Are you interested in seeking employment in Fire, EMS, or Dispatching? Our 20 week academy can provide you the basic skills for these careers. You must be 18 years old and have a High School diploma or GED. The academy consists of 785 hours of training and hands on experience. The Academy classes are from 8:00am to 5:00pm Monday thru Friday and some Saturdays and typically runs from the last of July to the middle of January. Physical fitness and medical evaluations will be required. Applicants must go thru an interview process to be selected into the academy.

• Firefighter I (112 Hours)

• Firefighter II (48 Hours)

• Calling the Mayday (8 Hours)

• Responding to the Mayday (8 Hours)

• Vehicle Rescue Technician Level 1 Part A (16 Hours)

• Vehicle Rescue Technician Level 1 Part B (16 Hours)

• Strategy and Tactics for Initial Company Operations (16 Hours)

• Introduction to Computers (20 Hours)

• Hazardous Materials Awareness (8 Hours)

• Hazardous Materials Operations (40 Hours)

• Rope Rescue Technician Level 1 Part A (16 Hours)

• Rope Rescue Technician Level 1 Part B (16 Hours)

• Emergency Vehicle Driver Training (8 Hours)

• Traffic Incident Management System (4 Hours)

• Intro to Swift Water Rescue (8 Hours)

• Flammable Liquid and Gas Emergencies (16 Hours)

• Advanced Fire Behavior (8 Hours)

• Fire Department Internship (40 Hours)

• Medical and Physical Requirement for Firefighters (55 Hours)

• Emergency Dispatch (21 Hours)

• Basic EMT
       -  Basic Preparatory (38 Hours)
       - Airway (16 Hours)
        - Patient Assessment (22 Hours)
        - Medical Emergencies (42 Hours)
        - Trauma (48 Hours)
        - Special Patient Populations (42 Hours)
        - EMS Operations (10 Hours)
        - EMT Clinical (36 Hours)

• EMT Exam and Testing Review (7 Hours)

Cost of Program: Tuition, Fees, Books and Cost of Attendance

• In District

  • Total Tuition: $3,931.00

  • Total Fees: $1,415.00

  • Total Books: $520.00

  • Total Supplies: $634.00
    (In-District Current High School Students attend at no cost.)

  Out of District

  • Total Tuition: $7,862.00

  • Total Fees: $1,415.00

  • Total Books: $520.00

  • Total Supplies: $634.00

  Cost of Attendance (Dependent)

  • Food and Housing/Living Expense: $3,768.60

  • Transportation: $816.53

  • Miscellaneous: $376.86

  • Commodities-Goods and Products: $1,319.01

  Cost of Attendance (Independent)

  • Food and Housing/Living Expense: $7,990.20

  • Transportation: $1,731.21

  • Miscellaneous: $799.02

  • Commodities-Goods and Products: $2,796.57

  CIP: 43-0203 O-NET/SOC: 33-2011.01

PROGRAM TITLE: Advanced Firefighter
INSTRUCTORS: Jay Wood
TOTAL HOURS: 785

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