Firefighter Part I

Permission Required:

Yes

Distribution:

Fire Fighting and Protection

Credits:

6.37 Credits

Course Description:

This course is a minimum of 191 hours of classroom and practical applications. The course will meet the JPRs of NFPA 1001 Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications. The hazardous materials component of the course shall meet or exceed NFPA 472 Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials/ Weapons of Mass Destruction. The course will present the history of the fire service, firefighter safety and health, communications, building construction, the science of fire, PPE, fire extinguishers, ropes and knots, search and rescue, vehicle extrication and technical rescue, ladders, ventilation, water supply, hose handling, fire streams and fire control, salvage and overhaul, and fire and life safety initiatives.