Professional Training and Continuing Education for Fire Service Personnel

Catalog description

This in-service fire training course updates, improves, and assesses the knowledge, skills, and abilities of fire crews. This course provides current knowledge and techniques needed to maintain and improve fire service skills. Topics may include fire service administration, suppression, emergency medical services, fire prevention, wellness and fitness, rescue, leadership/management, and command and control. During the course students complete Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)-1 re-certification and wildland/urban interface training. Other topics include hazardous materials, weapons of mass destruction, Motor Vehicle Incident (MVI) Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) training, Aircraft Rescue Firefighting (ARFF), and incident command position responsibilities. This course satisfies annual mandatory continuing education requirements of local Fire Agencies, Ventura County Health Department, the California State Fire Marshals Office, and appropriate sections of the California Code of Regulations.