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Course Description

This course is designed to reinforce and strengthen the existing skills of firefighters. The curriculum consists of five sections which cover operations carried out by ladder companies within the department. The course is also designed to challenge department members to look outside the box and use different methods to improve efficiency and effectiveness.

Course Outline

  • Essentials of Fire Fighting, IFSTA, Fourth
  • Edition, Chapter 9, Fire Service Ground Ladders, IFSTA,
  • Ninth Edition, Chapter 1, or Firefighter's Handbook, Delmar,
  • 2000 Edition, Chapter 14

Learner Outcomes

  • The student will review the eleven ladder company functions recognized by the department.
  • Ladder company functions- roles and responsibilities
  • Search and Rescue- primary and secondary searches
  • Ventilation- modes of ventilation methods of ventilation vent hole placement 
  • Forcible Entry- breaching walls and floors locks doors and windows 
  • Ladders-ground ladders aerial ladders

Notes

Method of Instruction: Lecture, PowerPoint and Hands-on Application

Evaluation: Practical Exam (70% mandated)

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