Why Choose Our Courses?
Northampton Community College Rescue courses deliver unmatched, hands-on training designed to prepare you for real-world emergencies. Learn from experienced professionals, train with industry-standard equipment, and discover what truly sets our program apart from others in the region.
If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact us at 610-332-6434 or email Laurie Bush at lbush@northampton.edu.
Upcoming Courses:
This course will provide advanced, technician-level knowledge and skills as they pertain to common passenger vehicle rescue incidents. Topics will include advanced patient access and disentanglement techniques as well as rescue techniques for occupants entrapped under a vehicle. The course will also include one or more integrated exercises that will allow each student, while working as a member of a group, to access, disentangle, package, and extricate one or more patients from a common passenger vehicle accident scenario.
Prerequisites: MUST be at least 16 years of age by the first day of class; completed the PA State Fire Academy/Department of Health NFPA 1006 Passenger Vehicle Rescue Operations 24 course; possess a current approved first aid certification or current EMS Provider certification and possess current approved CPR certification and possess a Hazardous Materials Operations training or national certifications.
Sun., April 12, 2026, 8am-5pm
Sun., April 19, 2026, 8am-5pm
Location: Bushkill Township Volunteer Fire Co.
