2008
Training Opportunities
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description)
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NC DOI CERTIFICATION
CLASSES: |
| Session
1 |
*
Hazardous Materials Awareness (FFI,
RT) (15-hours) |
| Session
2 |
Personal
Protective Equipment, (FFI, RT)
(15-hours) |
| Session
3 |
Portable
Fire Extinguishers/ Foam Fire Streams
(FF I/II) (13-hours) |
| Session
4 |
*Salvage/
Overhaul (*FF I/II) (12-hours) |
| Session
5 |
Ladders
(FF I/II) (15-hours) |
| Session
6 |
Fire
Hose, Streams & Appliances (FFI/II)
(18-hours) |
| Session
7 |
Ventilation
Level I & II (FFI/II) (18-hours) |
| Session
8 |
*Fire
Alarms & Communications (*FF
I/II) |
| Session
9 |
*Building
Construction (FF I & II) (11-hours) |
| Session
10 |
*
Emergency Medical Care (*FF I/II)
(15-hours) |
| Session
11 |
Fire
Control (FFI) (18-hours) |
RESCUE
TECHNICIAN CHAPTER 5 & 8 CERTIFICATION
CLASSES: |
| Session
12 |
Rescue
Technician VMR: Vehicle Machinery
Extrication (RT) (21-hours) |
| Session
13 |
RT
Combination Series (16-hours) RT
Helicopter Ops, Victim Management,
General Incident Planning |
DRIVER/
OPERATOR CERTIFICATION CLASSES: |
| Session
14 |
Pumps:
Water Supply (Driver Operator) (15-hours) |
| Session
15 |
Introduction
of Pumps (Driver Operator) (15-hours) |
SPECIALITY
CERTIFICATION TRAINING |
| Session
16 |
Wildland
Fire Behavior (12-hours) |
| Session
17 |
*NIMS
100/700 & 200 (16-hours) |
NON-CERTIFICATION
TRAINING (CE credit will be
awarded): |
| Session
18 |
*Introduction
to Fire Fighting/Rescue (12-hours) |
| Session
19 |
Personal
Vehicle Driver, Emergency Response
– SkidCar (12-hours) |
| Session
20 |
*GPS/Land
Navigation (12-hours) |
| Session
21 |
Air
Medicine Today (12-hours) |
| *
Approved for participants 16 and
17 years of age with completed age
permission form. |
FF = NC Fire and Rescue Commission
Certification |
| RT
= NC Fire and Rescue Commission
Certification |
NC
Certification classes may be taken
for audit hours (no test required). |
COURSE INFORMATION
FIRE (FF) AND RESCUE TECHNICIAN
(RT) CERTIFICATION
Firefighter
Certification Classes
|
| Session 1 |
| Hazardous
Materials Awareness (FFI RT)
(15 HOURS) |
| Approved for
junior fire fighters with
proper paperwork. |
| Class begins
Friday at 6 p.m. |
| This course
is an awareness course designed
to cover basic response objectives
expected of a person certified
at the awareness level. Course
topics include recognizing
the presence of a hazardous
material, isolating the area
to protect the public and
responders, and identifying
the material using various
methods available to a responder.
The course will also include
elements of terrorism and
it’s potential impact
and relationship to hazardous
materials incidents. This
course meets all the competencies
required by OSHA1910.120 and
NFPA 472 1997 edition. |
| Class size minimum
10 but limited to 30 students.
Minimum age 16. All 16-18
year old need permission from
high school principal (See
concurrent enrollment on registration
form). |
| Equipment: |
DOT Handbook |
| Instructor: |
Thomas Eggers, Asheville
Fire Department |
|
|
| Session 2 |
| Personal
Protective Equipment (FFI,
RT) (15 HOURS) |
| Class begins
Friday at 6 p.m. |
| This class will
present the firefighter and
rescue technician with the
function of the article of
protective equipment. Also
discussed will be the leading
cause of death of firefighters
and the hazardous environments
requiring the use of protective
equipment. Use, maintenance,
donning, care and handling
of SCBA will be practiced.
