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Fire - Firefighter II (ENGR) - FF20077

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Brief Description: Provide experienced firefighters knowledge and skills to meet the min. JPRs outlined in NFPA 1001.

Full Description: The course is designed for the Fire Fighter I who is ready to assume a leadership role in a department. The purpose of the Firefighter II course is to provide experienced firefighters with the knowledge and skills to meet the minimum job performance requirements as outlined in NFPA 1001. Candidates must demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to function in fire ground situations so that he/she can make basic evaluations of safety problems and assume leadership roles in carrying out interior attack and search operations and be able to perform the tasks assigned as well as supervise a Firefighter I.
Major topics covered in the course are incident command, building construction, ventilation, water distribution, hose streams, fixed fire protection systems, fire prevention, inspection preplanning, ladders, and rescue procedures.

: The maximum capacity for this class has been reached. Your request can be added to the waitlist. Additional seats may become available for future enrollment.

Resources Required: In order to test for a Firefighter II Certification you must have the prerequisite of: being certified as either a Firefighter I or Second Class Firefighter. If you do not have this on your record by the time testing ID's are issued, you will not receive a testing ID.

Candidates should expect to spend study and practice time outside of class to prepare for the written and practical examinations.

Firefighting gear may be required for the practical skills activity. Students are encouraged to bring personal cameras for use in the practical activity.