The training schedule has been updated at www.erie.gov/fire to reflect the first round of Firefighter 1 course offerings (only).
NEW FIREFIGHTER 1 CURRICULUM/STUDENT BOOK FOR 2015:
Major changes to the Firefighter 1 curriculum for 2015 have been shared at county meetings and other venues throughout this past fall. A summary of those changes is attached and included in the revised Firefighter 1 Student Packet 2015 which will be distributed under a separate email.
The new Firefighter 1 (and Firefighter 2 and BEFO-Basic Exterior Firefighting Operations courses) curriculum are based on the IFSTA/Brady Essentials of Firefighting and Fire Department Operations-6th Edition. This book is required at the first class and they may be purchased at the Fire Safety Office at a cost of $85 each. Your fire company or fire district will be billed by the Erie County Fire Chiefs Mutual Aid Organization. If you are purchasing elsewhere – be sure that you are buying the version that includes “Fire Department Operations.”
As previously publicized, the New Firefighter 1 Delivery Model is organized into three (3) modules: A 14-hour Orientation, 16-hour HazMat and a now 74-hour Fire Training module. Students need to apply only for the first module and will be automatically enrolled in the other modules as appropriate.
- 1S15001 - Firefighter 1 hosted by Evans Center for the fire departments under Evans Fire Control. The 14 hr. Orientation is scheduled for the weekend of Saturday-January 31 and Sunday-February 1 at the Erie County Emergency Services Training & Operations Center in Cheektowaga. Chief or Training Officers are required to accompany their recruits for only the first two (2) hours of orientation on Saturday. The remainder of the class will then shift to double-session Sundays.
- 1S15002 - Firefighter 1 hosted at the Tonawanda Fire Training Tower for the fire departments under the Tonawanda and Grand Island Fire Controls. The 14 hr. Orientation is scheduled for Tuesday-February 17 and Thursday-February 19 (starting at 6:30pm each night); and Saturday-February 21 starting at 8am at the Erie County Emergency Services Training & Operations Center in Cheektowaga. Chief or Training Officers are required to accompany their recruits for only the first two (2) hours of orientation on Tuesday-2/17.
- 1S15003 - Firefighter 1 hosted at Newton Abbott for the fire departments under Hamburg Fire Control. The 14 hr. Orientation is scheduled for Tuesday-February 10, Thursday-February 12, Tuesday-February 17, Thursday-February 19 (starting at 7pm each night); and Saturday-February 21 starting at 8am at the Erie County Emergency Services Training & Operations Center in Cheektowaga. Chief or Training Officers are required to accompany their recruits for only the first two (2) hours of orientation on Tuesday.
- 1S15004 - Firefighter 1 will be hosted at South Line for the fire departments under Cheektowaga Fire Control. The 14 hr. Orientation is scheduled for the weekend of Saturday-March 28 and Sunday-March 1 (starting at 8 am each day); at the Erie County Emergency Services Training & Operations Center in Cheektowaga. Chief or Training Officers are required to accompany their recruits for only the first two (2) hours of orientation on Saturday. Chief or Training Officers are required to accompany their recruits for only the first two (2) hours of orientation.
- 1S15005 - Firefighter 1 Summer Boot Camp – The 14 hr. Orientation is scheduled for the weekend of Saturday-May 30 and Sunday-May 31 at the Erie County Emergency Services Training & Operations Center in Cheektowaga. Chief or Training Officers are required to accompany their recruits for only the first two (2) hours of orientation on Saturday. The HazMat module will be held on the weekend of Saturday-June 13 and Sunday-June 14 at the Training & Operations Center. The balance of Boot Camp will be held Monday-Friday July 6-17 with a formal graduation ceremony tentatively planned for Friday-July 17.
Applications are being accepted now. Please download the new version of the Standard Training Course Application from www.erie.gov/fire. Course descriptions and pre-requisites can be found at: http://www.dos.state.ny.us/fire/residential.html
Please read all of the notes below, download the appropriate documents and share them with your recruits and firefighters. Start submitting standard training course applications and NYS OFPC training authorization forms immediately.
