Lifesaving Resources announces its 2008 Ice Rescue training season to include 4 Ice Rescue Technician Courses and 1 Ice Rescue Train-the-Trainer Academy. To date, Lifesaving Resources has conducted over 70 Ice Rescue Technician Courses and have certified over 2,000 Ice Rescue Technicians to date.

The Ice Rescue Technician Courses are one-day, comprehensive, and fast-paced educational programs designed specifically for Fire, Rescue, EMS, and Law Enforcement Personnel. Courses are conducted at the new Lifesaving Resources' Education Training Center in Harrisville, NH and are conducted from 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM. Courses consist of a 2-hour classroom session, followed by a 2.5-hour on/through the ice practical session, a 45-minute lunch break, another 2.5-hour on/through the ice practical session, and a final 1-hour classroom session.

Ice Rescue Technician Course candidates must be in good physical condition and must be comfortable in deep water while wearing an ice rescue suit. Technician candidates must supply their own department's ice rescue suits, although rental suits are available (on a limited basis).

The tuition includes all books and materials, snacks, lunch, instruction, and upon successful completion of the course a Course Completion Certificate and Insignia.

Dates for the 2008 Ice Rescue Technician Courses are:

• Saturday, January 19
• Saturday, February 02
• Saturday, March 01
• Saturday, March 15

The Lifesaving Resources' Ice Rescue training programs have been featured on New Hampshire Chronicle, New Hampshire Public Television, WMUR Television, and CBS News Early Show. The Lifesaving Resources' Ice Rescue and Water Rescue training programs meet or exceed NFPA 1670 Standard for Technical Rescue.

The Ice Rescue Train-the-Trainer Academy will be conducted at Boston University's Sargent Center for Outdoor Education, February 14 - 17, in Hancock, New Hampshire. Instructor Candidates must be authorized by their department's chief or training officer in order to participate in this intensive training program. Upon successful completion, Instructors will be authorized to conduct Ice Rescue Awareness, Operations, and Technician level courses on behalf of their department/agency.

Lifesaving Resources is dedicated to drowning and aquatic injury prevention and emergency management. Their award-winning 500+ page website is considered a technical resource by First Responder Agencies and their personnel throughout the world.

For more information and registration, access the Educational Programs Section of the Lifesaving Resources' website at www.lifesaving.com, or call 603/827-4139. Registration in each program is limited to a maximum of 36 participants, so we encourage you to register early.