and Owatonna, Minn. Riverland may be found on the Internet at www.riverland.edu.
The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system comprises 32 state universities and community and technical colleges serving the higher education needs of Minnesota. The system serves about 240,000 students per year in credit-based courses and an additional 130,000 students in non-credit courses.
