Course List

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.

This course is designed to provide the student with the information and skills to meet the job performance requirements of NFPA 1041, Level II Fire and Emergency Services Instructor. Students will review lesson plan development, instructor and course evaluations, testing students, course and evolution management, administrative duties, and supervision and management challenges.

This course provides emergency response personnel with the information and skills needed to recognize, evaluate, and control an incident involving the release or potential release of hazardous materials. It is intended for members of hazardous materials response teams.

The focus of the course is on recognizing and evaluating a hazardous materials incident, organizing the response team, protecting response personnel, identifying and using response resources, implementing basic control measures, refining decision-making skills, and protecting the environment and public. Fire suppression techniques are not part of the course.

This class will cover the requirements from the US DOT EMT-Basic Refresher as required for recertification as a National Registry EMT-Basic. This 24-hour course will also qualify as CEU’s for state recertification as an EMT-Basic. Course includes sections on Disaster Management/Mass Casualty Incidents, Airway Management, Patient Assessment, Medical/Behavioral Emergencies, Trauma, Emergency Childbirth, Pediatrics, and Ambulance Operations. This course includes the two-hour Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma Class. (PAHT)

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 to provide students with the information contained in the 2012 ed. NFPA 1403 Standard on Live Fire Training Evolutions.

This class will cover 29 CFR 1910.146 Permit Required Confined Spaces and NFPA 1006, Standard for Technical Rescuer, 2008 Edition. 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.