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Course Canceled: Course has been canceled. Please do not attend.
Students still Needed: 5-10 students still needed, send in registration forms.
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Automatic Detection & Suppression Systems: This course is designed to give the fire officer, fire prevention official, and code enforcement official a basic understanding of the design and operation of fire alarm and fix fire protection system. This class is open to all firefighters.
Dates: September 21^st; 08:00 – 16:30   Instructor: Stephen Lane  Registration Form
      November 15^th; 08:00 - 16:30   Instructor: Stephen Lane  Registration Form

Bailout Buddy Product Demo: Life-pack technologies, makers of the Bailout Buddy - personal escape system, have asked to demonstrate their new self rescue device at our fire school. Please refer to their website http://www.life-pack.com/products/bailout_buddy/ for more information on this Personal Escape System (PES).
Dates: August 21^st; 14:00 - 15:00 or 19:00 - 20:00  Registration Form

Basic Vehicle Rescue – Awareness: This course is intended for personnel who need to have an awareness of vehicle rescue operations and how to assist a rescue company at a rescue scene.
Dates: August 16^th & 17^th; 08:00 - 17:00    Instructor: Tony Clousher  Course Full

Basic Vehicle Rescue – Operations: This course is intended for personnel who have already taken BVR-Awareness course in the past. This course teaches the student the use of hand tools in vehicle rescue operations and how to access and package the patient at the accident scene. Post rescue operations are also discussed.
Dates: September 27^th & 28^th; 08:00 - 17:00   Instructor: Tony Clousher  Course Full

Basic Vehicle Rescue – Technician: This course is intended for personnel who have already have taken BVR-Awareness and BVR-Operations courses in the past. This course gives the student the knowledge of power tool usage and disentanglement techniques. At the end of this course, the student will be able to take the written Basic Vehicle Rescue Technician certification test.
Dates: October 18^th & 19^th; 08:00 - 17:00    Instructor: Tony Clousher  Course Full

Bus Rescue: The student will be able to: 1. Define the scope to which buses are used daily; 2. Understand the different types of construction used to make the buses; 3. Learn to gain access, extricate, stabilize, as required.
Dates: August 9^th & 10^th; 08:00 - 17:00   Instructor: Dana Baker  Registration Form   Few students Still Needed

Calling the Mayday: This course will certify that the student can call a Mayday over the radio. The firefighter will demonstrate their ability to call Mayday under various emergency situations a firefighter may find themselves in. The firefighter will perform these skills at the master level.
Dates: September 30^th & October 2^nd; 18:30 - 22:30   Instructor: Dan Hoff    Registration Form

Confined Space Rescue: This 16 hour program deals primarily with rescues involving confined spaces. Subjects include definition, regulations, identification, needs, psychology, and techniques. Practical applications of rescue techniques are practiced in real confined spaces.
Dates: September 2^nd & 4^th (18:30 – 22:30), & 6^th; (08:00 – 16:30) Instructor: Stephen Lane Registration Form
      November 1^st & 2^nd; 08:00 – 16:30   Instructor: Stephen Lane  Registration Form

Emergency Vehicle Operations Course: Sadly, a large portion of emergency responder deaths and injured occur as a result of motor vehicle accidents involving emergency response vehicles. Consisting of 8 hours of classroom and 8 hours of driving on a competency course, it will teach, reinforce, and review those issues and skills needed by anyone who operates a motor vehicle in responding to an emergency.
Dates: October 1^st & 2^nd (18:30 – 22:30), & 4^th; (08:00 – 16:30) Instructor: Stephen Lane Registration Form
      December 3^rd & 4^th (18:30 – 22:30), & 6^th; (08:00 – 16:30) Instructor: Stephen Lane Registration Form

Entry Level Exterior Firefighter: (42 Hours) This course is designed to introduce new firefighters to exterior fire ground operation including building construction, ladders, communications, protective systems/sprinklers, forcible entry, and fire prevention. This is the third of four courses in the curriculum.
Dates: August 26^th, 28^th, September 2^nd, 4^th, (6^th: 08:00 - 17:00), 9^th, 11^th, (13^th: 08:00 - 17:00), & 16th;
                   18:00 - 22:00  Instructor: Rhonda Weaver  Registration Form Students Still Needed

