Fire I & Hazardous Materials Class Description

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Firefighter I Training Course is taught to the NFPA 1001 Standard for Firefighter Professional Qualifications.  In this course the students learn through class lectures and hands on training to operate safety and effectively on a fireground.  Basic skills they are taught are as follows:

• Put on (DON) and off (DOFF) personal protective equipment (PPE) properly.
• Understand and quickly apply appropriate communication protocols.
• Hoist hand tools using appropriate knots.
• Use Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA).
• Respond on apparatus to an emergency scene.
• Establish and operate safety in emergency work areas.
• Forceable entry into a structure.
• Exit a hazardous area safely as a team.
• Set up and use ground ladders safely.
• Attack a passenger vehicle fire, an exterior class A fire and an interior structure fire.
• Conduct search and rescue in a structure.
• Perform ventilation in an involved structure.
• Overhaul a fire scene.
• Conserve property with salvage tools and equipment.
• Connect a fire engine to a water supply.
• Extinguish incipient class A, B, and C fires.
• Illuminate an emergency scene.
• Turn off utilities.
• Combat ground cover fires.
• Perform fire safety surveys.
• Clean and maintain equipment.
• Locate information in department documents and standard operating procedures.
• Operate as part of a team.

First Responders at the Operations Level are individuals who respond to releases or potential releases of hazardous substances as part of the initial response to the site for the purpose of protecting nearby persons, property, or the environment from the effects of the release.

They are trained to respond in a defensive fashion without actually trying to stop the release.  Their function is to contain the release from a safe distance, keep it from spreading, and prevent exposures.