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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.
2011 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.
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Fire Officer Development Program
Scottsdale Community College (SCC) will be offering a series of classes that will make up their Fire Officer Development Program. Each class is 3 credits in length and are tailored for the firefighter's schedule. Classes are held every Wednesday and Thursday, and students are only required to take one class a week. Because students will only be attending class one day a week, additional course work will be conducted on-line.
Course work includes: Supervisory Training for Firefighters; Building Construction; Firefighting Tactics and Strategy; Human Resource Management; Command Strategies for Major Emergencies; and Incident Safety Officer. Upon successful completion of the course, student will be eligible to receive certifications for NFA and ACFSE Leadership I, II & III and ISO, and FDSOA.
Prerequisites: Students must be employed by a fire department, and authorization must be granted from Charisse Wright at SCC. For additional information, contact Charisse Wright at (480) 423-6255.
Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support
Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) is recognized around the world as the leading continuing education program for prehospital emergency trauma care.
PHTLS promotes excellence in trauma patient management through global education of all providers involved in the delivery of prehospital care. PHTLS is developed by NAEMT in cooperation with the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma.
PHTLS courses improve the quality of trauma care in your area and decrease mortality. The program is based on a prehospital trauma care philosophy, stressing the treatment of the multi-system trauma patient as a unique entity with specific needs. This may require an approach to the trauma patient that varies from traditional treatment modalities.
PHTLS promotes critical thinking as the foundation for providing quality care. It is based on the belief that, given a good fund of knowledge and key principles, EMS providers are capable of making reasoned decisions regarding patient care. The PHTLS course is continuously updated and revised to keep up with the advances in the field, ATLS Guidelines and feedback from PHTLS participants.
PHTLS programs are developed from the Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Program, a course for physicians developed by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma. They follow the principles of trauma care developed by the Committee on Trauma. The Committee provides the medical direction and content oversight for the PHTLS program.
Check back for registration information.
Surveillance Detection for Security Professionals
This course, designed for Private Sector Security professionals, provides participants with the skills and knowledge to establish surveillance detection operations to protect critical infrastructure during periods of elevated threat. This course increases awareness of terrorist tactics and attack history and illustrates the means and methods used to detect surveillance.
Click here to download the training flyer and how to register.
MAL969: All Hazards Communications Unit Leader Course
This course helps attendees establish the essential core competencies required for performing the duties of the COMM UL in an all-hazards incident. This course addresses all responsibilities appropriate to a COMM UL operating in a local-or state-level AHIMT. These responsibilities include the collection, processing and dissemination as needed to facilitate Operations of Command, General Staff and Unit Leaders within the confines of a Type III AHIMT. The course is an instructor- led training that supports learning through discussion, lecture and active participation in multiple exercises. By requiring attendees to bring Communications Unit Leader Kit to the instruction, the course provides a realistic, hands-on approach to mastering the skills of a COMM UL.
Prerequisites: Successful completion of IS-100: Introduction to ICS, IS-200: Basic ICS, IS-700: NIMS, An Introduction, IS-800: National Response Framework, ICS-300: Intermediate ICS are required. ICS400: Advanced ICS is recommended.
Click here to download the training flyer and registration information.
MAL971: All Hazards Facilities Unit Leader Course
This course will help students establish the essential core competencies required for performing the duties of the FACL in an all-hazards incident. The course walks students through general information, including an overview of the Logistics Section and information on incident mobilization, initial situation awareness, and unit management. It also provides detailed instruction in setting up and maintaining incident facilities, including facilities infrastructure, services, layout and security. Each unit contains a discussion-based exercise and there is a capstone tabletop exercise at the end of the course to give students hands-on practice functioning as a FACL.
Prerequisites: Successful completion of IS-100: Introduction to ICS, IS-200: Basic ICS, IS-700: NIMS, An Introduction, IS-800: National Response Framework, ICS-300: Intermediate ICS are required. ICS400: Advanced ICS is recommended.
