Fire Training

Fire Training

Fire Instructors:

  • David O. Simmons, SFI 1309
  • Ronald Wamsley, SFI 1317
  • Greg Peck, Jr., SFI 1319
  • Melvin Harrington, SFI 1318
  • Mark Degraw, SFI 1320

Basic Exterior Firefighting Operations w/ HMFRO

Basic Exterior Firefighting Operations w/ HMFRO

Location: Delaware County Fire Training Center, Hamden

Dates: Begins Wednesday 2/19, 1830hrs (MANDATORY for students and a Chief) - Classes start 3/6 running Mon/Thurs
Instructor: Greg Peck, Jr., NYS SFI
Description: 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. 

Pre-Requisites: BEFO: Signed Authorization letter, Department Physical

Pre-registration MUST be done on the Acadis OFPC Training portal - preregister here: 2021 BASIC EXTERIOR FIREFIGHTING OPERATIONS W/HMFRO (01-05-0101) - 488

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Modern Fire Behavior

Modern Fire Behavior

Location: Margaretville Fire Department

Dates: March 4 & 6, 2025
Time: 1830 - 2130 each night
Instructor: John Gilmore, NYS SFI
Description: The modern Fire Behavior course is designed to address the cognitive knowledge aspect of NFPA 1403's new competencies and has been titled in line with today’s industry terminology. When NFPA last updated its Conducting Live Fire Training standard, several “Modern Fire Behavior” competencies were added to the original eleven. The course utilizes those required training topics as its road map and attempts to better prepare firefighters for the fire behavior they encounter today.
Audience: Line Offciers, Training Officers, Safety Officers, Firefighters
Pre-requisites: FF1 or equivalent
Registration: MUST be done on the Acadis OFPC Training portal - preregister here: MODERN FIRE BEHAVIOR

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