Course Descriptions
BLS Healthcare Provider CPR (NEW)
This is an 8-hour that teaches the student BLS
Healthcare Provider CPR under the new guidelines of the American
Heart Association.
(Class size limited to 12)
BLS Healthcare Provider CPR Renewal
This 40-hour course is designed to assist fire officers in solving the varied problems and situations they will be required to manage effectively in today's ever-changing fire service. The curriculum includes a review of fire department organization and administration, management theory, leadership, communication, motivation, and small group dynamics.
Dealing with the Media: A Short Course for Rural Responders (AWR 209) (NEW)
This 8 hour course designed to provide rural first responders with the skills and knowledge to quickly adopt the role of public information officer (PIO) if/when needed and to communicate with the public through the media. Through this course, rural first responders will gain an understanding of what the media is looking for at the scene of an emergency and in public awareness campaigns, as well as learn how to give interviews that work and write successful news releases.
Emergency Medical Responder (First Responder)
(NEW) (This class is not tracked in the FCDICE system) (Cost for the
course will be $75 to $100 depending on the number of students in
the class)
This course introduces the student to the skills and techniques used
for first response to medical emergencies. Classroom instruction
includes a variety of medical related topics encountered by public
safety personnel. Practical exercises and scenarios are included to
enhance classroom instruction and skill development.
Minimum number of students is 20 and a maximum of 30.
Books will be available for use during the class or you may
purchase them.
Emergency Vehicle Drivers Training (EVOC) Train-the-Trainer (NEW)
This 16-hour VFIS program is developed to allow
the emergency vehicle operator who wishes to become an instructor in
this intense program, the opportunity to teach other operators that
there are other options available to them. The program also prepares
your operators to become better professional emergency vehicle
operators when it involves their own personal safety of their crew,
their patient, and the community they are serving.
Emergency
Vehicle Operation Course
This is a 16-hour course that includes classroom
discussion on safe driving, state laws, physical forces that effect
driving. The practical portion includes driving an apparatus through
a course designed by VFIS.
Farmedic
This is a
16 hour course that will discuss appropriate responses to chemical,
mechanical and structural accidents and logistical, rescue and
Firefighter I Practical Skills Sign Off (Must have primary skills signed off prior to September 12)
Under the new FF I Certification Guidelines, Firefighter I students must have an independent certified instructor sign off their skills for Firefighter I completion. Firefighter I students who need their 2nd skills sign off, may attend the Practical Skills Task Book “sign off” on September 13 & 14, 2012.
Fire Ground Survival (NEW)
This 8-hour course will identify and describe the need to be Mayday ready at all times, explain the need to have a situational awareness of the conditions that could place a firefighter in a Mayday situation, demonstrate the ability to recognize deteriorating conditions that place firefighters in harm, and describe the communication system necessary during a mayday. The student must also must demonstrate the skills in manipulating their SCBA’s, Pass Devices, and radios in restricted movements, limited visibility, and with both hands, to increase firefighter survival when presented with a Mayday situation.
Firefighter Electrical Safety (NEW)
This 8-hour class provides the firefighter with the necessary
information on the dangers of electricity and how to safely operate
on an incident that involves energized equipment.
Firefighter Water Rescue & Survival
This 4 hour program will consist of lecture and practical applications. This introduction to the various water rescue disciplines takes the students through the basics of self preservation in the water and fire service application of the reach, throw, row, or go concepts. Full PPE including SCBA is required along with a change of clothes, towels, etc. Gear should be cleaned prior to attendance. (If you have a second set of gear, please bring it. Your gear will get very wet.)
Fire Department Safety Officer Roles (NEW)
This 4-hour course will allow the firefighter, operating as a health
and safety officer to list the general duties of the incident scene
safety officer, identify scene safety concerns, fire behavior
considerations, special operations incidents, the role of the safety
officer prior to an incident, during an incident and after the
incident. The student
will also review firefighter fatality and injury reports and discuss
ways to reduce injuries and line of duty deaths.
The 16 Life Safety Initiatives from the National
Fallen Firefighters Foundation will be reviewed.
