Flood Management for Non-Emergency Services (FMNES)

The FFMNES course is designed for managers of non-emergency services during flood events. For example, within the UK these are Category 2 responders as defined in the Civil Contingencies Act (eg utilities and transport companies).

Contact hours

12 hours (2 days)

Prerequisites:

• Must be a confident swimmer
• Minimum age: 18

Course content includes

• Rescue 3 philosophy
• Water rescue training standards
• Hydrology
• Floodwater dynamics and hazards
• Flood theory
• Personal equipment
• Technical and team equipment
• Training levels and operational remits
• Guidance and best practice documents
• Pre-planning
• Organisational procedures and SOPs
• Dynamic risk assessment and incident size-up
• Incident management and site control
• Welfare considerations
• Medical and decontamination considerations
• Communications
• Weather information and flood warnings
• SEADEPTH model
• Community and multi-agency flood plans
• Multi-agency command and control considerations
• National flood assets
• Swiftwater swimming techniques (if used by agency)
• Strainer swim (if used by agency)
• Conditional rescues – talk, reach, throw (if used by agency)
• Shallow water techniques (if used by agency)
• Overview of water rescue technique (if used by agency)
• In-water night/poor visibility operations (if used by agency)

Course standard, learning outcomes and key teaching points

Rescue 3 Europe course standards, learning outcomes and key teaching points

The course standards, learning outcomes and key teaching points are provided as pre- and post-course reference for people involved in the delivery of Rescue 3 courses (eg Rescue 3 training providers, instructors and students). They are not to be used for any other purpose without the express written permission of Rescue 3 Europe.

Qualification valid for:

3 years

Taught by:

• Management of Water and Flood Incidents Instructor (MWFII)
• Management of Water and Flood Incidents Instructor (MWFII) and Swiftwater and Flood Rescue First Responder Instructor (SFRI) (or above) if teaching the optional in-water elements.

Recertification options

Instructor to student ratios

Student manual

The Water and Flood Incident Manager Handbook is supplied to students on the Rescue 3 FMNES course. Additional copies are also available to purchase online.

Instructor resources

Instructor resources for Rescue 3 courses can be accessed here.

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