Wednesdays 18:00-22:00, Saturdays & Sundays 08:30-16:30
Firefighter I
January 22, 2025 @ 6:00 PM - June 8, 2025 @ 4:30 PM
Litchfield
Description
Updated 10/21/24: changed to Wednesday nights and most weekends.
Cost: Affiliated $160, Non-Affiliated $4,725
See below for prerequisites. All prerequisites must be met at time of registration. Additional details will be provided to enrolled students by the Captain as the class start date approaches.
If you have questions regarding this class, please contact Captain Gerlack at danny.d.gerlack@dos.nh.gov.
From the Course Catalog
This course is the first level of standards-based certification available to firefighters. Course materials provide information on topics which allow the firefighter to participate in certification testing to obtain Firefighter I certification based on National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standard 1001, 2019 edition, Pro Board® Certified.
Course Modules
Online
- The Orientation and History of Firefighting
- Firefighter Cancer Awareness
- Fire Service Communications and Radio Interoperability
- Fire Behavior
- Building Construction
- Traffic Incident Management System
- Stress In Emergency Services
Classroom & Practical
- Health, Fitness & Wellness
- Firefighter Safety
- PPE & SCBA
- Portable Fire Extinguishers
- Tools & Equipment
- Ropes & Knots
- Response and Size Up
- Forcible Entry
- Ladders
- Search & Rescue
- Ventilation
- Water Supply
- Fire Attack and Foam
- Firefighter Survival
- Salvage & Overhaul
- Firefighter Rehabilitation
- Fire Suppression
- Fire Cause Determination
- Forestry
- Classes also included in a Firefighter I Program:
- Hazardous Materials Awareness
- Hazardous Materials Operations
- ECSI Standard First Aid
- Hose & Fire Streams
Prerequisites
Prerequisites must be met at the time of registration.
- ICS 100
- ICS200
- Student Medical Release
- NIMS 700
- Current BLS CPR for Health Care Providers (must remain current through testing)
Registration
OPEN NOW
Registration is only permitted within the defined registration window. Prerequisites must be met at the time of registration. Courses where pricing is listed as "grant funded" covers course tuition only. Overtime/backfill eligible courses will be specifically noted.
Registration Opens: Monday November 04, 2024 @ 08:00 Registration Closes: Monday January 06, 2025 @ 16:00
We are committed to training, educating, and certifying emergency and community responders to protect the citizens and visitors of New Hampshire.
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