Probationary Members Complete State Firefighter I Course

On June 20, 2009 Probationary FF's Colton Barber and Nikaulus Luhmann successfully completed the New York State Firefighter I course hosted by Schuyler Hose and instructed by SFI Brian Myers, Jr..  The Firefighter I course is a 90 hour initial entry program for firefighting personnel, Firefighter I introduces firefighting concepts, practices and techniques necessary for success within the fire service. Based on the Firefighter Level I objectives from NFPA Standard 1001, this course develops knowledge, skills and abilities based on performance criteria for the following topics: fire department organization, firefighter safety, fire behavior, personal protective equipment, self-contained breathing apparatus, fire extinguishers, building searches, forcible entry, ground ladders, ventilation, hose practices, fire streams, and loss control.

The course consists of performance criteria in: incident command, building construction, ropes/knots, rescue procedures, forcible entry applications, ventilation practices, fire extinguisher applications, suppression of structural fires, tactics, vehicle suppression, water supply, loss control, fire cause determination, fire department communications, fire suppression systems, hazardous materials, weapons of mass destruction, confined space safety and fire prevention practices.

Members Complete State Firefighter Survival Course

On July 18, 2009 FF Mike Zehl and Probatinary FF's Colton Barber and Nikaulus Luhmann successfully completed the New York State Firefighter Survival course.  The FF Survival is a 9 hour course based on Chief John Salka's "Get Out Alive" program, this program is designed for self-rescue and rescue of trapped firefighters. Course content enables firefighters to recognize the types of events encountered on the fireground that contribute to firefighter disorientation and/or entrapment; to have knowledge of what is necessary to ensure their safety and that of their partners or crew members; and to perform self-rescue techniques when disoriented, separated, or needing to exit a structure in an emergency. This course requires students to perform a number of practical evolutions with self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA).  The course was hosted by SHC and instructed by SFI Brian Myers, Jr.