|
| Class size minimum
10 but limited to 30 students. |
| Students must
pass the written exam and
practical exercises to receive
certification. |
| Book: |
IFSTA Essentials
4th Edition (recommended,
not required) |
| Equipment: |
Full turnout gear, SCBA
& spare bottle. SCBA bottles
must have current hydro-test
date. |
| Instructor(s): |
Darrell Decker, Murphy Fire
Department
Steedley Parker, Andrew Fire
Department |
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|
| Session
3 |
| Portable
Fire Extinguishers (FFI) &
Foam Fire Streams (FFII) |
| Portable Fire Extinguishers:
(6 HOURS) |
| Class begins Saturday at
9 am. |
| This course will present
the firefighter candidate
with the proper use of portable
extinguishers and the demonstration
of the actual extinguishment
of a Class A and Class B fire.
|
| Students must pass the written
exam and practical exercises
to receive certification.
|
| MUST MEET MINMUM AGE REQUIREMENT
(18 years of age or older),
and not a current high school
student. |
| Class size minimum 10 but
limited to 30 students. |
| Foam
Fire Streams: (7 HOURS) |
| Class begins
Sunday at 8 a.m. |
| This course
is designed to familiarize
the student with foam and
the proper applications of
foam. |
| MUST MEET MINMUM
AGE REQUIREMENT (18 years
of age or older), and not
a current high student. Class
size minimum 10 but limited
to 30 students. |
| Book: |
IFSTA Essentials,
4th Edition (recommended,
not required) |
| Equipment: |
Full turnout gear, SCBA
and spare bottle must have
current hydro-test date. |
| Note: |
Portable Fire Extinguisher
is one of the NFPA 1403 classes |
| Instructor: |
Dee Massey, Waynesville
Fire Department |
|
|
| Session 4 |
Salvage
(FFI) & Overhaul (FFI&II)
Approved for junior fire fighters
with proper paperwork. Class
size minimum 10 but limited
to 30 students. |
Salvage:
(6 HOURS) Class begins
Saturday at 9 a.m.
This class is designed to
meet certification requirements
for salvage firefighter level
one. The course will develop
a basic understanding of salvage
techniques, use of water chutes,
and safety precautions. |
| Minimum age
16. All 16-18 year old need
permission from high school
principal (See concurrent
enrollment on registration
form). |
Overhaul: (6 HOURS)
Class begins Sunday at 8 a.m.
The material presented in
this course will deal with
the purpose of overhaul operations,
and how to recognize the location
of hidden fires and how to
expose them. The class will
cover all objectives related
to overhaul for FF I &
II. Minimum age 16. All 16-18
year old need permission from
high school principal (See
concurrent enrollment on registration
form). |
| Book: |
IFSTA Essentials,
4th Edition (recommended,
not required) |
| Equipment: |
Full turnout gear |
| Instructor: |
Mike Ensley, Jackson County
Fire Marshall (Retired) NCDOI
Certified Instructor |
|
|
| Session 5 |
| Ladders
(FF I) (15 HOURS) |
| Class begins
Friday at 6 p.m. |
| This class is
designed to develop skills
in ladder carries and raises.
Working as a team will be
stressed and proper climbing
of an assorted group of ladders
in required. Removal of victims
from upper elevations utilizing
ladder will also be taught. |
| MUST MEET MINIMUM
AGE REQUIREMENTS (18 years
of age or older), and not
a current high student. Class
size minimum 10 but limited
to 30 students. |
| Book: |
IFSTA Essentials,
4th Edition (recommended,
not required) |
| Equipment: |
Full turnout gear |
| Instructor: |
Travis Scruggs, Cherokee
Fire Dept. |
|
|
| Session 6 |
| Fire
Hose, Streams & Appliances
(FF I & II) (18 HOURS) |
| Class begins
Friday at 6 p.m. |
| The firefighter
candidate will be introduced
to the types and appliances
of hose, nozzles, and adaptors
and to the tools carried on
pumpers. In addition, the
correct application of fire
streams will be included. |
| MUST MEET MINIMUM
AGE REQUIREMENTS (18 years
of age or older), and not
a current high school student.
