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Course Criteria
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2.40 Credits
This course is designed to introduce new firefighters to advanced fire ground operations including building construction, fire safety surveys, lighting, generator usage, technical rescue, fire protection systems, hose testing, combustible gas and liquid firefighting, foam operations, fire ground communications, and advanced origin, cause, and arson determination skills.
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1.60 Credits
Failure of the building or building components under fire conditions is a leading cause of firefighting death and injury. The ability to recognize or locate relevant information about a building before a fire, and to "read" a building during the progress of a fire, are essential survival skills. This course prepares the student to accomplish these skills in buildings of wood frame or ordinary construction.
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1.60 Credits
This course will enable the student to safely attack and extinguish an interior fire in a structure as a member of a single hose team. Also, it will provide the student with a review and application of techniques used in safe fire fighting practices in an actual fire environment. Emphasis is placed on safety for both interior and exterior operations. Minimum Age of student on first day of class: 18
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1.60 Credits
This course is designed to familiarize students with water rescue and its associated problems. Topics include statistics, planning, hypothermia, drowning, shore-based rescues, and self-rescue. Prerequisites: Current CPR certification; at least 18 years
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4.00 Credits
This 40 hour course is designed to cover the NFPA 1006 Standard for Rescue Technician Professional Qualifications Job Performance Requirements (JPR's) for Chapter 5 -- General Requirements. These JPR's must be met prior to receiving certification as a Rescue Technician in any sub- specialty. Topics covered include: Incident management and site operations, use of tactical work sheets, basic ground search techniques, helicopter ground support operations, victim management (triage, assessment and operations, victim management (triage, assessment and construction and operation of belay systems, low-angle litter evacuation techniques equipment inspection and maintenance, and termination procedures. Students meeting prerequisites and successfully completing this program should be adequately prepare to take the written and practical certification exams for the Rescue General Requirements level. Prerequisites: at least 18 years of age (required to take certification exam); current CPR certification (adult, child and infant); current HazMat Operations certification; DOH First Responder or ARC Emergency Responder certification or higher.
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4.00 Credits
This 40 hour course will cover the NFPA 1670 competencies at the Technician Level for Confined Space Entry and Rescue Operations. Topics include preplanning, scene size-up and assessment, hazard control atmospheric monitoring, ventilation, respiratory protection, control of hazardous energy, entry procedures, patient management and termination considerations. Prerequisites Respiratory Protection I (REPA) or equivalent and Basic Rigging for Rope Rescue Minimum Age of Student on First Day of Class: 18
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0.30 Credits
This course provides the firefighter basic knowledge of strategy and tactics and how to apply the evidence based fire research conducted by Underwires Laboratories (UL), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), ATF, and other fire service organizations to fire ground ops.
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0.35 Credits
This mission specific refresher course is intended for students who have previously taken the NFPA 472 Hazardous Materials Operations Core Competency online course. This course will review individual mission specific topics that were previously learned in NFPA 472 First Responder Operations Level and 29 CFR 1910.120 OSHA's Hazardous Waste operations and Emergency Response, (HAZWOPER), First Responder Operations Level. This course will focus on one of the following mission specific topics. Air Monitoring, Product Control, Mass Decontamination, or Victim Rescue. Prerequisite: NFPA 472 Hazardous Materials Operations Refresher Core Competency (online course).
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1.60 Credits
This class is a basic elevator class. The objective is for students to receive basic Awareness and Operations level knowledge and skill sets. This will enable them to safely and compentently operate at elevator rescue related incidents
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2.40 Credits
This course is designed for personnel who are required to function under the Incident Command System (ICS) in a management or supervisory role.
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