Course Descriptions
Assessing the Down Firefighter (NEW)
This 4-hour course will consist of discussion on the procedures to assist a downed firefighter and protect-in-place or remove them from the hostile environment. The RIT team’s mission is to do a quick size up, find the firefighter, ascertain their condition, get them on new air, and call for additional resources.
Prehospital
Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) (Replacing ITLS/BTLS)
This 16-hour course is developed by National
Association of Emergency Medical Technicians in cooperation with
American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma. The
program is based a prehospital trauma care philosophy, stressing the
treatment of the multi-system trauma patient as a unique entity with
specific needs.
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 8-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. This course is for
all chief officers, company officers, and up-incoming officers.
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. These skills that
you learn may save your life or your partner’s life one day.
(Minimum Firefighter I
certified. NFPA approved
PPE and SCBA required)
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.
Developing Department Safety Awareness (NEW)
This 4-hour course is designed to raise awareness for the need to increase firefighter safety and focus on ways to reduce line of duty deaths. The student will review firefighter fatality and injury reports and way to reduce them. The 16 Life Safety Initiatives from the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation will be reviewed.
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
PPE 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
There will be multiple 4-hour classes that deal with
the latest firefighter health, safety, and fitness issues.
Electrical Safety for Firefighters
(Canceled)
Firefighter Water Rescue & Survival (NEW)
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. This 8 hour program will consist of 2 sessions of 4 hours each. Attendance at both sessions is required. For the second session, full PPE including SCBA is required along with a change of clothes, towels, etc. Gear should be cleaned prior to attendance.
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.
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 (NEW)
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.
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.
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 850-871-6444. (NFPA approved PPE and SCBA are required)
Lost Person Behavior (NEW)
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.
NFA Leadership I: Strategies for Company Success
NFA Emergency Response to Terrorism: Basic Concepts (NEW)
This 16-hour course is designed to provide students with a general understanding and recognition of terrorism, defensive considerations (biological, nuclear, incendiary, chemical and explosive), as well as command and control issues associated with criminal incidents.
New Car Technology Extrication (NEW)
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.
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 PPE 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 Live Fire Evolutions.
Responding to Carbon Monoxide Incidents (NEW)
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.
Safety Officer's Role on an Incident Scene (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.
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-130/S-190/ L-180 (NEW)
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 (NEW) (Min. Req. - S130, S190, I100,& I200)
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 8-hour course will teach the student the basic techniques needed to perform vehicle extrication.
Water Tender/ Rural Water Supply Operations (NEW)
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.