Class size minimum 10 but
limited to 30 students. |
| Book: |
IFSTA Essentials,
4th Edition (recommended,
not required) |
| Equipment: |
Full turnout gear |
| Instructor: |
Keith Allen Franklin Fire
& Rescue Department |
|
|
| Session 7 |
| Ventilation
(FF I & II) (18 HOURS) |
| Class begins
Friday at 6 p.m. |
| This course
presents the firefighter candidate
with the principles of ventilation
and tools needed to perform
ventilation to various types
of roofs. The student will
learn the use of and need
for automatic venting devices,
the methods for ventilating
basement s, the used of forced
ventilation and considerations
that must be made when ventilating
a structure. |
| MUST MEET MINIMUM
AGE REQUIREMENTS (18 years
of age or older), and not
a current high school student.
Class size minimum 10 but
limited to 30 students. |
| Book: |
IFSTA Essentials,
4th Edition (recommended,
not required) |
| Equipment: |
Full turnout gear, SCBA
& Spare bottle. SCBA bottles
must have current hydro-test
date. |
| Instructor: |
Marc Cox, Captain Engine
1 Charlotte Fire Department.
|
|
|
| Session 8 |
| Fire
Alarms & Communications
(FF I & II) (15 HOURS) |
| Approved for
junior fire fighters with
proper paperwork. |
| Class begins
Friday at 6 p.m. |
| This course
will present the firefighter
candidate with the proper
use of communication equipment
use and the procedures for
receiving any type of alarm
and will provide understanding
of policies and procedures
concerning the ordering and
transmitting of multiple alarms
and the action to be taken
upon receipt of the signals.
Class size minimum 10 but
limited to 30 students. |
| Minimum age
16. All 16-18 year old need
permission from high school
principal (See concurrent
enrollment on registration
form). |
| Book: |
IFSTA Essentials
4th Edition (recommended,
not require) |
| Instructor: |
Stephen Lovette, Highpoint
Fire Department |
|
|
| Session 9 |
| Building
Construction (FF II) (11 Hours) |
| Approved for
junior fire fighters with
proper paperwork. |
| Class begins
Saturday at 9 a.m. |
| This firefighter
standards course will provide
practical information about
the various types of building
construction and their influence
on firefighting tactics and
safety. The firefighter will
be able to identify the general
fire behavior expected with
each type of building construction,
including the spread of fire,
and the safety of the building,
occupants, and firefighters.
Issues involving construction
principles, wood frame and
ordinary construction will
be discussed. Class size minimum
10 but limited to 30 students. |
| Minimum age
16. All 16-18 year old need
permission from high school
principal (See concurrent
enrollment on registration
form). |
| Book: |
IFSTA Essentials
4th Edition (recommended,
not required) |
| Instructor: |
Jody Zackary, Highlands
Fire and Rescue |
|
|
| Session 10 |
| Emergency
Medical Care ( FF I) (15 HOURS) |
| Approved for
junior fire fighters with
proper paperwork. |
| Class begins
Friday at 6 p.m. |
| This course
presents a wide range of emergency
medical procedures that firefighters
might encounter and will help
them to rapidly assess and
intervene in the various types
of medical emergencies, which
include but not limited to:
cardiac arrest, airway obstruction,
burn treatment, drug overdose,
or poisonings. Class size
minimum 10 but limited to
30 students. |
| Minimum age
16. All 16-18 year old need
permission from high school
principal (See concurrent
enrollment on registration
form). |
| Instructor(s): |
Richard Frady,
Cullowhee Fire Department
Shirley “Bud”
Haney, Cullowhee Fire Department
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| Session 11 |
| Fire
Control (FF I ) (18 HOURS) |
| Class begins
Friday at 6 p.m. |
| This class will
enable the firefighter to
identify and apply appropriate
procedures associated with
hazards for the control of
Class A and B fires, as well
as, procedures for control
of vehicle fire, trash and
/or dumpster fires, and control
of ground cover fires. |
| MUST MEET MINIMUM
AGE REQUIREMENTS (18 years
of age or older), and not
a high school student. Class
size minimum 10 but limited
to 24 students. |
| Book: |
ISFTA Essentials,
4th Edition (recommended,
not required) |
| Equipment: |
Full turnout gear, SCBA
and spare bottle. SCBA bottles
must have current hydro-test
date. |
| Instructor(s): |
Aaron Williams, Cherokee
Fire Department
Alan McWilliams, Cowee Fire
& Rescue Department
Johnny Armstrong, SCC Instructor
Alvin “Pickle”
Nicholson, West Macon Fire
Department |
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