Fire Fighter Course

Lesson 1 • Firefighter Health and Wellness

Addresses physical fitness standards, mental health awareness, and occupational health risks. Establishes the personal readiness required for safe and effective service.

Lesson 2 • Regulatory Standards and Firefighter Rights

Reviews occupational safety regulations, mandatory training standards, and firefighter rights. Ensures compliance awareness before students enter live training environments.

Lesson 3 • Personal Protective Equipment Overview

Introduces structural PPE components, donning procedures, and care requirements. Proper PPE use is the first line of defense against fireground injuries.

Lesson 4 • Fire Science and Combustion Basics

Covers the fire tetrahedron, heat transfer, and stages of combustion. Provides the scientific basis for all suppression and ventilation decisions made later in the course.

Lesson 1 • SCBA Emergency Procedures

Covers low-air alarms, facepiece failures, and emergency bypass operations. Rapid response to SCBA malfunctions prevents firefighter fatalities.

Lesson 2 • Donning, Doffing, and Fit Testing

Teaches rapid donning methods, proper facepiece seal, and safe doffing sequences. A secure fit is critical to preventing toxic gas exposure.

Lesson 3 • SCBA Components and Inspection

Identifies all SCBA parts, their functions, and pre-use inspection steps. Thorough inspection prevents equipment failure during interior operations.

Lesson 4 • Operating Under Air in Low Visibility

Practices breathing control, communication, and navigation while on SCBA in zero-visibility conditions. Builds the composure needed for interior structural firefighting.

Lesson 1 • Hose Loads and Deployment Methods

Teaches flat, horseshoe, and minuteman hose loads and their deployment advantages. Efficient deployment reduces time to water and improves crew safety.

Lesson 2 • Water Supply Establishment

Explains hydrant connections, drafting operations, and relay pumping setups. Reliable water supply is the foundation of sustained fire suppression.

Lesson 3 • Hose Types, Sizes, and Couplings

Identifies attack, supply, and forestry hose types along with coupling systems. Correct hose selection directly affects flow rates and suppression effectiveness.

Lesson 4 • Nozzle Types and Flow Control

Covers smooth bore, combination, and foam nozzles along with flow rate selection. Nozzle choice and technique determine suppression efficiency and firefighter safety.

Lesson 1 • Ventilation Principles and Tactics

Explains positive pressure, negative pressure, and hydraulic ventilation methods. Proper ventilation reduces heat and smoke, improving victim survivability and crew safety.

Lesson 2 • Ground Ladder Selection and Placement

Covers ladder types, carrying methods, and proper placement angles. Correct ladder placement ensures safe access and egress for interior crews.

Lesson 3 • Forcible Entry Techniques

Teaches inward and outward swinging door attacks, lock defeat, and through-the-lock methods. Rapid, controlled entry limits structural damage and speeds crew access.

Lesson 4 • Roof Operations and Vertical Ventilation

Covers safe roof access, sounding techniques, and cutting procedures for vertical ventilation. Roof work requires heightened situational awareness due to collapse risk.

Lesson 1 • Search and Rescue During Interior Attack

Integrates primary and secondary search patterns with active suppression operations. Simultaneous search and attack requires precise crew coordination and communication.

Lesson 2 • Firefighter Survival and Mayday Procedures

Teaches LUNAR reporting, self-rescue techniques, and rapid intervention team activation. Every firefighter must be able to initiate and survive a Mayday situation.

Lesson 3 • Fire Suppression Techniques

Applies straight stream, fog, and gas cooling techniques to structural fire suppression. Technique selection is matched to fire stage and compartment conditions.

Lesson 4 • Attack Line Advancement and Positioning

Covers door control, low-profile advancement, and nozzle positioning at the seat of fire. Disciplined advancement protects crews and maximizes suppression effectiveness.

Lesson 1 • Trauma Assessment and Hemorrhage Control

Covers rapid trauma assessment, tourniquet application, and wound packing. Early hemorrhage control significantly improves victim survival at traumatic incidents.

Lesson 2 • Basic Life Support and CPR

Teaches adult, child, and infant CPR, AED operation, and airway management. BLS skills are required at nearly every emergency response firefighters encounter.

Lesson 3 • Special Rescue Awareness

Introduces confined space, trench, and water rescue hazards and initial response actions. Awareness-level knowledge prevents rescuer injury at technical rescue incidents.

Lesson 4 • Victim Removal and Carries

Covers drags, carries, and packaging methods for moving victims in hazardous environments. Proper removal techniques protect both victim and rescuer from further injury.

Lesson 1 • Hazmat Recognition and Identification

Teaches placard systems, container shapes, and reference guide use for hazmat identification. Accurate identification is the first step in selecting appropriate protective actions.

Lesson 2 • Decontamination Procedures

Covers emergency, technical, and mass decontamination methods and corridor setup. Effective decontamination prevents cross-contamination of personnel and equipment.

Lesson 3 • Hazmat Toxicology and Health Effects

Explains routes of exposure, dose-response relationships, and acute versus chronic effects. Understanding toxicology guides PPE selection and medical monitoring decisions.

Lesson 4 • Protective Action Zones and Isolation

Covers hot, warm, and cold zone establishment and public protective action options. Proper zoning prevents secondary casualties among responders and bystanders.

Lesson 1 • Fireground Strategy and Tactics

Distinguishes offensive, defensive, and transitional strategies and their tactical implications. Strategy selection is driven by life safety, incident stability, and property conservation.

Lesson 2 • Resource Management and Accountability

Covers personnel accountability systems, resource tracking, and rehabilitation sector setup. Accountability prevents freelancing and ensures all personnel are accounted for.

Lesson 3 • Fireground Communications

Teaches radio discipline, progress reports, and emergency traffic protocols. Clear communications reduce confusion and support rapid decision-making under stress.

Lesson 4 • Post-Incident Analysis and Improvement

Guides structured debriefs, near-miss reporting, and corrective action planning. Systematic review of incidents drives continuous improvement in tactics and safety.