Tazewell County Firefighters Association

Classes

# Title Day(s) CEUs
1 Basic Essentials of Firefighting Sat & Sun 4
2 Advanced Drafting Operations Sat & Sun
3 Basic Auto Extrication Sat 4
4 Building Construction Sat AM
5 Pre-Fire Planning Sat PM
6 Basic Engine Company Operations Sun 3
7 STARCOM: Explained and Put into Action Sun AM
8 Natural Gas Emergencies Sun PM

NOTICE: These classes Are No Longer Available
8 - Natural Gas (Sunday PM) CANCELLED

1.  Basic Essentials of Firefighting

Saturday and Sunday (2-day Class)

This two-day class will provide basic training in critical firefighter basic skills of ladders, hoses, SCBA, water, building construction, and tactics & ventilation with hands-on practical exercises.

Instructor: Illinois Fire Service Institute

4 CEUs awarded for completion by Illinois Fire Service Institute.

PROTECTIVE CLOTHING REQUIRED – Participants must furnish approved helmet, turn out gear, eye protection, gloves, SCBA and boots. Attendees are also asked to bring a spare air bottle to help reduce downtime waiting for refills.

INDIVIDUALS WITH BEARDS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SMOKE TRAILER PORTION OF THIS CLASS. (IFSI Requirement)

2.  Advanced Drafting Operations

Saturday and Sunday (2-day Class)

This course will teach students alternative drafting methods that will maximize their flow capabilities while operating from a draft. A two-hour classroom portion overviews the topics taught during the hands-on portion of the class. The remaining 14 hours of the class contain hands-on skills that will teach how to increase efficiency and flow capabilities while operating in a rural setting. Topics covered in this course include:

  • The physics behind drafting
  • How to properly read a compound gauge
  • Challenges of the rural setting
  • Proper intake selection
  • Conventional priming
  • Pressurized priming
  • "Burp" Drafting
  • Turbo Draft operations
  • Drafting with multiple intakes simultaneously
  • Dump site tactics
  • Fill site tactics
  • "Power filling" for weak hydrants

Instructor: The Water Thieves

Due to limited enrollment, we ask that each department register no more than two people for this class.

3.  Basic Auto Extrication

Saturday

This class provides basic hands-on training for fire and rescue personnel in size-up, stabilization, hazard control, patient access, disentanglement and scene control techniques at automobile accidents involving one or two vehicles remaining on their wheels. Emphasis is placed on proper choice, placement and use of equipment.

Instructor: Illinois Fire Service Institute

4 CEUs awarded for completion by Illinois Fire Service Institute.

PROTECTIVE CLOTHING REQUIRED - Participants must furnish approved helmet, fire boots or leather safety boots, eye protection, gloves, coveralls or turnout gear.

4.  Building Construction

Saturday AM

This class provides an understanding of construction types from fire resistive materials such as brick, block, concrete and steel, to wood frame structures. These typical single family and multifamily residential or business occupancies may be balloon frame, “stick built” with full dimensional lumber, or engineered components. The structural members of floor and roof systems are discussed as they relate to their intended purpose and what they do under live and dead loads while under the stress of fire and suppression activities. Openings such as windows, doors, skylights and ventilation shafts are discussed as they relate to the firefighting, search and rescue profile.

Instructor: Illinois Fire Service Institute

5.  Pre-Fire Planning

Saturday PM

This classroom course will prepare fire service personnel to conduct basic pre-fire plans and become familiar with properties and potential hazards within their communities. Topics in the course include: Benefits of Pre-Planning, Process of Pre-Planning, Process Components, Information Needed to Conduct the Pre-Plan, Equipment Needed to Conduct the Pre-Plan, Applying the process of Pre-Incident Planning to a Facility.

Instructor: Illinois Fire Service Institute

6.  Basic Engine Company Operations

Sunday

The class offers firefighters an opportunity to either sharpen their current skills, or learn new and efficient skills for the all-important task of getting water on the fire. Students practice efficient hose loads and finishes for securing a water supply, whether rural or urban. Students pull and deploy charged and uncharged hose lines in a variety of situations, both interior and exterior. Proper hose and nozzle selection for the size and type of fire are discussed. The engine company responsibilities with regard to rescue and other tactical priorities are presented and practiced.

Instructor: Illinois Fire Service Institute

3 CEUs awarded for completion by Illinois Fire Service Institute.

PROTECTIVE CLOTHING REQUIRED Participants must furnish approved helmet, turn out gear, eye protection, gloves, SCBA and boots for this class.

7.  STARCOM: Explained and Put into Action

Sunday AM

This class will provide a working knowledge of the STARCOM system and will also show how to apply that into real life applications. At the end of the class, students will have a much clearer understanding of the STARCOM system and its capabilities.

Instructor: Mike McIntyre, Tazewell County 911 Coordinator

8.  Natural Gas Emergencies

This class has been cancelled.

Sunday PM

This class will offer classroom and hands-on training in the use of dry chemical extinguishers on natural gas fires in a simulated setting.

Instructor: NICOR

PROTECTIVE CLOTHING REQUIRED – Participants must furnish approved helmet, turn out gear, eye protection, gloves, and boots for this class. (SCBA is NOT required.)