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Descriptions and credit recommendations

Essentials of Firefighting
Location: Nassau County Fire Service Academy, Old Bethpage, NY.
Length: 30 hours (10 weeks).
Dates: September 2003 - Present.
Objectives: Describe organization of the fire department; define the role of the firefighter; define the mission of the fire service; identify standard operation procedures; discuss use of ropes, knots and hoisting methods; describe member assistance programs and critical aspects of NFPA 1500; explain key components of fire department communications, fire-ground operations, protective clothing, and SCBA; identify safe procedures for responding to and returning from alarms on apparatus; identify potential hazards involved in operations at emergency scenes; identify forcible entry methods and procedures and personal accountability and emergency evacuation methods; discuss the selection, placement and use of ground ladders; discuss the extinguishment of vehicle fires and of exterior Class A materials; identify search and rescue procedures; explain proper interior fire attack, utilization of sprinkler systems, ventilation, overhaul and property conservation, water supplies, classification of fire, fire scene illumination, utilities control, ground cover fires, fire safety surveys and preplan, fire safety education, ladder and hose maintenance.
Instruction: This course is designed to provide students with the knowledge necessary to safely and effectively perform basic firefighting operations as part of a firefighting team.
Credit recommendation: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 2 semester hours in Fire Science, Occupational Health and Safety or Fire Protection Technology (12/08). NOTE: If this course and Primary Firefighting are both successfully completed, the credit recommendation for the two courses combined is 4 semester hours (3 lecture and 1 practical) in Fire Science, Occupational Health and Safety or Fire Protection Technology.

Hazardous Materials First Responder Operations
Location: Nassau County Fire Service Academy, Old Bethpage, NY.
Length: 14 hours (7 weeks).
Dates: September 2003 - Present.
Objectives: Define basic hazardous materials terms; identify hazardous materials and determine basic hazard and response information; explain the first responder’s role at the scene of a hazardous materials incident; initiate scene management; describe hazardous materials control operations; describe decontamination procedures.
Instruction: This course is designed to prepare emergency responders to effectively and safely respond to and stabilize hazardous materials incidents from the defensive position. Topics covered include: scope of hazardous materials; basic chemistry terms; material safety data sheet; classes of hazardous materials; recognizing and identifying hazardous materials; emergency response guidebook; safety; toxicology; decontamination; personnel protective equipment; hazardous material controls; incident command system; emergency response plan.
Credit recommendation: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 1 semester hour in Fire Science, Fire Service Administration, Fire Protection Technology, Hazardous Materials, Occupational Health and Safety, Emergency Management, Public Health, Allied Health, Environmental Health, Police Science or Emergency Medical Service (12/08).

Introduction to Fire Officer
Location: Nassau County Fire Service Academy, Old Bethpage, NY.
Length: 27 hours (9 weeks).
Dates: September 2003 - Present.
Objectives: Define and describe traditional and non-traditional roles of the company officer, the challenges, and sources of laws and liability; discuss the phases of transition, problems and keys for successful transition, traits of effective leaders, Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, Herzberg’s motivation-hygiene theory, and McClelland’s theory of needs; discuss sources of power, principals of ethical behavior, styles of leadership, managing diversity, leadership verses management, mission, vision, goals, and objectives; discuss organizational tables, responsibilities of a manager, decision making process, types and characteristics of planning, and advantages and principals of delegation; discuss changing and updating policies and procedures, discipline, elements of communications, active listening, and formal and informal communications; discuss the company officer’s role in safety, safety and health programs, causes of injuries and fatalities, signs and symptoms of stress, and critical incident stress; discuss accident investigations, size-up, incident action plans, incident priorities, priority sequence of operations, and the use of size-up techniques through practical exercises; discuss type and function of each company, personnel required for specific functions, and basic strategy and tactics; formulate strategy and tactics for specific scenarios; and perform incident management exercises.
Instruction: Assuming the role of company officer; leadership, supervision and management; fire department communications; the company officer’s role in safety; emergency response and size-up; strategy and tactics for single company operations; and incident management.
Credit recommendation: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 2 semester hours in Fire Science, Fire Service Administration, Fire Protection Technology, Business Management, Supervision/Administration or Strategies and Tactics (12/08).

Primary Firefighting
Location: Nassau County Fire Service Academy, Old Bethpage, NY.
Length: 36 hours (12 weeks).
Dates: September 2003 - Present.
Objectives: Properly don and doff personal protective clothing and SCBA; hoist tools and equipment using ropes and knots; locate information in department documents and standard or code materials; operate fire department communications equipment; utilize fire-ground operations; identify and evaluate fire-ground hazards; utilize SCBA during emergency operations; safely mount and dismount fire apparatus; set up and operate in protected work areas; use hand and power tools to force entry; operate in hazardous areas as a member of a team; demonstrate a variety of ladder carries; set-up and utilize ground ladders; safely attack vehicle fires; operate hand lines and master streams; conduct search and rescue operations as a member of a team; attack structural fires; advance charged and uncharged hose lines; perform vertical and horizontal ventilations using hand and power tools; perform overhaul and property conservation operations; connect a pumper to various water supplies; operate portable fire extinguishers to safely extinguish Class A Class B and Class C fires; safely operate mobile generating equipment to illuminate fire-ground operations; control and extinguish ground cover fires; clean and maintain various fire department equipment including ladders and hoses; connect to and operate dry and wet sprinkler systems.
Instruction: Proficiency in various required skills including: donning and doffing personal protective clothing and SCBA; hoisting tools and equipment using ropes and knots; locating information in Department documents and standards or code materials; operating fire department communications equipment; fire ground operations; identifying and evaluating fire-ground hazards; utilizing SCBA during emergency operations; safely mounting and dismounting fire apparatus; setting up and operating in protected work areas; the use of hand and power tools to force entry; operating in and and exiting hazardous areas as a team; ladder carries; setting up and utilizing ground ladders; safely attacking vehicle fires; operating hand lines and master streams; conducting search and rescue operations as a member of a team; attacking structural fires; advancing charged and uncharged hose lines; performing vertical and horizontal ventilations using hand and power tools; performing overhaul and property conservation operations; connecting a pumper to various water supplies; operating portable fire extinguishers to safely extinguish Class A, Class B, and Class C fires; safely operate mobile generating equipment to illuminate fire-ground operations; controlling and extinguishing ground cover fires; conduct fire safety surveys and develop preplans; clean and maintain various fire department equipment including ladders and hoses; connect to and operate dry and wet sprinkler systems.
Credit recommendation: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 1 semester hour in Fire Science, Occupational Health and Safety or Fire Protection Technology (12/08). NOTE: If this course and Essentials of Firefighting are both successfully completed, the credit recommendation for the two courses combined is 4 semester hours (3 lecture and 1 practical) in Fire Science, Occupational Health and Safety or Fire Protection Technology.

Updated 10/20/2009

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