Fire Service
Course Delivery
The course is designed to introduce students to the fundamental concepts, theories, materials, principles and practices for active training programs in the fire service. The class format will consist of lectures, class discussion of the text, group exercises, Power-Point presentations, and research assignments. The class sessions will be interactive, therefore attendance and completion of the required reading are very important. Students need to bring to class a genuine attitude for learning, and to be prepared to answer questions and present their projects when called upon. Text books will be provided for use during class.
First Responder's Role in Fire Investigation (NEW)
This 4-hour course teaches first responders, including fire, police and EMS, how to make critical observations and take important scene preservation actions as they discharge their first responder duties. These observations and actions are crucial to the success of the subsequent fire investigation of the scene. The curriculum was developed by the International Association of Arson Investigators, Inc.
Foam Based Fire Attack
This 4-hour course was developed to provide
firefighters with up-to-date knowledge and tactics on the foam
products of today. Over
the past 10 years there has been much technological advancement in
foam technology. During
this course we will go over nozzle selection, flow rates, hose
selection, foam selection, and tactical application. After
completing this course, the student will be able to choose the
appropriate foam, nozzle and solution percentage to combat the
different classes of fire.
We will also address many of the myths surrounding E-85 fuel
fires as well as perform a live fire burn on Class ‘A’ materials and
an Alcohol fire. Class
size limited to 12 students.
(NFPA approved PPE and SCBA required)
Grant Writing Skills
This 4-hour program will cover key aspects that should be include when writing a grant. Format and information that should be include to improve you chances of grant approval will be discussed. Also, Division of Forestry Volunteer Fire Assistance Grant Program and FEMA Assistance to Firefighter Grants will be discussed.
Hazardous Materials Operations for First Responders (NEW)
This course will cover awareness and operational
level. Responders to
vehicle accidents and other hazardous material incidents require
training to the operations level.
This course also includes a practical component involving
emergency decontamination.
This course is now required for Firefighter I training.
Hydraulics – 16 hour
This course presents the basic concepts of water
supply with emphasis on the ability to accurately and quickly make
water flow calculations in the field from the perspective of the
volunteer firefighter/pump operator. The course includes pump and
hydraulic theory with concentration on "tricks of the trade" and
simplified calculations hopefully taking away some of the fear and
discomfort of applying practical hydraulics to real world
situations. Hands-on and field work is included in the course.
This 8 hour class will
address the dangers involved in swift water rescue and the necessary
requirements to conduct a safe swift water rescue operation.
I-300, Intermediate Incident Management
System
This is a
24-hour course.
The student must be able to list and describe the duties of
various positions within the incident command system, construct and
incident management organization for given incident or event,
including appropriate procedures for establishing command,
transferring command and terminating and incident.
The student
must be able to demonstrate knowledge of efficient incident resource
management including logistics, finance administration, and
record-keeping, demonstrate a familiarity with air operations, and
demonstrate knowledge of incident planning processes. (PREREQUITES:
IS-100, IS-200, IS-800.b and I-700, these courses are available online at
http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/crslist.asp)
I-400, Advanced ICS Command and General Staff
This 16-hour course provides training for
personnel who require advanced application of the Incident Command
System (ICS). The course expands upon information covered in ICS-100
through ICS-300 courses. The target audience for this course is
personnel who are expected to perform in a management capacity in an
Area command or Multiagency Coordination Entity. Personnel
must have completed the following ICS courses or an equivalent to
these courses: IS-100, IS-200, I-300, IS-700, and IS-800.b.
Live Fire Evolutions
The students will participate in live fire evolutions. There will two burns on Saturday (8 hrs) and two different burns on Sunday (8 hrs). The evolutions will consist of an exterior Class ‘A’ fire, vehicle fire, grade “room & content” fire and below grade “room & content” fire. Upon completion of the four live burns, the Firefighter I candidate will have completed four of the six live burns required for Firefighter I certification. The student must complete the prerequisite training form and fax it to Charlie Frank at 877-468-7309 (NFPA approved PPE and SCBA are required)
Lost Person Behavior
The successful conclusion of
a search for a lost person (missing hunter, Alzheimer’s patient,
lost child, etc) is a function of knowing both where and how to
look. This 8 hour class focuses on determining where to look
and suggests key initial action
strategies.