Entry Level Interior Firefighter: (60 hours) The goal of this program is to introduce entry level firefighters to the basic knowledge, skills, and abilities as they relate to interior fireground operations. This course is designed to introduce new firefighters to interior fireground operations including nozzles and streams, SCBA, rescue ventilation, fire suppression, salvage, and firefighter survival. This is the fourth of four courses in the curriculum.
Dates: October 7^th, 9^th, 14^th, 16^th, 21^st, 23^rd, (25^th: 08:00 - 16:30), 28^th, 30^th, (November 1^st: 08:00 - 16:30), 4^th,               6^th, & (8^th: 08:00 - 16:30); 18:30 - 22:30 Instructor: Neil Gunnet Registration Form Students Still Needed

Fire Attack in Sprinklered Properties: This course gives an overview of how sprinkler systems are designed and constructed, why some large loss fires occur in spite of the presence of sprinklers, and how the fire department can minimize the change of such an occurrence.
Dates: October 5^th: 08:00 – 15:30   Instructor: Stephen Lane  Registration Form

Fire Instructor I: This course establishes the foundation for delivery of training programs with the emergency services spectrum. Emphasis is placed on professional delivery, organization, and methodologies of teaching. Students will develop lesson plans, curriculum presentations, and evaluation tools. Successful completion of the program is dependent upon practical skill demonstration, including a presentation, and a multiple choice written examination. 
Dates: September 2^nd, 4^th, 7^th; (08:00 - 17:00), 8^th, 11^th, 16^th, 22^nd, 25^th, 29^{th, October 7th & 9th} ; (18:30 - 22:30)
                   Instructor: Daniel Hoff  Registration Form  Students Still Needed

Haz-Mat First Responder Operations: This course, distributed by the International Association of Fire Fighters, trains the student in those knowledge and skills required at the First Responder/Operations level of hazardous materials response. The course content is heavily oriented toward fire suppression personnel.
Dates: September 8^th, 9^th, 15^th, 16^th, 22^nd, & 23^rd; 18:30 – 22:30 Instructor: Stephen Lane Registration Form
      November 3^rd, 4^th, 10^th, 11^th, 17^th & 18^th; 18:30 – 22:30 Instructor: Stephen Lane  Registration Form

Haz-Mat Awareness Level Annual Refresher (HMAR): This course will provide the student with a basic review of skills needed to identify hazardous materials problems, recognize the presence of hazardous materials, identify hazardous materials and their associated dangers. This course will meet the requirements for annual review under 29 CFR 1910.120.
Dates: August 4^th; 18:30 – 20:30   Instructor: Stephen Lane  Course Canceled
      October 6^th; 18:30 – 20:30    Instructor: Stephen Lane  Registration Form
      December 1^st; 18:30 – 20:30    Instructor: Stephen Lane Registration Form

Haz-Mat Operations Level Annual Refresher (HMOR): This course will allow a Haz-Mat emergency responder at the First Responder Operations level to receive refresher training as required annually by Federal Regulation.
Dates: August 4^th & 5^th; 18:30 – 22:30   Instructor: Stephen Lane  Course Canceled   
      October 6^th & 7^th; 18:30 – 22:30   Instructor: Stephen Lane  Registration Form
      December 1^st & 2^nd; 18:30 - 22:30   Instructor: Stephen Lane  Registration Form

Haz-Mat First Responder Awareness (RIHM): Seven tasks have been identified as part of a process for analyzing the hazardous material problem. This course focuses on the first four tasks in this process: 1.) Detecting the presence of hazardous materials 2.) Initiating command and control activities 3.) Surveying the hazardous material incident; and 4.) Collecting and interpreting hazard and response information. 5.) The tasks not addressed in this course are discussed in other courses. This course describes how each step is performed and then asks the participants to apply the concepts presented to a particular activity so that the participants can evaluate their mastery of the concept.
Dates: September 3^rd; 18:30 – 22:30   Instructor: Stephen Lane  Registration Form
      December 17^th; 18:30 – 22:30   Instructor: Stephen Lane  Registration Form

