One Day Classes:
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Saturday September 28, 2019 Schedule: 6:00 - 7:30 am - Registration 7:30 -8:00 am: Opening Assembly 8:00 - 11:30 am: Morning Training Session 11:30-1:00 pm: Lunch 1:00 - 4:00 pm: Afternoon Training Session |
SATURDAY ONE DAY CLASSES
1. Reading Smoke and Modern Day Fires Still have openings
This dynamic two-part program will start with a presentation on reading smoke. What is the smoke telling us? How can we predict what is going to happen? The second part of the program we will cover research conducted by UL and FDNY on modern day fires and how best to attack these fires. This is a must for a Company Officer or Incident Commander and recommended for all fire service personnel.
Prerequisites: None. • Equipment Needs: None • Instructor: Captain Ed Webster • Saturday only.
2. Hostile Threats To Fire & EMS Still have openings
Hostile Threats are becoming more and more prevalent in this country. Firefighters, Fire Responder, EMS & Law Enforcement agencies continue to be on the front lines of incidents related to domestic violence, drugs, mental illness,active shooter, terrorism and mass casualty events. Responder safety and training is critically important as these types of events create unique challenges. Scene Management, calming the chaos,staging,personal safety & PPE, communications & command, information management, scene preservation,investigations & extended operations.
Prerequisites: None. • Equipment Needs: Pen And Paper • Instructor: Roger J. Audette , Pine State Fire Training Chief, Augusta Maine Fire- Rescue . • Saturday only.
3. Clan Lab Awareness Class Canceled
Provide Brief overview of Clandestine Laboratory information to improve safe handling of Items which may be Flammable, Toxic , and/or explosive.
Prerequisites: None • Equipment Needs: None • Instructor: Sean Reilly • Saturday only • Class Limit: 70 Minimum: 15
SUNDAY ONE DAY CLASSES
4. Fire Officer and the Fire Ground Still have openings
This interactive course will cover what it takes to be a Fire Officer in today’s fire service. We will build on the foundation laid out with Saturday’s Reading Smoke and Modern Day Fires Class. Topics covered will be Fire Officer Development, Vermont state laws pertaining to the Fire Officer, and Building Construction. The rest of the day we will focus on scene size up and strategies and tactics for today’s fires. We will cover the SLICE-RS concept as it relates to fire behavior and flow paths and why firefighters are dying at an alarming rate. The student will then use the information presented to control fire ground scenarios that face us every day. This is great for new and seasoned officers - as with building construction change, so has our tactics.
Prerequisites: Saturday’s Reading Smoke and Modern Day Fires Class. • Equipment Needs: None • Instructor: Captain Ed Webster • Sunday only
5. Managing A Mayday Still have openings
Over The course of the 40 years the number of structure fires in the United States has dropped 50% from 734,000 to 370,000 per year.With such a dramatic decrease in the amount of fires per year one would think the amount of fires per year one would think the amount of firefighter deaths and injuries would see the same decrease. The truth is that firefighters deaths and injury statistics per 100 fires is up due to many different contributing factors. Fire Departments need to have a plan in place when a firefighter emergency occurs.The fire ground is not a place to train and a firefighter mayday creates unique challenges with no time to waste. This program will take an in-depth look at firefighter maydays in large and small fire departments with local and national case studies to review.Overloaded radio frequencies, lack of a command structure, communication failures, lack of policies and training related to a RIT response, lack of equipment or resources on scene.
Prerequisites: None. • Equipment Needs: Pen and Paper. • Instructor: Roger J. Audette , Pine State Fire Training Chief, Augusta Maine Fire- Rescue • Sunday only
1. Reading Smoke and Modern Day Fires Still have openings
This dynamic two-part program will start with a presentation on reading smoke. What is the smoke telling us? How can we predict what is going to happen? The second part of the program we will cover research conducted by UL and FDNY on modern day fires and how best to attack these fires. This is a must for a Company Officer or Incident Commander and recommended for all fire service personnel.
Prerequisites: None. • Equipment Needs: None • Instructor: Captain Ed Webster • Saturday only.
2. Hostile Threats To Fire & EMS Still have openings
Hostile Threats are becoming more and more prevalent in this country. Firefighters, Fire Responder, EMS & Law Enforcement agencies continue to be on the front lines of incidents related to domestic violence, drugs, mental illness,active shooter, terrorism and mass casualty events. Responder safety and training is critically important as these types of events create unique challenges. Scene Management, calming the chaos,staging,personal safety & PPE, communications & command, information management, scene preservation,investigations & extended operations.
Prerequisites: None. • Equipment Needs: Pen And Paper • Instructor: Roger J. Audette , Pine State Fire Training Chief, Augusta Maine Fire- Rescue . • Saturday only.
3. Clan Lab Awareness Class Canceled
Provide Brief overview of Clandestine Laboratory information to improve safe handling of Items which may be Flammable, Toxic , and/or explosive.
Prerequisites: None • Equipment Needs: None • Instructor: Sean Reilly • Saturday only • Class Limit: 70 Minimum: 15
SUNDAY ONE DAY CLASSES
4. Fire Officer and the Fire Ground Still have openings
This interactive course will cover what it takes to be a Fire Officer in today’s fire service. We will build on the foundation laid out with Saturday’s Reading Smoke and Modern Day Fires Class. Topics covered will be Fire Officer Development, Vermont state laws pertaining to the Fire Officer, and Building Construction. The rest of the day we will focus on scene size up and strategies and tactics for today’s fires. We will cover the SLICE-RS concept as it relates to fire behavior and flow paths and why firefighters are dying at an alarming rate. The student will then use the information presented to control fire ground scenarios that face us every day. This is great for new and seasoned officers - as with building construction change, so has our tactics.
Prerequisites: Saturday’s Reading Smoke and Modern Day Fires Class. • Equipment Needs: None • Instructor: Captain Ed Webster • Sunday only
5. Managing A Mayday Still have openings
Over The course of the 40 years the number of structure fires in the United States has dropped 50% from 734,000 to 370,000 per year.With such a dramatic decrease in the amount of fires per year one would think the amount of fires per year one would think the amount of firefighter deaths and injuries would see the same decrease. The truth is that firefighters deaths and injury statistics per 100 fires is up due to many different contributing factors. Fire Departments need to have a plan in place when a firefighter emergency occurs.The fire ground is not a place to train and a firefighter mayday creates unique challenges with no time to waste. This program will take an in-depth look at firefighter maydays in large and small fire departments with local and national case studies to review.Overloaded radio frequencies, lack of a command structure, communication failures, lack of policies and training related to a RIT response, lack of equipment or resources on scene.
Prerequisites: None. • Equipment Needs: Pen and Paper. • Instructor: Roger J. Audette , Pine State Fire Training Chief, Augusta Maine Fire- Rescue • Sunday only
