Department of Fire/Emergency Management

"Firefighter Boot Camp"

Start Date- 09/3/08 (Mandatory Registration Session)

Students will be required to provide the following for registration:

ICS-100 Certificate, Signed Training Authorization Letter and have one (1) set of  Accountability Tags. Failure to provide either of the aforementioned documents will disallow the prospective student from attending the course...

Schedule:

Unit 1&2- 9/06/08

Unit 3- 9/10/08

Unit 4&5- 9/13/08

Unit 6- 9/17/08

Unit 7&8- 9/20/08

Unit 9- 9/22/08

Unit 10- 9/24/08

Unit 11&12- 9/27/08

Unit 13- 10/01/08

Unit 14&15- 10/04/08

Unit 20- 10/08/08

Unit 16&17- 10/11/08

Unit 21- 10/14/08

Unit 22- 10/16/08

Unit 18&19- 10/18/08

Unit 23- 10/22/08

Unit 24&25- 10/25/08

SCBA 1- 10/28/08

SCBA 2- 10/30/08

SCBA 4&5- 11/01/08

TCO 1- 11/05/08

Unit 26, 27&28- 11/8/08

TCO 2- 11/12/08

TCO 3&4- 11/15/08

TCO 5- 11/19/08

TCO 6&7- 11/22/08

TCO 8- 11/26/08

FFS- 11/29/08

C.T.B.S.- 12/1/08

Graduation- 12/3/08

  Creation of a Fireifghter

Location: Regional Training Center, 999 NYS RT.13 (CVFD)

Evening Classes Begin Promptly @ 1830hr

Saturday Classes Begin Promptly @ 0830hr

1S Firefighter I, 87 Firefighter Survival, 7Y SCBA Confidence,

1F Truck Company Operations & 7K Courage to be Safe...

Beginning in Y2008 the Cortland County Department of Fire Emergency Management will launch the first comprehensive, initial entry level program for recruit firefighting personnel. Firefighter Boot Camp introduces firefighting concepts, practices and techniques necessary for success within the fire service. Based on the Firefighter Level I objectives from NFPA Standard 1001, this course develops knowledge, skills and abilities based on performance criteria for the following topics: fire department organization, firefighter safety, fire behavior, personal protective equipment, self-contained breathing apparatus, fire extinguishers, building searches, forcible entry, ground ladders, ventilation, hose practices, fire streams, and loss control.

This inaugural course consists of performance criteria in: incident command, building construction, ropes/knots, rescue procedures, forcible entry applications, ventilation practices, fire extinguisher applications, suppression of structural fires, tactics, vehicle suppression, water supply, loss control, fire cause determination, fire department communications, fire suppression systems, hazardous materials, weapons of mass destruction, confined space safety and fire prevention practices.

The extended training program is designed to enhance the recruit firefighters knowledge, skills and abilities through the inclusion of the NYS Office of Fire Prevention and Control's SCBA Confidence, FF Survival, Truck Company Operations and Courage to be Safe run concurrently with the FFI program. All students whom successfully complete the program will receive NYS certification for the aforementioned courses.

Note:

With the exception of NFPA Firefighter Level I objectives pertaining to Emergency Medical Care and local policies and procedures, a firefighter receives training components equivalent to those within the NFPA Firefighter I Standard.
Firefighter I equivalents are: Firefighting Essentials (02) and Initial Fire Attack (10)
or Basic (91) and Intermediate Firefighter (92)

Designed For:

Entry-level firefighters

Course Length:

134 hours

NYS Certification Level:

Firefighter Recruit II, Fire Instructor I, Fire Officer I

National Certification Level:

Firefighter I, Fire Service Instructor I

Prerequisite:

Students must also be physically capable of wearing SCBA and possess current medical clearance for SCBA use. Students not possessing this prerequisite will not be allowed to participate for their own safety.

  * Prerequisites- ICS-100 Certificate, Signed Training Authorization Letter, Students ages 16&17 must have parent or legal guardians sign as well, complete set of approved turnout gear, approved SCBA, accountability tags and personal utility or life rope.

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