New Car Technology Extrication
This 8 hour course is designed to
provide you with the information you will need to keep yourself and
others safe while working around today’s “High-Tech” vehicles. As
Automakers produce vehicles that are safer for their occupants,
little is being done to inform or protect the First Responder from
these new technologies at the accident scene. This training program
addresses these issues and provides the information you need to
ensure the safety of everyone involved.
Minimum 16 hours of
hands-on extrication required (a letter from your Chief on
department letterhead stating you have received 16 hours of hand-on
extrication training, fax to 877-468-7309 & bring original with you).
(NFPA approved PPE required)
Pump Operator
(Apparatus)– 16 hour
The classroom portion of the
course covers the laws, rules for emergency vehicles, as well as a
review of fire service hydraulics. Fire ground evolutions make up
the practical part of the course. The evolution portion of the
course includes the use of pre-connected lines, drafting, relays and
master streams. The student should have a basic understanding of
fire stream hydraulics prior to entering this course. Students must
bring gloves and proper attire for water pumping exercises.
Rail Car Incident Response (AWR 147) (8 hrs CEUs for Instructor)
This 8 hour, awareness-level training program developed to educate
rural emergency responders on freight rail car incidents involving
hazardous materials.
Participants will gain an understanding of potential hazards at a
train derailment, the properties of specific chemicals, and various
incident control, confinement, and containment mitigation
techniques. Upon completion of this course, participants should be
better prepared to respond to a freight rail car incident without
endangering the health and safety of the responders.
Rehab Operations
This 4 hour
course will review NFPA 1500 and NFPA 1584 and provide the student
the necessary information to perform the function of "Rehab" on an
incident.
Students will setup and function as an actual rehab during
the Live Fire Evolutions.
Responding to Carbon Monoxide Incidents (4 hours CEUs for Inspector & Instructor)
This 4 hour course will consist of a review of Carbon Monoxide and its effect on the human body, operating principals and installation of carbon monoxide detectors, how to respond to a carbon monoxide incident and using a carbon monoxide.
S-130/S-190/ L-180 (For FF I Students Only) (Eligible for Scholarship)
This is a 40-hour course that is designed to train firefighters in the basic fire behavior factors that will aid them in the safe and effective control of wildland fires, basic wildland firefighting training, and the human factors on the fireline.
S-215, Fire Operations in the Wildland/Urban Interface (Min. Req. - S130, S190, IS100,& IS200)
This course is designed to assist structure and
wildland firefighters who will be making tactical decisions when
confronting wildland fire that threatens life, property, and
improvements, in the wildland/urban interface. Instructional units
include: interface awareness, size-up, initial strategy and incident
action plan, structure triage, structure protection tactics,
incident action plan assessment and update, follow up and public
relations, and firefighter safety in the interface. Students
must fax minimum requirement certifications prior to start of course
to 877-468-7309.
This class is a 2-hour interactive presentation of
advice gathered from senior mentors/officers in the fire service.
Being successful and well respected was something you want,
but you are not sure if you have what it takes to lead others.
The instructor has reached out to several respected officers
in volunteer and paid career fire service and asked them for their
advice on how to be a good officer and chief like them.
The class is composed of dozens of one liners and captions
given to the instructor by some of the best officers as simple
principles to follow to be a successful fire officer also mixed in
with some of the instructors’ personal experiences and lessons
learned. At the end of
the class each student will be asked to share the advice that most
influenced their life.
So before coming to class, think about what I can learn from you.
This 8
hour course teaches the principles of Prehospital Trauma Life
Support (PHTLS) to non-EMS practitioners, including first
responders, police officers, firefighters, rescue personnel and
safety officers. It helps them prepare to care for trauma patients
while serving as part of a transport team or awaiting a transport
provider. The lectures
and practical stations are designed for the type of care first
responders can render while awaiting patient transport or when
assisting paramedics and EMTs at a trauma scene.
This 8 hour course will teach the student the basic techniques needed to perform vehicle extrication. This course will consist of lecture on the basic techniques using hydraulic and hand tools and the hands-on application of these techniques.
Water Tender/ Rural Water Supply Operations (16 hrs CEUs for Instructor and Inspector)
This 16 hour course will consist of classroom that will discuss driver safety, tender operations, proper set-up of a tender cycle using 1 and 2 drop tanks, power drafting, and proper staging of resources. The hands on training will consist of single drop tank operations and then move into 2 tank operations leading to 250 GPM for 2 hours.