FSC-2410 - Common Passenger Vehicle Technical Rescuer Awareness, Operation, and Technician Level Training (NFPA 1006-2021)

Description

Minimum Age: 16 years of age

Prerequisites:
* Non-Expired CPR
* Non-Expired First Aid (or higher level of Emergency Medical Provider)
* Hazardous Materials Awareness Level Professional Certification (IFSAC and/or ProBoard)

Required Text:
* Vehicle Rescue and Extrication: Principles and Practice, Revised Second Edition, Jones & Bartlett

There will be 2 sessions to this class. You only need to attend one. 

Course Overview

To equip participants with the skills needed to be full or part-time PIOs, including oral and written communications; understanding and working with the media; and basic tools and techniques to perform effectively as a PIO, both in the proactive/ advocacy times and crisis/ emergency response.

PREREQUISITES (Mandatory)

–How to register for PEMA courses external to Train PA (PEMA prerequisite courses, FEMA IS courses, etc.)

PA-PEMA: G-318 Local Mitigation Planning

At the local level, mitigation plans demonstrate intent to reduce or eliminate natural hazard risks. They also guide decision makers’ efforts to reduce the effects of natural hazards as resources are committed. This course is designed to guide local communities through the steps needed to produce, maintain, implement and update a local hazard mitigation plan.

Course Goal

Lehigh County provides public education, professional development training, and technical training to public safety volunteers from state government to local communities across the county.

THE STUDENT MANUAL AND HANDOUTS CAN BE FOUND HERE.

Lehigh County provides public education, professional development training, and technical training to public safety volunteers from state government to local communities across the county.

This is a three day course (modified)

Student manuals and other course material may be downloaded at any time from the PEMA web page (www.pema.gov).

Course Description

PA-PEMA: ICS 300 Intermediate Incident Command System (ICS) for Expanding Incidents (APR 2019)

This is a three (3) day course

As course material is now provided through electronic means it is highly recommended students bring a computer, capable of reading a USB flash drive, to the course. Please email the Course Contact for different media. Student manuals and other course material may be downloaded at any time from the PEMA web page (www.pema.gov).