The purpose of this page is to provide information on on-going training and educational programs to fire service personnel in the White Mountain region. Every effort is made to keep our firefighters up on the latest trends and technologies relevant to our profession.

With Emergency Medical Services also being a vital aspect of our emergency services delivery, it is also incumbent upon our training to provide EMS continuing education credits and programs. Our organization works in cooperation with Northland Pioneer College to provide the certification and recertification requirements for our EMTs and First Responders.

If you would like to have your Fire and EMS service related training posted that would benefit the White Mountain, please contact Deputy Chief Brock at (928) 334-2206. Please provide all the information requested in the schedule and a flyer of the training so it can be posted.

2010 Duty Training Schedule

Each shift is required to conduct on-duty training. Below are the monthly evolutions/training required to be completed by the end of the training month.

NAITC Modified Training Packets
July 2009 Training Packet
August 2009 Training Packet
September 2009 Training Packet
October 2009 Training Packet
November 2009 Training Packet and Calling the MAYDAY lesson plan. Supplemental Training: Fire Alarm Response.
December 2009 Training Packet Rapid Intervention - Emergency Air Supply RIC Skills Checklists Supplemental Training: Near Miss Report 10/15/2009.
January 2010 Training Packet
February 2010 Training Packet (.pdf)
March 2010 Training Packet (.pdf) Supplemental Training: Customer Complaint and LP and Natural Gas
April 2010 Training Packet Sample Incident Action Plan
May 2010 Training Packet NWCG Engine Typing Arizona State Forester Equipment Listing
June 2010 Training Packet
July 2010 Training Packet Type II Construction Commercial Firefighting
August 2010 Training Packet Baseline Vitals and Sample History Company Drill Pitfalls, Perils, and Pearls of Pulse Oximetry
September 2010 Training Packet Thermal Imaging PowerPoint Presentation

EMT-IVC Course

This program follows Arizona Administrative Code R9-25-505 (Protocol for IV Access by an EMT-B) and includes a review of anatomy of the circulatory system. Skills will include peripheral intravenous cannulation techniques, fluid resuscitation, obtaining venous blood samples for laboratory analysis; infection control techniques for the safety of self and victim; and complications of intravenous cannulation.

This course is designed to develop the following course competencies:

1. Identify the need for fluid resuscitation in neonate, infant, pediatric, and adult victims;
2. Identify and describe the vascular anatomy and venous access for the neonate, infant, pediatric, and adult victims;
3. Identify and differentiate isotonic, hypotonic, and hypertonic solutions;
4. Select fluids; set up and manage equipment;
5. Identify and demonstrate aseptic and safety techniques;
6. Identify and describe indications and contraindications for intravenous site selection;
7. Perform all peripheral intravenous cannulation techniques;
8. Perform blood drawing techniques; and
9. Monitor infusion.

Students must have been an EMT for at least 6 months. Students will need to register with Northland Pioneer College. Section #62180-01.

EMT 130 - EMT Prep Course

The EMT Prep Course is required for anyone entering the EMT class. This course will introduce Medical Terminology with Basic Anatomy and Physiology of the Human Body. Medical terminology and anatomy are the cornerstones for providing care to patients in the pre-hospital environment.

Students will need to register with Northland Pioneer College. Section #62167-03.

WMD/Terrorism Incident Defensive Operations for Emergency Responders

This course focuses on the unique personal protection challenges that responders face during a WMD or terrorist incident. Upon successful course completion, participants will be able to respond to a WMD/terrorism incident in a defensive mode and preclude the spread of a CBRNE hazard to the public and the environment. Major course topics include: assessing CBRNE hazards, predicting the likely behavior of CBRNE materials, effectively operating and communicating in a unified command structure of ICS, determining detection equipment and personal protection equipment (PPE) needs, performing emergency decontamination, and identifying defensive strategies for a CBRNE incident. This course provides the knowledge and skills needed to obtain certification through NPQS (ProBoard) at the hazardous materials Operations level (NFPA 472). The course is delivered using lectures, interactive participant activities, performance-oriented skills stations, small group discussions, multimedia scenarios, and an end-of-course written and skills examinations.

Click here to download the flyer with registration information. There is no cost to this course.

EMT 130 - EMT Prep Course

The EMT Prep Course is required for anyone entering the EMT class. This course will introduce Medical Terminology with Basic Anatomy and Physiology of the Human Body. Medical terminology and anatomy are the cornerstones for providing care to patients in the pre-hospital environment.

Students will need to register with Northland Pioneer College. Section #62165-01.

Fire Officer Symposium

Third in the series. This NAITC Fire Officer Symposium will focus on human resource issues. The symposium is designed for all current or future officers. Please check back for the flyer and registration information.

S-230, Crew Boss (Single Resource)

This is a classroom course designed to produce student proficiency in the performance of duties associated with the single resource boss position from initial dispatch through demobilization to the home unit. Topics include: operational leadership, preparation and mobilization, assignment preparation, risk management, entrapment avoidance, safety and tactics, offline duties, demobilization, and post incident responsibilities.

Students will need to contact Eugene Beaudoin at (928) 367-0313 to register.

S-215, Fire Operations in the Wildland/Urban Interface

This course is designed to assist structure and wildland firefighters who will be making tactical decisions when confronting wildland fire that threatens life, property, and improvements, in the wildland/urban interface.

Instructional units include: interface awareness, size-up, initial strategy and incident action plan, structure triage, structure protection tactics, incident action plan assessment and update, follow up and public relations, and firefighter safety in the interface.

Students will need to contact Eugene Beaudoin at (928) 367-0313 to register.

Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) Refresher

This course is designed to refresh a student to the level of First Responder, who serves as a vital link in the chain of the health care team. It is not the intent of the course to introduce new material, but to ensure that the students have the necessary knowledge and skills to continue to function as First Responders.

Students will need to register with Northland Pioneer College.

S-131 Advanced Firefighter/Squad Boss

Firefighter Type 1 Training, S-131, is an eight-hour course designed to meet the training needs of the Firefighter Type 1 (FFT1). This course is designed to be interactive in nature. It contains several tactical decision games designed to facilitate learning the objectives and class discussion. Topics include: fireline reference materials, communications, and tactical decision making.

Students will need to contact Eugene Beaudoin at (928) 367-0313 to register.

S-290, Intermediate Fire Behavior

This course is the second course in a five course sequence developing wildland fire behavior prediction skills and knowledge. In the Wildland Fire Qualifications System, this course is required of those planning to work as a Firefighter Type 1 or a Fire Effects Monitor on wildfires, fire use fires, and prescribed fires. It builds upon the basics in S-190, Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior, but with more detailed information about characteristics and interactions of the wildland fire environment (fuels, weather, and topography) that affect wildland fire behavior for safety purposes.

Students will need to contact Eugene Beaudoin at (928) 367-0313 to register.