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DOT First Responder |
Incident Management System |
Driver/Operator |
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This 72 hour course focuses on the knowledge and skills necessary to meet the minimum job performance requirements of a first responder as defined by the United States Department of Transportation’s (DOT) National Standard Curriculum. This course is designed for fire service and law enforcement personnel. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be eligible to take the National Registry Exam for First Responder. Text book required for all students.
Course Fee: $165.00 National Registry Exam Fee ($65.00) not included. Course Dates: TBA
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This 16 hour course is designed to teach the Incident Management System (IMS). this model system was developed by the National Fire Service Incident Management System Consortium. It combines command strategy with organizational procedures and is designed to be used primarily for structure fire incidents using up to 25 fire companies. The model reflects elements of the California FIRESCOPE Incident Command System and the Phoenix Fire ground Command System. The adoption and use of the Incident Command System contained in the curriculum will allow fire departments to meet the NFPA standards and the US Code of Federal Regulation requirements. Course Fee: $75.00
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Module One
This 12 hour module in the series covers the theory and skills of safe emergency apparatus driving practices from the IFSTA Driver/Operator Handbook. Driving skills will be conducted at the Saturday class. Departments may use their apparatus for the driving skills. Classes will meet at the Fire Training Complex. Module Two
This 16 hour module is second in the series and covers basic pump theory and operational skills from the IFSTA
Driver/Operator Handbook. Hands-on skills
reinforcing the student’s
confidence in their ability to supply firefighting streams necessary for effective fire
attack will be administered at the Saturday class. Classes will meet at the Fire Training
Complex. (Pre-requisite:
Driver/Operator Module One - Emergency Apparatus Driving) Module Three
This 16 hour module is the third module in the series and covers the theory and skills of advanced operational skills from the IFSTA Driver/Operator Handbook. Students learn pumping multiple lines, developing master streams and relay operations. Hands-on practices during the Saturday class challenge the student in their ability to establish water supplies, and generate adequate fire flows for a variety of fire ground applications. Classes will meet at the Fire Training Complex. (Pre-requisite: Driver/Operator Module Two- Pump Operation – Basic) |