Special Operations training programs at IFSI are grouped into the following categories. Click the program buttons to get more information about each of the focus areas. (also see the agricultural program for agriculture related rescue classes)

Learn about new and older vehicles, taking them apart, and safely extricating patients.	Tight spaces present unique challenges during rescue attempts.	Office and residential building collapses.

Challenging students with basic and advanced rope rescue techniques.	Discovering methods and best practices for rescues involving trenches.	Basic hazardous materials training and advanced Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosive (CBRNE).

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Special Operations Program Slideshow

• Ray Palczynski - Program Director
• Duane Bales - Machinery Rescue & Vehicle Extrication
• Bill Clossen - Confined Space Rescue
• Chris Downey - Hazardous Materials
• Mike McCastland - Structural Collapse Rescue
• Heather Moore - Trench Rescue
• Mike Woodard - Rope Rescue