Click here to download the training flyer and registration information.
EMT120 - Emergency Medical Responder
The Emergency Medical Responder, formely the First Responder course, provides students with an academic and working knowledge of basic life support patient care. It provides the basic concepts of emergency care, which are needed to function as a first responder to emergency situations.
This course is approximately 56-hours in length and covers breathing and cardiac emergencies in adults, infants and children; identifying and caring for common age-related injuries and preventing childhood injuries. Course follows the 2009 National Emergency Medical Services Education Standard (National EMS Scope of Practice Model), and upon a passing grade of 80%, allows students to become eligible for national registration testing as an Emergency Medical Responder.
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MAG300: Intermediate Incident Command System
This course covers Organization and Staffing, Organizing for Incidents and Events, Resource Management, and Air Operations. The following topics are included: ICS staffing and organization, including reporting and working relationships and information flow; transfer of command; Unified Command functions in a multi-jurisdictional or multi-agency incident; ICS forms; resource management; interagency mission planning and procurement. This course is recommended for persons with ICS supervisory positions.
Prerequisites: Successful completion of IS-700: NIMS, An Introduction; IS-100: Introduction to ICS; and IS-200: Basic ICS is required.
Students will need to register with STARS. Event number for this course is 1001799.
MAL975: All Hazards Finance/Admin Unit Course
This course is designed to provide local and state-level emergency responders with a robust understanding of the duties, responsibilities, and capabilities of an effective FSC on an All-Hazards Incident Management Team. These responsibilities fall into two categories: FSC duties 1) managing the Finance/Administration Section personnel and 2) managing the finances and administrative responsibilities during an incident. Exercises, simulations, discussions and a final exam enable students to process and apply their new knowledge.
Prerequisites: Successful completion of IS-100: Introduction to ICS, IS-200: Basic ICS, IS-700: NIMS, An Introduction, IS-800: National Response Framework, ICS-300: Intermediate ICS are required. ICS400: Advanced ICS is recommended.
Click here to download the training flyer and registration information.
MAL960: All Hazards Division/Group Supervisor Course
This course is designed to provide local and state-level emergency responders with a robust understanding of the duties, responsibilities and capabilities of an effective DIVS on an AHIMT. The course walks students through general information, including an overview of the Operations Section and information on incident mobilization, initial situation awareness and unit management. It also provides detailed instruction on responding to the incident and the command needs of the incident, as well as emphasizing the importance of risk management and safety considerations.
Prerequisites: Successful completion of IS-100: Introduction to ICS, IS-200: Basic ICS, IS-700: NIMS, An Introduction, IS-800: National Response Framework, ICS-300: Intermediate ICS are required. ICS400: Advanced ICS is recommended.
Click here to download the training flyer and registration information.
Swiftwater Rescue Technician Unit 1 (SRT1)
This is Rescue 3's most popular course. The SRT1 course provides rescuers with the fundamentals of survival in moving water and is recommended for anyone who may be called upon to effect in-water rescues. Students gain knowledge in hydrology and river classifications, size-up, site control and scene management. Practical skills include self-rescue, swiftwater swimming and the fundamentals of shore, boat and in-water rescues. Additionally students are introduced to the basics of boat handling and the fundamentals of rope rescue including mechanical advantage and anchor systems.
Prerequisites: Basic swimming ability and all water equipment (full wetsuite and/or drysuit, water helmet, USCG Type III or V PFD, water booties or tennis shoes and water gloves). course is offered through Rescue 3 International.
Swiftwater Rescue Technician Advanced (SRTA)
This course integrates techniques learned in SRT1 and TRR:TL, taking the students beyond the emphasis on self-rescue to concentrate on victim rescue. Students are exposed to more complex water rescue situations including a mock night river rescue scenario. The three day course includes 4-6 hours of classroom instruction, followed by two and one-half days of hands-on skill development. Students are introduced to the role and utilization of various skills in river and flood rescue, including: rope systems; management of litter & patient raising systems; highline systems; advanced river search concepts; performing rescues at night or in low visibility; and basic flood disaster management.