Incident Safety Officer: The Safety officers responsibilities fall into two clear cut categories: those associated with responding at the incident scene, and those associated with managing the day to day affairs of the department. The Incident Safety Officer (ISO) course is focused on the incident and the role the Safety Officer plays as part of the Command Staff. The target audience is Company Officers (CO) who are experienced in firefighter safety issues and are familiar with an Incident Command System, hazardous materials management, and related emergency operations. The program provides the student with the decision-making process and skills required to recognize unsafe acts and conditions and take appropriate corrective actions.
Dates: August 3^rd (08:00 – 16:30), & 6^th & 7^th; (18:30 – 22:30) Instructor: Stephen Lane Course Canceled
      October 8^th & 9^th (18:30 – 22:30), & 11^th (08:00 – 16:30) Instructor: Stephen Lane Registration Form
      December 8^th & 10^th (18:30 – 22:30), & 13^th (08:00 – 16:30) Instructor: Stephen Lane Registration Form

Introduction to Confined Space Emergencies – Awareness: (Farm Accidents) This awareness module is designed to teach emergency providers (fire, rescue, EMS, & police) how to properly size-up and develop an initial strategy for managing a farm confined space emergency. Responders will learn OSHA 29 CFR 1910.146 applies to emergencies involving various confined spaces found on the farm. Emphasis will be placed on identifying typical farm confined spaces (silos, grain bins, manure storages, tanks, controlled atmosphere storages, etc.); reviewing confined space entry requirements and procedures; and identifying level of response for emergency response agencies.
Dates: October 25^th; 08:00 – 17:00    Instructor: Eric Rickenbach  Registration Form

Introduction to Confined Space Emergencies – Operations: (Farm Accidents) The Operations level will include Silo, grain bins, and manure storage units.
Dates: October 26^th; 08:00 – 17:00    Instructor: Eric Rickenbach  Registration Form

Introduction to Volunteer Emergency Services Management: This course is designed for those individuals whose responsibility is to manage any of the facets of a volunteer emergency services organization. New administrative and line officers with less than one year of experience will derive the most of this program. Seasoned organizational officers will hone their knowledge and basic skills as a manager. Introduction to Volunteer Emergency Services Management demonstrates the basic management techniques needed to effectively administer a volunteer emergency services organization. Participants will explore the transition a member has to make when they step into the role of management in their organization. Through the use of small group activities, the participants will learn and apply basic principles of communication, motivation, problem solving, decision making, and the management process to accomplish their organization’s mission and goals.
Dates: August 11^th & 13^th (18:30 – 22:30), & 16^th; (08:00 – 16:30)  Instructor: Stephen Lane Registration Form  Room still Available
      October 12^th (08:00 – 16:30), & 13^th & 14^th; (18:30 – 22:30) Instructor: Stephen Lane Registration Form
      December 9^th & 11^th (18:30 – 22:30), & 14^th; (08:00 – 16:30) Instructor: Stephen Lane Registration Form

Legal Aspects: This is a must course for all emergency service personnel. In today's society we have become more vulnerable to litigation than ever before, as evidenced by the number of law suits filed in Pennsylvania against Fire and Ambulance Departments. There are Fire Departments and Ambulance Departments being sued in Pennsylvania. It is in your own personal best interest, and in the best interest of the municipality, that you plan to attend this seminar. The object of this course is to give you a working knowledge of the various statutes, case law decisions and ordinances that directly affect the operation of volunteer fire, rescue or ambulance organizations. The class is structured so as to help you understand the general legal ramifications of your office, as well as your fire department's basic operations. Decisions are made, at the scene of an emergency, not only by officers but by non-officers as well, and these decisions will be subject to close scrutiny, if a law suit is ultimately filed by some unhappy third party. In this day and age one must be able to protect oneself on the fire ground legally, as well as physically. Each individual enrolled should bring a copy of his Standard Operating Procedures, the department's By-laws and the department's Constitution.
Dates: September 7^th (08:00 – 16:30), & 10^th & 11^th; (18:30 – 16:30) Instructor: Stephen Lane Registration Form
      November 5^th & 6^th (18:30 – 22:30), & 8^th; (08:00 – 16:30) Instructor: Stephen Lane  Registration Form

Managing Farm Chemical Emergencies: This module is designed to teach emergency providers (fire, rescue, EMS, & police) how to properly size-up and manage emergencies that involve agricultural chemicals. Emphasis is put on teamwork to efficiently treat patients and protect property of chemical emergencies. Following NFPA 472: Standards for Professional Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials Incidents, and 473 Standard for Competencies for EMS Personnel Responding to Hazardous Materials Incidents, participants will learn hot to quickly calculate their hazard exposure to the carious materials that they encounter, hot to choose the appropriate personal protection for the specific incident, hot to field decontaminate a patient about proper communication and resources, and patient care issues. This operations/technical level training will teach responders hot to efficiently manage farm chemical emergencies.
Dates: October 11^th; 08:00 – 17:00   Instructor: Eric Rickenbach  Registration Form

