Section 141.367  Rope Operations

The Rope Operations certification is designed to give fire service personnel the basic knowledge and skills to safely perform rope rescues as defined by NFPA 1670.

a)         Prerequisites

1)         Certification in Technical Rescue Awareness (see Section 141.350).

2)         Prerequisite for taking the Rope Operations course is successful completion of the Technical Rescue Awareness course (see Section 141.350).

3)         Successful completion of the Rope Operations course, which shall be a minimum of 40 instructional hours.

4)         Passage of the State written examination (see Section 141.200).

5)         Passage of the State practical skills examinations (see Sections 141.200 and 141.300(i)).

6)         Engagement in fire fighting in an organized Illinois fire department as a fire protection person according to the Act, as attested to by the employing Fire Chief of the individual seeking certification.

b)         Fire Department or individual reimbursement may be received for training costs for Rope Operations (see Subpart E).

c)         Special Instructor Requirements

1)         Instructor of Record shall be certified as a Fire Service Instructor II (see Section 141.320) and Rope Operations.

2)         There shall be a minimum of two instructors per course, one of whom is an Instructor of Record.  There shall be at least one instructor for each 6 students.

3)         All other instructors on site shall be a minimum of a Fire Service Instructor I (see Section 141.318) and certified as Rope Operations.

d)         The course and facility must be approved by the Office as provided in Sections 141.110 and 141.115.

e)         Credit for equivalent courses may be available in accordance with Section 141.120.

(Source:  Amended at 34 Ill. Reg. 8297, effective June 8, 2010)