1 Ø Block 1:
General Knowledge
History
& Orientation
Fire Service Communications
Incident Management Systems
Fire Behavior. Chapters 1, 3, 4, 5.
Book required.
2 Ø Block 2:
Response
Fire
Fighter Qualifications & Safety
Response & Size-Up
Fire Fighter Survival
Fire Fighter Rehabilitation. Chapters
2, 10, 17, 19. Book, PPE and SCBA
required.
3 Ø Block 5:
Tactical Support Skills
Search
& Rescue
Ventilation. Chapters 13, 14. Book, PPE and SCBA.
4 Ø Block 9:
EMS / Vehicle Rescue
Fire
& Emergency Medical Care
Emergency Medical Care
Vehicle Rescue & Extrication. Chapters
23, 24, 25. Book, PPE and SCBA.
5 Ø RIT /
Save Your Own
When
things go bad fast for an interior working crew, their best bet is a trained RIT
team waiting outside to help them. Class
will give firefighters an inside look at some of the new, and classic,
techniques of rescuing a downed firefighter.
It will also be an intense two-day hands-on experience that will
hopefully fill the firefighter’s toolbox with ideas that can be used in an
emergency. PPE and SCBA required.
All equipment must be NFPA compliant.
6 Ø Emergency
Vehicle Operators Course
Students
learn the principles of safe emergency response.
Subjects covered include: firefighter injury/fatality data, liability
protection, vehicle dynamics, inspection, and maintenance.
Practical driving competency course maneuver exercises.
7 Ø Pumps I
Covers
the principles of hydraulics and the basic operation of fire department pumpers.
This training limits pumping capacity to 500 gpi for safety reasons.
Drills include: positioning
apparatus, pumping from tank, pumping from hydrants, pumping from draft, and
using pressure control devices. Includes
classroom and practical exercises. PPE
required.
8 Ø Pumps II
Designed
for students who have completed Pumps-I, this advanced course is designed for
experienced pump operators to practice moving large volumes of water. Large diameter hose and master stream devices will be used
extensively.
Topics include: hydraulics, terminology, pumping from hydrants, tandem
pumping,
drafting operations, relay operations, and
supplying
aerials. PPE required.
9 Ø Vehicle
Extrication
This
course will provide the student with the study of the tools and techniques of
extrication and rescue utilizing basic hand tools as well as the most
sophisticated rescue equipment. Both classroom and hands-on instruction will be
used with the emphasis on hands-on work. PPE
required.
10 Ø High
Angle Rescue
Intense
hands-on course will introduce students to high angle rescues and rescues from
heights, including rope use and hardware, repelling, stokes rigging, etc.
Students will need clean leather gloves and helmet.
11 Ø Arson
Detection for the First Responder
Designed
specifically to provide a clear definition of the role of initial responder
organizations, and to provide essential knowledge to enable them to recognize
the potential of an intentionally set fire, preserve evidence, and properly
report the information to appropriate officials.
Course includes the following basic topics: fire behavior, critical
observations of the first responder, fire cause, scene security and evidence
preservation, legal considerations, and how to report findings properly to
appropriate officials.
12 Ø ISO:
Incident Safety Officer
Examines
the Incident Safety Officer’s role within a command structure at emergency
response situations. Participants
will be able to identify and analyze incident scene safety concerns and
communicate recommended solutions to the command authority.
13 Ø HSO:
Health and Safety Officer
Examines
the Health & Safety Officer’s role in identifying, evaluation, and
implementing policy and procedures that affect health and safety aspects of
emergency responders. Risk
analysis, wellness issues, and other occupational safety issues will be the main
emphasis of this course.
14 Ø CPR
& First Aid (Sunday Only - $65)
