Firefighter 1 Program

Students are put through a 3 tier program in basic firefighting skills starting with an introduction to their personnal protective equipment and proceeding through the following three phases. At the completion of the three phases the student recieve a Certificate from Mutual Aid and become eligable to attend our advanced courses.

If interested in scheduling a class please email us at:

Training@mutualaidamericas.org

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SCBA/Search- Part 1

Course Length 20 Hrs.

Lecture 2 Hours

Practical 18 Hours

Course Content 
1.     Introduction to SCBA and it’s parts 
2.     How to inspect and operate SCBA
3.     Donning and Doffing SCBA
4.     To gain confidence operating in smoke and stress conditions.
5.     SCBA Emergencies
6.     Introduction to basic search concepts in smoke condition
7.     Introduction to victim removal from smoke environment.

Skill Stations

Roll Call Inspection
Donning and Doffing 
Mask Emergencies 
-  Quick Release,
- Reduced Profile,
- Entanglement)
Bedroom Search
Anchor Search

   
Mask Confidence maze                                                                    Victim Removal

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Truck Company Operations                                      Part 2

Course Length 20 Hours
Lecture 2 Hours
Practical 18 Hours 

     Ladder drills                                                                              Victim Removal

Course Content
Introduction and identification of types of Forcible Entry Tools carried on Fire Apparatus
Theory of Conventional Forcible Entry
Teaching the use of Halligans and Axes together to force Outward and Inward opening doors
Using Power Saw to force entry into Roll Down Gates
Introduction to Ground ladders
Ladder placement
Raising Portable Ladders
Working from Portable Ladders
Victim Removal from Portable Ladders

Skill Stations
Outward/Inward opening doors
Practice Cuts with Power saw
Padlock removal
Cutting Roll Down Gates
Carrying/Moving Portable Ladders
Single Firefighter raise
Two and Three Firefighter raise
Working off Portable Ladders
Victim Removal

Forcible Entry Drill                                                                               Forcing Overhead Doors

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Engine Company Operations Firefighter 1              Part 3 

Course Length 20 Hrs

Lecture 4 Hours
Practical 16 Hours

                                  
Preconnected jumpline deployment drill                                         Protable Standpipe Drill