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This course is designed to train the student to the professional qualification level of Fire Fighter 2 as outlined in NFPA 1001 Professional Qualifications Standard. Topics include advanced equipment operations and maintenance, advanced principles of firefighting, and advanced strategies and tactics. Students will also begin to learn to coordinate fire service operations.
Unit 1 Orientation and Fire Service History, Firefighter Safety and Health and Fire Department Communications
Unit 2 Building Construction
Unit 3 Fire Behavior
Unit 4 Firefighter Personal Protective Equipment
Unit 5 Portable Fire Extinguishers
Unit 6 Ropes, Webbing, and Knots File
Unit 7 Structural Search, Victim Removal, and Firefighter Survival
Unit 8 Scene Lighting, Rescue Tools, Vehicle Extrication, and Technical Rescue
Unit 9 Forcible Entry
Unit 10 Ground Ladders
Unit 11 Tactical Ventilation
Unit 12 Water Supply
Unit 13 Fire Hose
Unit 14 Fire Streams
Unit 15 Fire Control
Unit 16 - Loss Control, Fire Origin and Cause and Fire and Life Safety Initiatives