Course List

This combined course reviews the NFPA 1002, Standard for Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator Professional Qualifications job performance requirements for aerial operators. Students will understand the responsibilities of firefighters who are assigned to drive and operate department vehicles that are equipped with aerial devices. Topics include general principles of aerial operations, safe driving techniques, positioning apparatus to maximize efficiency, apparatus maintenance, inspections and testing.

This class will cover Awareness, Operations and Technician rope rescue techniques as required to meet NFPA 1006. Students shall be physically capable of performing and demonstrating the skills required for meeting NFPA 1006.

This combined course reviews the NFPA 1002, Standard for Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator Professional Qualifications job performance requirements for both the pumper and water supply operators. Students will understand the responsibilities of firefighters who are assigned to drive and operate department vehicles that are equipped with a fire pump and carry water. Topics include general principles of pump operations, safe driving techniques, positioning apparatus to maximize efficiency, pump theory, hydraulic calculations, water relay, foam and shuttle operations, apparatus maintenance, inspections and testing.

The course will be an all hands on, comprehensive live fire class designed to prepare new and experienced firefighters for different active fire incidents. Topics will include firefighting below and above grade fires, car fires, aircraft fires, and propane fires to name a few. This course will take a practical scenario approach to firefighting so training will also encompass use of standpipes, pitched roof ventilation, search and rescue operations in a smoke-filled environment and other situations as time allows. Students enrolling in this class should come prepared to learn and work as a firefighting team.

This class will cover 29 CFR 1910.146 Permit Required Confined Spaces and NFPA 1006, Standard for Technical Rescuer. The class will work its way through the equipment and procedures required to execute a rescue from a confined space. Vertical and horizontal spaces will be displayed and made available to execute rescues. Air quality monitoring, rope rescue, rescue tripod, basic to advanced rigging, ventilation, lock/out tag out and incident command system will all be covered as part of this course.

This course is designed to provide the student with the information and skills to meet the job performance requirements of NFPA 1041 Level I Fire and Emergency Services Instructor. Students will review General Knowledge and Skills required of all instructors. Additionally, students will study class preparation of lesson plans for delivery, A/V support, practical applications and evaluation of student progress.

This course is designed for the Fire Officer who is ready to assume more of a leadership role by moving into the middle-management level of his/her department. This course expands on the knowledge-base attained in Fire Officer I and also adds additional material including Management, Government Structure, and Departmental Budget Planning and Management. This course is based on the content of NFPA 1021: Standard for Fire Officer Professional Qualifications.