Time- 0800-1700
Day- Sunday only
Instructors- Nancy Carney-Hall
Prerquesites- none
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This course is designed
for those arriving first on scene. We all know it
could be regardless if you are an officer or a firefighter.
Now what do you do? The day will be spent reviewing
the importance of residential pre-planning, as well
as, spending time discussing the numerous types of
scene size-ups. We will dicuss apparatus placement,
the importance of ICS/IMS, RIT crews and the use of
thermal imagers in the scene size-up. We will use
numerous examples from nearby towns in fire simulations
as you and your crew successfully manage the scene. |
'Implementing the RIT- How to
get the most bang for your manpower'
Time- 0800-1700
Day- Saturday only
Instructors- William Greenwood (FETC)
Pre-requesites- none
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Progressive RIT can reduce fireground
injuries and fatalities long before the MAYDAY is
ever called. This 8 hour didactic program is designed
to provide valuable information for enhancing your
Rapid Intervention Team. Program includes: Case studies,
statistics, National Standards Review, operational
procedures for enhanced utilization of your RIT manpower,
risk analysis survey, communications, survey, tools
and equipment needed to function as a progressive
RIT. Too often firefighters dread the assignment;
nobody wants to stand in the street and watch. Maximize
the use of you RIT and thus creat positive attitudes
for a safer, well-managed fireground.
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'National Incident Management
System'
(NIMS IS-700)
Time- 0800-1200 &
1300-1700
Day- Saturday (2 classes)
Instructors- Nancy Carney-Hall
Pre-requesites- none
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This is a grant-funded course.No
charge for NH residents. $20.00 charge for out-of-state
students. NIMS integrates effective practices in emergency
response into a comprehensive national framework for
incident management. The NIMS will enable responders
at all levels to work together more effectively and
efficiantly to manage domestic incidents no matter
what the cause, size, or complexity, including catastrohpic
events of disaster or terrorism. |
'Firefighter Safety,
Survival and Rapid Intervention Teams'
Time-
Day- Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Instructors-
Pre-requesites- Firefighter II
Cost- $110 per student
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The firefighter will be provided with the knowledge
and skills necessary to operate as a member of a
Rapid Intervention Team. To perform rescues of other
firefighters, who have become trapped or lost, and
to utilize appropriate self rescue procedures when
confronted with life threatening situations. Additionally,
the firefighter will be able to recognize factors
and conditions that will relate to firefighter safety
and survival at emergency incidents.
***Requires New Hampshire
Fire Academy General Admissions form***
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'FF1A-4A Firefighter Personal Protective Equipment-Protective
Clothing'
Time- 1800-2200
Day- Friday
Instructors- Ken Whicker, Steve Robbiee,
Dave Pugh and Paul Dexter
Pre-requesites- none
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This course, part of the FF1A
cirriculum, will teach the student the values of protective
clothing and the correct method of how to don and
doff protective clothing. The student will meet eight
objectives as outlined in Essential of FireFighting
4th Edition. Each student is to bring his/her book
to class.
***Requires New Hampshire Fire
Academy General Admissions form*** |
'FF1A-4B Firefighter Personal Protective
Equipment- SCBA'
Time- 0800-1700
Day- Saturday & Sunday
Instructors- Ken Whicker, Steve Robbiee,
Dave Pugh, and Paul Dexter.
Pre-requesites- PPE
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This course, part of the FF1A
cirriculum, teaches the hazards faced in the fire
service and builds confidence in donning and doffing
SCBA to the FF1A standards using Essentials of FireFighting
4th Edition. Students must be clean shaven. Mustaches
permissable. Jewelry is not acceptable.** A
NH Fire Academy General Admission Application MUST
be returned to MCAFD. |
Time- 0800-1700
Day- Saturday & Sunday
Instructors-Wayne Perkins and Brian Bardon
Pre-requesites- none
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This course will teach the operation
of fire service pumps (front mount & midship),
in both single stage and two stage operation. Priming
devices, methods of power transfer, pressure control
devices, and accessories will be discussed. Hands-on
operations will allow the student to perform basic
pumping evolutions. This is a great course for the
begining firefighter or the firefighter who would
just like a review in pumping.* |
Time- 0800-1700
Day- Saturday & Sunday
Instructors- William Shea
Pre-requesites- PPE
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The student will be able to identify
and safely use various rescue and extrication tools,
and work as a member of a team to extricate a victim
trapped in a motor vehicle. This certified class meets
the FF2- Vehicle Rescue standards.** |
Time- 0800-1700
Day- Saturday & Sunday
Instructors- Ian Tenney and Lt. Rodney
Barco
Pre-requesites- PPE/SCBA
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Fire Service Educators Instructors
Ian Tenney and Lt. Rodney Barco, both members of Ladder
Co. 4 of the City of Hartford, Conn. Fire Department,
will be presenting a very hands-on 16 hour Ladder
Company Opertions course. This two day combination
lecture and hands-on course will assist participants
in strengthening their knowledge and skill base in
ladder company operations. Your fire department does
not need a ladder truck to do ladder company operations.
Topics to cover will include: Staffing options, specific
tool and duty assignments for ladder company members,
response, positioning, and fireground duties. Practical
evolutions will include forcible entry, horizontal
and vertical ventilation, primary search, ground ladders,
overhaul and working with a thermal imager. Spare
cylender will be needed along with an SCBA. |
'MAYDAY- Management
for Incident Command-Strategic Consideration'
Time- 0800-1700
Day- Sunday
Instructors- Lt. William Greenwood
Pre-requesites- none
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Let's face it. The incident commander
is busy at any building fire. Add in any firefighter
calling in a MAYDAY and your scene canturn into chaos
instantly. Pre-planning how to manage a MAYDAY is
necessity for greater success. This one day, didactic
course is designed for progressive firefighters, line
and chief officers who may manage an incident scene.
The class will include: Case studies, statistics,
risk vs. gain analysis, and review the leading causes
of MAYDAY. Students will be provided with operational
templates for managing a MAYDAY while not loosing
control of your initial operation. Focus will be on
front-loading your command team for progressive MAYDAY
management.
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'Wildland Firefighter
1/
NFPA-1051'
Time- 0800-1700
Day- Saturday (2) & Sunday
Instructors- Joe Sarcione & Dave Jones
Pre-requesites- none
***Second Saturday will be Sept. 30th***
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The first 6 hours will introduce
the student to the effects and causes of wildland
fire behavior. The student will have an understanding
of how fires spread and the environmental factors
that influence spread. The remaining 18 hours will
introduce the student to safety concerns while reroute
to and from the incident as well as on the fire line.
The student will be taught and complete practical
evolutions on where and how to build a fire line,
establish escape routes, hose lays, safety zones and
deployment zones. The student will also be taught
how to dry mop and wet mop. Maps, compass, fire shelters
and hose lays will be introduced.* |
'EMT-Basic Re-Certification'
Time- 1800-2200 (F),
0800-1700(S/S)
Day- Friday, Saturday & Sunday
Instructors- Herbert "Buzz" Shaw
Pre-requesites- EMT-Basic
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Students who successfully complete
this 24 basic re-certification course will be eligible
to take the NH state practical exam. This course will
include airway management, trauma, OB, infants and
children, patient assessment and the allowed electives
in the course. Location- Richmond, NH Fire
Station |
