THE STUDENT MANUAL AND HANDOUTS CAN BE FOUND HERE.

Truck Company Operations I (TRCO)

FSC: 0209 Hours: 16.0 (Lecture: 12.0hrs / Lab: 4.0hrs)

Prerequisites: Age 18 and up, Interior Firefighter, or Bucks Basic Fire Academy, or FF 1

Description: This course will introduce the student to the basic duties of a truck company including hand and power tool operation, search and rescue, and ventilation. Truck Company support to the Engine Company is also covered.

Required Equipment: Turn out gear, SCBA

Basic Fire Police (BFPO)

FSC: 0604 Hours: 16.0 (Lecture: 12.0hrs / Lab: 4.0hrs)

Prerequisites: Age 18 and up

Description: This course sets forth the need for fire police, as well as their legal police power, personal and professional qualifications, appointment and control, general and special duties, and limitations.

Course Title: G-393 Mitigation for Emergency Managers (MEM)

Length of Course: 21 Hours Lecture/Lab Breakdown: xx Hours / xx Hours

Prerequisites: FEMA Independent Study Program (IS) 393.a course, Introduction to Hazard Mitigation, is strongly recommended prior to enrollment.

Referenced Texts: FEMA G-393 Mitigation for Emergency Managers Course Student Manual. Instructor Guide and PowerPoint provided on CD by PEMA.

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

This is a three (3) day course

Emergency Boat and Rescue Operations (EBOR)

FSC: 0436 Hours: 16.0 (Lecture: 4.5hrs / Lab: 11.5hrs)

**Boat Requirement: We will need more than 1 boat to run this class. If your department has a boat and you are signing up for the class you are also volunteering to bring your departments boat for the practical sessions. **

Prerequisites: Age 18 and up, Water Rescue & Emergency Response (WRER)

Pump Operations II (PUOA)

FSC: 0421 Hours: 16.0 (Lecture: 8.0hrs / Lab: 8.0hrs)

Prerequisites: Age 18 and up, Pump Operations I

Description: This course is designed to instruct the student in advanced techniques of operating fire pumps. Topics covered include friction loss, relay pumping, master streams, and elevated master streams.

PEMA-PA: L105 Public Information Basics

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.

Course Objectives

Live Fire Instructor & In Charge – NFPA 1041

COST: $255/pp paid to Bucks Community College Direct when registering on Campus Marketplace

FSC: 0897 Hours: 24.0 (Lecture: 16.0hrs / Lab: 8.0hrs)

Prerequisites: Age 18 and up, Firefighter II Certification, Fire Instructor I Certification, Fire Instructor II Certification (for Instructor In Charge)

Gear: Turn Out Gear & SCBA

Textbook: Jones & Bartlett Live Fire Training Principles & Practices 2nd Edition & NFPA 1403

Hazardous Materials Operations (HMO)

FSC: 2472 Hours: 32.0 (Lecture: 20.0hrs / Lab: 12.0hrs)

Prerequisites: Age 16 and up, Hazardous Materials Awareness

Textbook: IFSTA Hazardous Materials for First Responders 6th Edition