Course Descriptions
AHA BLS
Healthcare Provider CPR
This is an 8-hour course allowing the student to
obtain their AHA BLS Healthcare Provider CPR card.
(New students.
Class size limited to 18.)
AHA BLS Healthcare Provider CPR/AED Recertification
This is a 4-hour
course allowing the student to renew their BLS Healthcare Provider
CPR card under the new guidelines of the American Heart Association.
(Class size limited to 18. Must have current BLS Provider
card.)
Beyond
Hoses and Helmets - Strategy and Tactics of Leading a Volunteer or
Combination Fire/Rescue Organization (16 hour)
Pierce Fire Apparatus and the Volunteer and
Combination Officers Section (VCOS) of the International Association
of Fire Chiefs are pleased to offer an educational training course
designed by practicing chief officers that delivers real world
expertise through an interactive educational experience.
This 16-hour course will offer instruction on the following
topics: problem solving,
marketing, recruitment, retention, leadership, team building,
training development, conflict resolution, principles of
negotiations, and verbal communications.
Calling the
Mayday: Hands-On Training for Firefighters (NFA H-134)
This is an
8-hour training course that requires the students to meet the
psychomotor skills requirement to call a Mayday over their radio
system. The firefighter must demonstrate the ability to call Mayday
under various emergency situations (lost, collapse, entanglement) a
firefighter may find himself or herself in. These conditions will be
simulated using props with the firefighter in full PPE, SCBA, and
portable radio in a blacked-out face mask. (Minimum Firefighter I
certified. NFPA approved
bunker gear and SCBA required)
Cause and Origin
This is a
16-hour course that will review the skills necessary for the Company
Officer to detect and determine the origin and cause of a fire.
Courage to
Be Safe (National Fallen Firefighters Foundation)
This 4-hour provocative and
moving presentation is designed to change the culture of accepting
the loss of firefighters as a normal occurrence. Building on the
untold story of LODD survivors, it reveals how family members must
live with the consequences of a firefighter death and provides a
focus on the need for firefighters and officers to change
fundamental attitudes and behaviors in order to prevent line of duty
deaths. The central theme promotes the courage to do the right thing
in order to protect yourself and other firefighters and ensure that
"Everyone Goes Home" at the end of the day.
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.
Engine Company Operations
This is an
8-hour course that will introduce the student through lecture and
practical evolutions to engine company operations on the fire ground
and ventilation techniques.
The topics that will be discussed will be choosing the proper
nozzles, nozzle placement, offensive and defensive attack, ladder
placement, ventilation techniques, RIT, and safety on the fire
ground. (NFPA approved
bunker gear and SCBA required)
Farmedic
This is a
16-hour course that will discuss appropriate responses to chemical,
mechanical and structural accidents and logistical, rescue and
Fire
Service Course Delivery – 40 hour
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 Skills Review
This is an
8-hour course that will review A, B, C’s, medical/ trauma
emergencies, patient assessment, bandaging, splinting and allow the
students to practice their skills.
Highway Safety Operations
This 4-hour
course offers proactive measures that can be implemented to reduce
the chances for death and injury of personnel operating at
vehicle-related incidents on streets, roads, and highways.
The curriculum is designed by VFIS.
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.
ICS/Tactics with Role Play
This is a 4-hour
course that includes a review of the Incident Command System, Roles
and Responsibilities of the Incident Commander, and fire ground
tactics. The student
will also participate as the Incident Commander in an interactive
role-play scenario using a computer simulator program.
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:
I-200 and I-700, these courses are available online at
http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/crslist.asp)
Live Fire Evolutions
The students
will participate in live burn evolutions.
There will two burns on Saturday morning and two different
burns on Sunday morning.
The evolutions will consist of an exterior Class ‘A’ fire, vehicle
fire, grade “room & content” fire and below grade “room & content”
fire. The Firefighter I
candidate will be required to complete all four burns to complete
the requirements for Firefighter I Live Burn.
The student must complete the prerequisite training form and
fax it to Chief Frank at 850-678-4553.
(NFPA approved PPE and SCBA are required)
NFA Incident Safety Officer
This 16-hour
course examines the Safety Officer's role at emergency response
situations. A specific focus on operations within an incident
command system as a safety officer is a one of the main themes. The
students will be able to identify and analyze safety concerns as
they relate to all hazards scene evaluation and communicate
recommended solutions to the Incident Commander. Presented will be
Firefighter Injury and Fatality data, Principals of Risk Management,
Safety Responsibilities, Current Issues and Operational Risk
Management. Numerous student activities will allow the students to
increase their skills as a potential Incident Safety Officer.
NFA Strategies and Tactics for Initial
Company Operations
This is a
16-hour course designed to
meet the needs of Company Officers responsible for managing the
operations of one or more companies during structural firefighting
operations and to develop the management skills needed by company
officers to accomplish assigned tactics at structure fires.
Pump Operator – 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.
Rapid Intervention Company Operations
This is an
8-hour course that will give the student the necessary background
knowledge, training, and guidance for improving the survival rate of
your fellow firefighters, as well as for self-survival.
This course will include lecture as well as intense physical
practical scenarios. The
topics that will be discussed include understanding rapid
intervention, managing the Mayday, firefighter self-survival skills,
and emergency escape maneuvers. (Rapid Intervention Company
Operations, Michael R. Mason & Jeffrey S. Pindelski.
NFPA approved bunker gear and SCBA required)
Rehab Operations
This is a 4-hour
course that will review NFPA 1500 and NFPA 1584.
Students will setup and function as an actual rehab during
the Engine Company Operations course.
Safety
This is a 2-hour
review of safety issues surrounding the 2005 fire death reports from
US Fire Administration.
Also included is a review of Florida Firefighter OSHA.
Search and Rescue Techniques
This is an
8-hour course that will teach the students basic fire ground search
and rescue techniques operating as a team.
The course consists of lecture and practical evolutions with
a smoke filled maze. (NFPA approved bunker gear and SCBA required.
The student must have prior training on the proper use
of SCBA’s.)
S-190, Introduction to Wildland Fire
Behavior
This is an
8-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.
Volunteer Company Officer
This 16-hour
course will give the student the basic knowledge, skills and
abilities of what is required to become a company officer.
Challenges of the company officer, effective communications,
roles within the organization, management and leadership principles,
and safety are topics that will be discussed during this course.
(Company Officer, Clinton H. Smoke, 2nd
edition; NFPA 1021)