Fire Training

Dates: Begins Tuesday 8/27, 1830hrs (MANDATORY for students and a Chief) In person dates as follows: September: 16,19, 23, 26, 30. October: 14, 17, 19, 21, 24, 28, 30. Nov/Dec: every T/Th + Sat 11/9, ending 12/10. 

***************IFO PORTION WILL BEGIN 10/29**************
Instructor: Greg Peck, Jr., NYS SFI
Description: Basic Exterior Firefighting Operations (BEFO) w/ HazMat First Responder Operations:
This course prepares new firefighters to operate in the exterior or non-IDLH areas of the fire scene. Students participate in learning events covering firefighter personal protective equipment (PPE), self-contained breathing apparatus inspection and cylinder changing, fire department communications, building construction and fire behavior, modern fire control research, portable fire extinguishers, rope and knot tying, ground ladders, forcible entry, tactical ventilation theory, water supply, hose and fire streams, loss control, orientation to fire origin and cause determination, fire prevention and life safety initiatives, confined space awareness, overview of first aid and buddy care, and Hazardous Materials First Responder Operations. Interior Firefighting Operations: Prepares students to operate as interior structural firefighters. Students participate in learning events covering firefighter PPE, SCBA donning, doffing and use; SCBA air management and SCBA emergencies; Basic firefighter survival techniques; Modern fire control methods; Building fire search and victim removal techniques;  Tactical ventilation techniques and basic power saw operation; forcible entry techniques; hose line advancement; vehicle and wildland firefighting theory; vehicle firefighting techniques; Coordinated structure fire interior attack and transitional attack.

Pre-Requisites: BEFO: Signed Authorization letter, Department Physical. IFO: all from BEFO plus SCBA clearance

Cost: $40 for the online IFSTA access

**** Please note when pregistering if you are attending both courses or just one or the other****

Date: October 26, 2024
Time: 0900 - 1700
Instructor: Joe Bink, NYS Forest Ranger
Description: Developed by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, the Basic Wildland Search Skills Course teaches the most basic skills needed to conduct searches in the wildland environment. Topics covered in this course include, basic search organization (Incident Command System), communications, search techniques, attitude and safety. This course concludes with a field exercise to practice the type 3 search technique (grid search) discussed in the classroom. Graduates of this course will receive a "Green Card" which will identify them as having successfully completed this course. This course is also a prerequisite to other more advanced search courses offered by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.