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Board of Control/ National Safety & Training Links Probationary School |
GREENSBURG FIRE ACADEMY PROBATIONARY SCHOOL
2010
SCHEDULE
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The Greensburg Probationary School includes the entire Essentials of Firefighting class, which now has four modules; a First Aid class, a CPR/AED class and a separate Structural Burns Session or (SBS) class. All classroom work will take place at Greensburg Hose Company #1. Practical Skills will take place at the Greensburg Drill Tower facility at Lynch Field. An Integrated “Live Burn” will take place at the Westmoreland County Public Safety Training Center in the Gas Fired Simulator as part of the fourth module of Essentials. In addition to that live burn, a separate SBS session is scheduled to take place at the new Class A Burn Building at the Westmoreland County Public Safety Training Center following the completion of the Essentials curriculum. Upon successful completion of Probationary School, all graduates will have completed their prerequisites for Firefighter One Certification Testing. |
Introduction to the Fire Service (16 Hours)
This course is designed to introduce new firefighters to basic information including an overview of the fire service, fire service organization, firefighter safety, personal protective equipment, and terrorism awareness. This is the first of four courses in the curriculum.
Swift Water Rescue Awareness (3 Hours) This course is credentialed through the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. A new addition for 2009, it familiarizes the students with the unique hazards and complications of swift water rescue that they may encounter due to flash flood situations. It trains them to the awareness level.
Fireground Support (48 Hours)
This course is designed to introduce new firefighters to fireground operation including fire behavior, fire extinguishers, water supply, fire hose, ropes, and hazardous materials. This is the second of four courses in the curriculum.
Exterior Firefighter (42 Hours)
This course is designed to introduce new firefighters to exterior fireground operation including building construction, ladders, communications, protective systems/sprinklers, forcible entry, and fire prevention. This is the third of four courses in the curriculum.
Interior Firefighter (60 Hours)
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.
2010 Greensburg Probationary School Schedule
Introduction to the Fire Service: 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. |
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Jan 5 |
History Tradition Fire Service |
Jan 7 |
FD Organization and Command/FF Safety |
Jan 12 |
Personal Protective Equipment |
Jan 14 |
Terrorism Awareness & TEST |
Jan 16 |
WATER RESCUE AWARENESS (SATURDAY) PFBC cert. |
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Fireground Support: 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. |
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Jan 19 |
Fire Behavior |
Jan 21 |
Water Supply |
Jan 23 |
Portable Extinguishers (SATURDAY) |
Jan 26 |
Hose 1 |
Jan 28 |
Hose 2 |
Feb 2 |
Hose 3 |
Feb 4 |
Hose 4 |
Feb 6 |
Ropes and Knots - Haz Mat – Laws Intros (SATURDAY) |
Feb 9 |
Ropes and Knots - Hauling |
Feb 11 |
*Haz Mat R&I |
Feb 16 |
Information Resources |
Feb 18 |
Haz Mat PPE; Review & TEST |
Feb 20 |
(Make up day if needed) (SATURDAY) |
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Exterior Firefighter: 6:00 to 10:30 p.m. |
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Feb 23 |
Communications & Alarms |
Feb 25 |
Building Protective Systems 1 |
Mar 2 |
Building Protective Systems 2 |
Mar 4 |
Building Construction |
Mar 9 |
Forcible Entry 1 |
Mar 11 |
Forcible Entry 1, Forcible Entry 2 & Fire Prevention |
Mar 16 |
Ladders 1 |
Mar 18 |
Ladders 2 |
Mar 20 |
Ladders 3 (SATURDAY) |
Mar 23 |
Ladders 4 |
Mar 25 |
Summary, Review & TEST (2 hrs) |
Mar 27 |
(Make up day if needed) (SATURDAY) |
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Interior Firefighter: 6:00 to 10:30 p.m. |
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Mar 30 |
SCBA 1 |
Apr 6 |
SCBA 2 & Rescue Procedures 1 |
Apr 8 |
Rescue Procedures 2 |
Apr 13 |
Rescue Procedures 3 |
Apr 15 |
Nozzles Streams 1 (Practical) |
Apr 20 |
Fire Suppression – Wet Line Drills (Practical) |
Apr 22 |
Salvage Overhaul 1 |
Apr 23 |
Salvage Overhaul 2 |
Apr 27 |
Ventilation 1 |
Apr 29 |
Ventilation 2 |
May 4 |
FF Survival & Review |
May 6 |
Review and TEST |
May 11 |
Dry Line Drills at WPSTC (Smithton) |
May 13 |
Live Fire Integrated Burn at WPSTC (Smithton) |
May 18 |
CPR |
May 20 |
First Aid |
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Structural Burn Session (Class A Building) |
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May 25 |
SBS Classroom |
Jun 3 |
SBS Wet Line Drills at WPSTC (Smithton) |
Jun 5 |
SBS Live Fire - Class A Building - WPSTC (Smithton) |
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