Course
Descriptions:
FIRE
101 Principles of Fire
Fighting
This
course covers the four forms
of fire: diffusion flames,
smoldering, spontaneous
combustion, and premixed
flames. Using a quantitative
approach, it presents an
ideal introduction to the
scientific principles behind
fire behavior. Individual
sections thoroughly discuss
such vital issues as heat
transfer, ignition, flame
spread, fire plumes, heat
flux as a damage variable,
and more. Formulas help the
student examine fire from a
quantitative standpoint.
While explaining the science
of fire with a precision
found nowhere else, the
course applies that science
to fire safety design and
investigation.
FIRE
103 Introduction to Fire
Protection
This
course offers a complete
introduction to the field of
fire protection, technology
and the wide range of
services provided by both
public and private fire
departments of today. It
covers fighting fires and
the provisions of other
emergency services,
hazardous materials control,
fire prevention and public
education. Fire chemistry,
physics, fire fighting
history, resources,
training, equipment, systems
and management as well as
helpful hints for preparing
for the fire fighter civil
service exam are discussed.
FIRE
105 Introduction to Fire
Prevention
A
vital resource for the
application of building and
fire prevention codes in the
inspection of buildings and
facilities and for
compliance through the code
enforcement process. The
first section of the course
discusses code
administration, inspection
and enforcement procedures,
as well as the history of
the code development
process. Section Two
explains model building code
fundamentals such as use and
occupancy, construction
type, height and area and
means of egress. The last
section uses a step by step
approach to the use of fire
prevention codes in the
inspection process. Coverage
of issues such as
enforcement authority,
determining inspection
priorities, maintenance of
rated assemblies, fire
protection systems, storage
occupancies, detonaton and
deflagration hazards and
hazardous materials storage
and processing are covered
in depth in this
comprehensive course.
FIRE
107 Introduction to Fire
Service Law
This
course provides fire and
emergency personnel with the
information about potential
legal liabilities
encountered every day. Learn
how to research, read and
understand the various
statutes, regulations and
cases. Actual cases are
presented in detail and
followed by explanations
that identify the most
important legal issues
facing fire departments,
EMS, and related
organizations.
FIRE
109 Fire Fighting and
Emergency Response
A
comprehensive course
detailing the job of today's
firefighter. Beginning with
the basic requirements of
Firefighter I + II, and
including extensive
information on subjects such
as Hazardous Materials and
Terrorism. It is presented
by a variety of experts with
many years of practical as
well as training experience.
The format of the course
provides a new alternative
to using several different
manuals to train students
for the Firefighter I + II
and Hazardous Materials
Operations levels.
FIRE
201 Firefighting Tactics
Whether you're the newest
recruit or the chief fire
administrator, knowledge of
the methods and processes
used to fight fires is a
necessary requirement of all
those in the fire service.
This course is a complete
source for learning
firefighting strategies and
tactics, from standard
company responsibilities and
assignments to specialized
situational strategies and
tactics. The course text is
written by a team of
experienced fire service
personnel representing a
variety of geographic and
professional viewpoints,
you'll get first-hand
knowledge of strategies and
tactics, whether it's
fighting high-rise or
wildland fires, from people
who have been there. In a
logical, easy-to-follow
manner, you'll progress from
basic concepts to the
application of tactics and
situational strategies for
particular occupancies or
types of fires, presented in
a fashion that can be
universally applied in all
areas of the country, rural
to urban.
FIRE
203 Introduction to HAZMAT
Hazardous
Materials Response and
Operations presents an
in-depth look at the
response to hazardous
materials releases, covering
each hazard class of
materials, and providing
recommendations and
guidelines for the
protection of responders and
victims. The course focuses
on a cutting-edge response
profile called Risk-Based
Response, known for its
progressive and aggressive
approach to dealing with
chemical spills. Risk-Based
Response helps HazMat teams
work more safely and
efficiently, cutting
decision times down to
minutes, keeping the
response to chemical spills
simple and, in the end,
safer. Also included is a
detailed discussion of
response strategies to
terrorism, giving the user
insight into the newest area
in the HazMat field.
FIRE
205 HAZMAT Response
This
course provides the student
a practical approach to the
concepts of handling
hazardous materials. Based
on OSHA "HAZWOPER"
regulations, this course
addresses the specific
competencies required of
persons responding to a
hazardous materials
emergency. It guides the
student through the
essentials of understanding
and evaluating hazards and
finding simple solutions to
complex problems. The
student learns how to
evaluate risk, select
correct protective
equipment, manage the
incident and address
tactical and strategic
issues while minimizing
down-time and reducing risk
to other workers.
FIRE
207 Fire Company Officers
This
course is vital to anyone
who seeks certification as a
Fire Officer. Using NFPA
1021, the Standard for Fire
Officer Professional
Qualifications, the course
prepares the student for the
certification process in all
states and local
jurisdictions. The NFPA
Standard lists 25
competencies ranging from
communications skills to
personnel management at the
scene of an emergency. This
course, which addresses the
requirements of the new 1997
NFPA Standard, features
information that will allow
the student to become
competent in all
requirements.
FIRE
209 Fire Officership
Focusing
first on the candidate, then
on the administration of a
fire department, this course
will help students unders
tand how to prepare for the
job, making the transition,
and what is required for a
successful track record. The
emphasis is on competition,
and then the challenge that
a fire chief faces on a
day-to-day basis, including
how to retain and improve
upon the traditional values
of the job. It covers the
specifics of how a person
actually applies leadership
and decision making concepts
on a daily basis.
FIRE
211 Confined Space Rescue
This
course details the hazards
of confined spaces,
describes ways to control
those hazards, then presents
a simple method of
conducting a confined space
rescue operation. The course
assumes that skill levels
and types of equipment
available to rescuers may
vary, but recognizes that a
common thread runs through
all emergency confined space
operations. The course
identifies that thread and
use it to build a nine-step
model that simplifies
confined space rescues and
offers standard operating
procedures and checklists.
The model is applicable to
both well-equipped,
sophisticated rescue teams
as well as those with
limited equipment and basic
skills. Students and
instructors can use the
information to examine
confined spaces in their
community and determine how
their skills and equipment
would work in potential
rescue situations.
FIRE
213 Incident Safety Officer
This
course provides a detailed,
street-tested approach to
working as an incident
safety officer. It is
divided into two key
sections. The first provides
a solid foundation of key
topic information as well as
a guide to developing an
effective fire department
safety incident officer
program. Section Two
presents an action model
that will help incident
safety officers make a
difference at the incident
scene. Sample checklists and
standard operating
procedures are also
included.
FIRE
217 Terrorism Preparation
for the Fire Service
This
course enables the student
to develop the skills for
dealing with terrorism on
many levels: preparing and
planning for terrorist
attack, mitigating its
effects, proper emergency
response and recovery from
terrorism disasters. The
student learns how to
analyze existing emergency
service planning and
operational system models
and formulate a more
effective plan for local,
regional, state and federal
response in the event of
terrorist incidents. In
light of efforts by
government agencies such as
FEMA (Federal Emergency
Management Agency), FBI
(Federal Bureau of
Investigation), DOD,
(Department of Defense), DOE
(Department of Energy) and
local agencies across the
nation, this course is a
guide to the planning and
implementation of
antiterrorist response and
operations for the overall
safety of the first
responder
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