Firefighter Training
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Certified Fire Fighter I
This 96-hour course prepares the participant to be able to perform fire fighting functions to meet the job performance requirements (JPRs) defined in NFPA 1001, Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications, Current Edition. The participant must also complete the Hazardous Materials Operation level course in order to meet the remainder of the NFPA Fire Fighter I JPR requirements. Course curriculum is based on the Jones and Bartlett Fundamentals of Firefighter Skills and Hazardous Materials Response, Current Edition.
A written and practical skills certification exam is available to participants who successfully complete this course.
This is the 96 hour Certified Firefighter I course. Successful completion of the course and successful completion of the Hazmat Ops class will enable the participant to be eligible to take Firefighter I certification testing. Textbook for the class is the Fundamentals of Fire Fighter Skills and Hazardous Materials Response, Fifth Edition Jones & Bartlett Textbook and Workbook bundle Needs to be purchased prior to the start of the class. There is no tuition fee for those students affiliated with a fire department and successfully complete the class.
Entry Level Driver Operator Pump Part II (Pumping)
The 18- hour ELDO Part II course will provide a new driver-operator with the knowledge and information needed to operate a fire pump in a basic mode on the fire ground. The student will receive instruction on the parts of a fire pump and operation. Participants will develop a working knowledge of the different components located on a pump panel and be able to explain and properly work each component. This course will also train the student to pump at the correct engine pressures during fire ground operations. The student will learn how to supply water at the correct pressures to the different nozzles and appliances carried on the fire apparatus. The targeted audience is individuals who expect to be appointed to driver/operator-pumper duties on their respective fire departments. Courses when taken in sequential order, are designed to provide the new pumper operator with the information needed to comply with the minimum pumper operator training requirements as specified in Comm 30.08, employment standards (2) in Wisconsin Administrative Code, Department of Commerce, Chapter Comm. 30, Fire Department Safety and Health.
This is the pump operations portion of the Entry Level Driver / Operator training. Class to meet at the Boulder Junction Fire Department on Wednesday and Thursday evenings July 9, 10, 16, 17, 23 and 24, 2025. Class times are 6 to 10 pm.
Fire Fighter Skills Review
The Fire Fighter Skills Review courses prepares students for the Certified Practical Exam.
Practice day / review for FF1 exam 7-19-2025
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