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FIRE FIGHTER 1
This course provides fire service recruits
with the fundamental knowledge and skills needed to perform fire suppression,
rescue, ventilation, salvage, and overhaul operations at emergency scenes.
This course also includes the NJ State Police Hazardous Materials Awareness
and Operations courses as well as the American Red Cross Emergency Response
Course. This course is designed to meet and exceed the NFPA 1001 Professional
Qualifications for Fire Fighter and the NJ State Firefighter requirements
specified in Title 5-74
Participants will demonstrate, through
written examination, fundamental knowledge of fire behavior, hose &
appliances, search & rescue, ventilation, ladders, ropes & knots,
forcible entry, fire prevention, communications, fire extinguishers, hazardous
materials incidents, and safety a emergency scenes. Participants will
demonstrate fundamental skills in ladder handling, ropes & knots,
salvage, hose operations, fire suppression techniques, search & rescue
operations, power & hand tool techniques, forcible entry procedures,
proper use of fire extinguishers, and emergency medical techniques during
practical exercises.
Full personal protective equipment, including
SCBA, is required for the practical exercises.
FIRE FIGHTER 2
This course provides fire service personnel
with the knowledge and skills needed to perform advanced fire control,
vehicle extrication, special rescue operations, and fire cause determination
at emergency scenes. This course is designed to meet or exceed the NFPA
1001 Professional Qualifications for Firefighter. Participants will demonstrate,
through written examination, knowledge of advanced fire control, hose
& appliances, vehicle extrication, special rescue, fire cause determination,
public fire education, building construction, fire alarm & suppression
systems, and firefighter safety. Participants will demonstrate fundamental
skills in advanced fire suppression techniques, hose operations, special
rescue operations, vehicle extrication techniques, and emergency incident
management.
Prerequisites: Current Firefighter
Level 1 Certification from the NJ Division of Fire is required for this
course.
Full personal protective equipment, including SCBA, is required for the
practical exercises
BASIC PUMP
This course provides fire service personnel
with the fundamental knowledge and skills needed to effectively operate
fire department pumps.Participants will identify, through written examination,
the basic concepts of fire service hydraulics, characteristics of water
distribution systems, the components and operation of fire department
pumps, methods to calculate fire flow and fire stream pressure, and safety
considerations during pump operations Participants will demonstrate, through
practical exercises, the proper techniques for multi-line pumping, drafting,
master stream operation, relay pumping, and supply pumping.
Prerequisites: Current firefighter
Level 1 Certification from the NJ Division of Fire Safety this course.
BASIC TRUCK
This course provides fire service personnel
with a fundamental orientation into truck company operations.
Participants will identify, through written examination, the functions
of a truck company, types of aerial apparatus, advantages & disadvantages
of each type, tactical considerations for truck operations, and safety
considerations during truck operations. Various types of aerial apparatus
will be available for practical demonstrations.
Prerequisites: Current firefighter
Level 1 Certification from the NJ Division of Fire Safety is required.
Additionally, full personal protective equipment for the practical exercises.
PRINCIPALS OF VEHICLE EXTRICATION
This course is designed to provide rescue
personnel with the knowledge and skills needed to extricate victims from
motor vehicles severely damaged in collisions and accidents. Participants
will demonstrate the ability to evaluate motor vehicle accident scenes
to determine the most effective methods to extricate victims trapped inside
the vehicle. Participants will identify, through written examination,
scene stabilization techniques, victim extrication principles and priorities,
precautions for supplemental restraint systems, effective heavy hydraulic
equipment and hand tool operations, tactical considerations for motor
vehicle incidents, and safety considerations for motor vehicle accidents.
Participants will demonstrate vehicle stabilization, vehicle access, and
victim removal techniques during practical exercises depicting various
accident scenarios.
Prerequisites: Current firefighter Level 1 Certification from the
NJ Division of Fire Safety or EMT certification from the NJ Department
of Health is required for this course. Additionally, full personal protective
equipment is required for the practical exercises.
INCIDENT COMMAND - I 200
I-200 is a required course for all firefighters
who want to move into a fire officer position. Completion of the course
allows the firefighter to apply for the state mandated incident management
level 1 certification. I-200 was developed by the National Wild land Firefighting
Group and the I-100 through I-400 series has been adopted by the State
of New Jersey as the standard for incident management. The I-200 course
gives the firefighter a basic understanding of the functions of command,
divisions, groups and resource allocation and tracking.
FIRE FIGHTER SAFETY AND SURVIVAL
This course provides an overview of potential
hazards that fire service personnel typically encounter in the line of
duty. Common hazards encountered during response, fire ground operations,
training, and around the fire station are discussed. Suitable precautions
and effective recommendations for enhancing personal safety are reviewed.
Both the advantages and limitations of personal protective equipment (PPE)
are discussed.
ARSON DETECTION
The National Fire Academy Fire Arson Detection
course is geared toward the fire officer or lead fire fighter. The course
is structured to assist firefighters in making observations at the scene
of a fire that can assist fire investigators. The course deals with six
basic units. These units include the motivation of fire setters and determining
the point of origin. Accidental, incendiary and fatal fires will be discussed.
Various experienced investigators from the Ocean County Prosecutors Office
will be featured instructors.
FIRE DEPARTMENT COMPANY OFFICER 1
The fire department company officer level
1 course has been designed to meet the requirements under NFPA 1021 and
the new State guidelines for fire officer. The curriculum will include
material from the Maryland Fire & Rescue Institute (MFRI) and the
National Fire Academy Course, Managing Company Tactical Operations (MCTO).
The student shall receive approximately 35 hours of instruction including
strategy and tactics modules with real time fire simulation scenarios
for the first arriving fire officer.
FIRE DEPARTMENT COMPANY OFFICER 2
This thirty-five hour (35) course is geared
toward the firefighter who already holds the rank of Lieutenant or Captain.
The curriculum follows NFPA 1021 which is the standard for fire officer
level 1 and 2. The course deals with management and supervisory skills
as well as budgetary and communication skills in a human relations environment.
The second half of the course deals with supervising and directing multi-unit
response operations and strategic planning. The course concludes with
a Saturday session requiring participation in large-scale command and
control scenarios.
Prerequisites: Current FF1 certification
NJ Division of Fire Safety
and Fire Officer 1 certificate or related course.
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