Course Description

AWR 209-W Working with the Media: A Course for Rural First Responders is designed to provide emergency responders with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to interact with the media and perform public information functions in preparation for and during incidents. Many agencies from small and rural communities do not have a full- or part-time PIO on staff and responders often assume this responsibility without formal training and practice.

FSC-0916 - Bucks Advanced Fire Academy (BAFA)

Minimum Age: 18 years of age

Prerequisites:
• Essentials of Firefighting (EBM) OR Interior Firefighter: No Live Fire (ELIF) OR Interior Firefighter: Live Fire (ELIF) OR Fire Fighter 1 (NFPA 1001) Professional

Certification
• IS-100: Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS-100)
• IS-200: Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response (ICS-200)

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

FSC: 2410 - 40 Hours 

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)

Structural Burn Session (SBS)

FSC: 0600 – 16 Hours

Minimum Age: 18 years of age

Prerequisites:
• Essentials of Firefighting (EBM) OR Interior Firefighter: No Live Fire (ELIF) OR Interior Firefighter: Live Fire (ELIF) OR Fire Fighter 1 (NFPA 1001) Professional Certification

Required Text:
• None

Required Equipment:
• Approved, fitted, and maintained Turn our Gear
• Approved and test SCBA

ELFF1 (Entry Level Firefighter I) – EL-26

FSC: 3471 - 88 Hours 

Minimum Age: 18 years of age (17 years of age for those who are eligible/qualify for ACT155)

Prerequisites: EL-26: Fire Ground Support (ELFS)
Must be completed prior to NFPA 1010 Firefighter 1 certification exam and/or ELFF2 start date
* Hazardous Materials Operations
* CPR / First Aid

Required Text:
* Fundamentals of Firefighter Skills (5th Ed.) - Jones & Bartlett

Hazardous Materials Operations (HMO24) 

FSC: 2472 - 32 Hours. 

Minimum Age: 16 years of age

Prerequisites:
* Hazardous Materials Awareness

Entry Level Fireground Support (ELFS) EL-26 

FSC: 3470 - 48 Hours Prerequisites: Minimum age of 14 years old at start of class 

Minimum Age: 14 years of age

Hazardous Materials Awareness (HMA24) 

FSC: 2114 - 6 Hours

Minimum Age: 14 years of age

Prerequisites:
* None

Required Text:
* Hazardous Materials for First Responders, 6th Edition, International Fire Service Training Association; Oklahoma.
* Emergency Response Guide, Current Edition, United State Department of Transportation 

AHA Heartsaver® First Aid/CPR/AED and Basic Life Support 

LESTA Materials Fee: $45.00

Check payable to “Macungie Ambulance Corps”

Trauma-Informed Disaster & Emergency Response
 

A substantial portion of the population carries a history of direct or indirect trauma—events and
circumstances that leave lasting marks on physical, emotional, and cognitive functioning. Trauma
fundamentally alters how individuals perceive risk, process authority, and navigate crises,
frequently manifesting as heightened emotional reactivity, hypervigilance, and deep-seated
mistrust toward emergency responders and public health officials.