Prerequisites: SRT1 and TRR:TL (or other NFPA rope course). course is offered through Rescue 3 International.
Swiftwater Rescue Technician Unit 1 (SRT1) **PENDING**
This is Rescue 3's most popular course. The SRT1 course provides rescuers with the fundamentals of survival in moving water and is recommended for anyone who may be called upon to effect in-water rescues. Students gain knowledge in hydrology and river classifications, size-up, site control and scene management. Practical skills include self-rescue, swiftwater swimming and the fundamentals of shore, boat and in-water rescues. Additionally students are introduced to the basics of boat handling and the fundamentals of rope rescue including mechanical advantage and anchor systems.
Prerequisites: Basic swimming ability and all water equipment (full wetsuite and/or drysuit, water helmet, USCG Type III or V PFD, water booties or tennis shoes and water gloves). course is offered through Rescue 3 International.
S-131: Advance Firefighter Type 1
Firefighter Type 1, 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.
Nominiation form is required. E-mail your nomination to Varnell Gatewood at varnell.gatewood@bia.gov.
Emergency Response to Domestic Biological Incidents
This course is designed to address fundamentals associated with emergency response to biological incidents. It provides detailed technical information and includes hands-on practice of actions required of emergency responders and medical personnel in biological incident situations. The course provides a brief overview of the terrorist threat that now faces the United States; biological agents that could be used by terrorists in executing their attacks; methods of protection from biological agents (with an emphasis on protection using methods and equipment readily available to most emergency responders); and tactics for identifying the presence of a potential biological threat, responding to an incident, and supporting law enforcement operations at the incident scene. The course also supports the necessity for teamwork (Incident Command/Unified Command) among all responding agencies and actions that law enforcement personnel can take to support and facilitate the operations of fire and medical services and other responding agencies. In summary, the course prepares representatives of state and local emergency response agencies to perform safely and effectively during an incident involving biological agents.
Click here to download the training flyer and registration information.
S-133: Look Up, Look Down, Look Around
This course is designed to train Incident Commander Type 5 (ICT5) and Firefighter Type 1 (FFT1) to identify environmental factors and indicators of hazardous fire conditions, and how to use these indicators when implementing the Risk Management Process. The course is CD-based classroom course, based on facilitated exercises.
Nominiation form is required. E-mail your nomination to Varnell Gatewood at varnell.gatewood@bia.gov.
S-134: LCES
Students become engaged in the process of designing their own safety program. The small groups will discuss and develop the L, C, E, and S, creating a list of performance standards. The entire class will then work together to produce and edit a contract, based on consensus, which guides performance.
Nominiation form is required. E-mail your nomination to Varnell Gatewood at varnell.gatewood@bia.gov.
MAL970: All Hazards Supply Unit Leader Course
This course helps attendees establish the essential core competencies required for performing the duties of the SPUL in an all-hazards incident. By requiring attendees to bring jurisdiction-specific information to the instruction, the course provides a realistic, hands-on approach to mastering the skills of a SPUL organized by the fundamental steps of the ordering process. Attendees indentify information required for ordering, as well as complete required forms and documentation related to ordering, and anticipates ordering and supply needs for the incident. In addition to the ordering process, the course discusses mobilization, setting up and managing the Supply Unit, and demobilization.
Prerequisites: Successful completion of IS-100: Introduction to ICS, IS-200: Basic ICS, IS-700: NIMS, An Introduction, IS-800: National Response Framework, ICS-300: Intermediate ICS are required. ICS400: Advanced ICS is recommended.
Click here to download the training flyer and registration information.
RT-130 Annual Safety Review (Wildland Refresher)
This program is designed to meet the minimum requirements of federal and all other wild land fire agencies for annual fire line safety training. It will cover a review of Wildland Fire Safety Principles, including entrapment avoidance, fire shelter use, hazards and safety issues, and current fire issues. This course will satisfy annual recurrent training requirements for fire personnel.
