FIREFIGHTER I & II - 120 HOURS

This course consists of 10 weeks of training equating to over 120 hours. This course exceeds the standards for NFPA 1001 standard for FireFighter Professional Qualifications. Addressed in this course are cognitive knowledge and motor skills required by NFPA.

Throughout the course students shall demonstrate and identity the proper use of tool and appliance in a safe manner; don and doff personal protective equipment in a (2) two minute time period; proper ladder carry and raises; and safely climb and lock into a 114 foot aerial ladder. The students will also be required to demonstrate proper water application for structural fire fighting in a single family dwellings, commercial building , and industrial fire settings.

This course also covers the NFPA 472 standard for Professional Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials Incidents for Awareness and Operations levels. The Awareness level covers the use and application of the north American Emergency Response Guidebook and initial response objectives for hazardous and terrorist scenes. Operations level objectives encompass ways to protect and decontaminate responders, defensive maneuvers, such as damming, diking, and diversion; and identification of tank rail cars and trucks.

Prerequisites: N/A

Special Notes: Due to the extensive physical and emotional aspects of this class, participants must be in superior physical condition.

FIREFIGHTER II

Description: This course provides advanced firefighting techniques.

Students rotate among the following classroom sessions and field operation exercises according to the section to which they are assigned.

Topics

- Rescue Operations
- Ventilation
- Firefighter safety (Rapid Intervention teams, 2-In 2-Out)
- Ladders
- Fire Science/behavior
- Forcible entry
- Live burns - Dwelling fires, Warehouse fires, Apartment Fires, Commercial complex fires

Prerequisites:

- Successful completion of Firefighting I or previous training in all of the subject areas contained within Firefighting I
- Verification Form for NFPA 1402 Compliance

It is recommended that students bring/purchase a copy of the Jones & Bartlett "Fundamentals of Firefighter Skills" handbook for class.