Managing Machinery Entanglements: This technical module is designed to teach emergency providers (fire, rescue, EMS, & police) how to properly stabilize farm machines and efficiently extricate a person that has become trapped by the machine. Farm machines are involved in many serious injuries and deaths on farms, and responders need to understand hot to manage these emergencies without causing further harm to the patient or any harm to the rescuers and bystanders. Participants will understand the typical hazard/injury areas of machines and will understand many similarities between farm and non-farm machines. Teamwork is stressed to provide the best care possible to the patient.
Dates: October 12^th; 08:00 – 17:00   Instructor: Eric Rickenbach  Registration Form

NIMS-ICS for the Fire Service: Incident command is a concept given considerable attention within the fire service. This course will help students recognize the importance of an effective system and understand the various components that provide the basis for that system. The requirements necessary to make the system functional will be discussed. With DHS assistance in providing and mandating a single ICS, this Nation’s emergency response personnel will move in the direction of greater management harmony, which will ensure much more effective management of America’s major emergencies. It is extremely important that the students realize that the ICS has application in small and large fire departments; at simple and complex events; and in career, combination, and volunteer organizations. Students will be allowed to compare benefits of the ICS to their own department or jurisdiction to demonstrate to themselves that the effective implementation of the ICS and its subsequent use will have a positive effect on their incident management.
Dates: September 13^th & 14^th; 08:00 – 16:30   Instructor: Stephen Lane  Registration Form
      November 9^th (08:00 – 16:30), & 12^th & 13^th; (18:30 – 22:30) Instructor: Stephen Lane  Registration Form

Pump Operations I: This course provides the fire fighter with an introduction to basic pump construction and theory as well as operating techniques. Emphasis is placed on getting water to the pump, getting water from the pump for hose streams, and prevention of common mistakes in pump operations.
Dates: August 9^th & 10^th; 08:00 – 16:30   Instructor: Stephen Lane  Course Canceled
      September 17^th & 18^th (18:30 - 22:30), & 20^th; (08:00 - 16:30) Instructor: Stephen Lane Registration Form
      November 23^rd (08:00 – 16:30), & 24^th & 25^th; (18:30 – 22:30) Instructor: Stephen Lane Registration Form

Pump Operations II: This course is designed to instruct the student in advanced techniques of operating pumps. Topics covered include friction loss, relay pumping, master streams, and elevated master streams.
Dates: August 23^rd & 24^th; 08:00 – 16:30   Instructor: Stephen Lane  Course Canceled
      October 15^th (08:00 – 16:30), & 16^th & 18^th; (18:30 – 22:30) Instructor: Stephen Lane Registration Form

Rural Fireground Water Movement: This course introduces the student to basic methods of water movement in the rural area for fire fighting. Tank trucks and large diameter hose are utilized. Safe, efficient and recommended methods are discussed, demonstrated, and practiced.
Dates: September 24^th & 25^th (18:30 – 22:30), & 27^th; (08:00 – 16:30) Instructor: Stephen Lane Registration Form
      November 19^th & 20^th (18:30 – 22:30), & 22^nd; (08:00 – 16:30) Instructor: Stephen Lane Registration Form

Structural Burn Session: This course will provide the student with a review and application of the techniques used in safe fire fighting practices in an actual fire environment. Emphasis is placed on safety for both interior and exterior operations.
Dates: October 25^th & 26^th; 08:00 – 17:00   Instructor: Dan Hoff  Registration Form

Truck Company Operations 1: Truck companies, regardless of whether they arrive on an aerial device, squad, or engine, are the ‘combat engineers’ of fire attack operations. This course, for experienced fire fighters, will introduce the student to the basic concept of truck company operations and duties, including organizing the delivery of truck company services, selection and use of key tools, advanced ventilation and forcible entry theory and practices, search and rescue, and other fire attack support functions.
Dates: September 6^th & 7^th; 08:00 - 17:00   Instructor: Brian Bastinelli  Registration Form

Truck Company Operations 2: This course will allow the student to practice and further refine his/her ability to effectively and safely perform the fireground duties normally assigned to truck companies.
Dates: September 13^th & 14^th; 08:00 - 17:00   Instructor: Brian Bastinelli    Registration Form

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