Nominiation form is required. E-mail your nomination to Varnell Gatewood at varnell.gatewood@bia.gov.
Swiftwater Rescue Technician Advanced (SRTA) **PENDING**
This course integrates techniques learned in SRT1 and TRR:TL, taking the students beyond the emphasis on self-rescue to concentrate on victim rescue. Students are exposed to more complex water rescue situations including a mock night river rescue scenario. The three day course includes 4-6 hours of classroom instruction, followed by two and one-half days of hands-on skill development. Students are introduced to the role and utilization of various skills in river and flood rescue, including: rope systems; management of litter & patient raising systems; highline systems; advanced river search concepts; performing rescues at night or in low visibility; and basic flood disaster management.
Prerequisites: SRT1 and TRR:TL (or other NFPA rope course). course is offered through Rescue 3 International.
L-280: Followership to Leadership
This training course is designed as a self-assessment opportunity for individuals preparing to step into a leadership role. The course combines one day of classroom instruction followed by a second day in the field with students working through a series of problem solving events in small teams (Field Leadership Assessment Course). Topics include: leadership values and principles, transition challenges for new leaders, situational leadership, team cohesion factors, ethical decision-making , and after action review techniques.
Nominiation form is required. E-mail your nomination to Varnell Gatewood at varnell.gatewood@bia.gov.
FI-220: Wildland Fire Origin & Cause Determination
The primary purpose of this course is to provide a consistent knowledge and skill base for the Wildland Fire Investigator (INVF). The concepts taught in this course will help an INVF perform at an acceptable level on a national basis without regard to geographic boundaries. The course is presented by lectures, electronic presentations, field exercises, and class discussion.
Nominiation form is required. E-mail your nomination to Varnell Gatewood at varnell.gatewood@bia.gov.
FI-110: Wildland Fire Observations & Origin Scene Protection
The primary emphasis of this course is to teach sound wildland fire observations and origin scene protection practices that enable first responders to a wildland fire scene to perform proper origin scene protection procedures. The course is presented by short lectures, electronic presentations, exercises, and class discussion.
Nominiation form is required. E-mail your nomination to Varnell Gatewood at varnell.gatewood@bia.gov.
Wildland Annual Refresher
This program is designed to meet the minimum requirements of federal and all other wild land fire agencies for annual fire line safety training. It will cover a review of structure protection, PPE/fire shelters, handline construction, and water supply under live fire conditions. This course will satisfy annual recurrent training requirements for fire personnel.
Individuals need to sign up through their location training officer, who will then submit their resource order. Check back for more information on where resource orders will be submitted.
Swiftwater Rescue Technician Advanced (SRTA) **PENDING**
This course integrates techniques learned in SRT1 and TRR:TL, taking the students beyond the emphasis on self-rescue to concentrate on victim rescue. Students are exposed to more complex water rescue situations including a mock night river rescue scenario. The three day course includes 4-6 hours of classroom instruction, followed by two and one-half days of hands-on skill development. Students are introduced to the role and utilization of various skills in river and flood rescue, including: rope systems; management of litter & patient raising systems; highline systems; advanced river search concepts; performing rescues at night or in low visibility; and basic flood disaster management.
Prerequisites: SRT1 and TRR:TL (or other NFPA rope course). course is offered through Rescue 3 International.
S-211: Portable Pumps and Water
Portable Pumps and Water Use, S-211, is an instructor-led course intended to be presented at the local level. The course consists of three skill areas: supply, delivery, and application of water. Students will be required to demonstrate their knowledge of correct water use, basic hydraulics, and equipment care. The field exercise requires set up, operation, and maintenance of pump equipment. To receive credit for this course, students must have field work observed and approved, and take a closed book written final examination.
Nominiation form is required. E-mail your nomination to Varnell Gatewood at varnell.gatewood@bia.gov.