As always, the training schedule is a “living document” with frequent updates. PLEASE NOTE THAT MORE COURSES WILL BE FORTHCOMING SOON including planned announcements for: 03-Fire Behavior & Arson Awareness; 05-Fire Police; 1C-Incident Safety Officer; 1R-Basic Exterior Firefighting Operations; 6F-Live Fire Training; 9N-Engine Company Operations; 9U-Strategy & Tactics for Initial Company Operations; 47-Rescue Tech Basic; and 87-Firefighter Survival. Thanks in advance for your patience and understanding.
FIREFIGHTER 1:
As has been past practice, priority for participation for any given Firefighter 1 course will be given first to students under the host fire control.
PLEASE PRIORITIZE APPLICATIONS - As most Firefighter 1 courses fill up quickly, Chiefs and Training Officers submitting applications for multiple recruits for the same class should assign a priority number to each applicant. This number (with 1 being the highest priority candidate) can be written in the lower right hand corner of each application before it is sent in.
Those attending Firefighter 1 courses should note the dates of the mandatory orientation for each course which must be attended by the student, accompanied by a chief or training officer for only the first two (2) hours.
Students confirmed as attending Firefighter 1 courses should download, review, and share the Firefighter 1-2015 Student Packet* with their officers prior to attending orientation. [*This revised student packet will be published later this week.]
Be sure to include your e-mail address and cell or other phone number on your application to ensure effective communications as the roster is posted and important course information must be distributed.
FIREFIGHTER 1 – AIR CONSUMPTION TEST:
All 14-hour Firefighter 1 Orientations are held at the Erie County Emergency Services Training & Operations Center in Cheektowaga.
If you plan to be or are enrolled in an Erie County Firefighter 1 Class, watch this video to learn what will be expected of you and what you should start practicing for: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRo2SnrR9cg&feature=youtu.be
The air consumption test is not a race, but a test of physical abilities and endurance that establishes a personal benchmark for you to understand just how long a nominal 30 minute air bottle may last you under firefighter working conditions. Instructors will work with you to prepare you to be successful in this training scenario.
It consists of eight (8) stations that simulate real firefighter tasks to be completed on the fireground:
- Hose Carry/Stair Climb
- Hose Stretch & Hose Pull
- Tool Lift/Carry
- Ladder Raise
- Forcible Entry
- Search
- Rescue
- Ceiling Push/Pull
Recruit Firefighters must complete all eight (8) stations and stay on breathing air for a minimum of 10 minutes. Once all eight (8) stations are completed and the student still has air left in their SCBA cylinder, they will continue to rotate through each station until such time that their air is completely breathed down from their bottle. Each firefighter is partnered with a shadow/escort who monitors them frequently and records their air consumption and time after each station.
Those students who are not successful in the Air Consumption Test will continue on to the HazMat module and should also apply for the new BEFO-Basic Exterior Firefighting Operations course that will be announced shortly.
Review the attachment, check out the video and start preparing. Please share with all existing and future Firefighter 1 students.
Download: 2014 Erie County Firefighter 1 Pilot Delivery Model Initiative
APPLYING FOR TRAINING COURSES:
Please download the current version of the Standard Training Course Application (see below) and destroy all old copies. Course hosts have one week after the schedule is published to submit their course applications after which time, applications will be accepted on a first-come-first-serve basis.
A completed and signed NYS OFPC Training Authorization Form should accompany all applications for hands-on courses.
ROSTERS:
Rosters are posted to www.erie.gov/FIRE as student registrations are compiled for the particular class, and only after the minimum number of registrations have been received. Rosters are updated periodically as registrations are received, as a course is full, or as the registration deadline has passed.
TRAINING SCHEDULE FORMATTING:
Please note that a new column has been added to the training schedule to indicate the status of a course.
STATUS:
- N=New Course Announcement since last update
- O=Open-Accepting Applications
- F=Full-No longer accepting applications-All Confirmed and Alternate spots have been filled
- A=Accepting Applications for Alternate Spots Only
- R=Course at Risk of Not Running if 10 applications are not received by posted deadline
- C=Information Changed since last update
- P=Course In Progress
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