Welcome,

The Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport’s Fire Training Research Center (FTRC) provides agencies with Aircraft Rescue Firefighting (ARFF) and Structural training services in an environment unique to any other training centers in the world. Since 1995, the FTRC has served a global customer base of firefighters as host to a variety of course offerings such as aircraft and structural fire suppression, incident management, ARFF emergency vehicle operations, and vehicle mass application.

Through a combination of innovative, multi-lingual, curriculum and practical applications, students acquire cutting-edge techniques and knowledge in a state-of-the-art training facility. Training is conducted on realistic ARFF and structural trainers designed to deliver actual conditions a firefighter would encounter during an emergency response. The FTRC proudly serves a diverse domestic and international customer base with students from both private and governmental agencies. More than 15,000 students from 24 countries and 29 USA States have allowed us the privilege of providing their training from concept thru completion. This valuable exchange of insight and feedback has enriched our own learning.

We strive to provide a facility and staff that is unmatched in dedication, professionalism, educational growth, and safety standards. It is with great pride that we are able to progress this vision and build upon a tradition of excellence. Our mission is simple, “Facilitate professional growth and development of our customers” and our services offer you the ability to meet the goals and missions of your department.

Each member of our staff is eager to accommodate any of your training needs. On behalf of the FTRC staff, thank you in advance for your interest in training with us. We look forward to the opportunity of earning your business and aiding you in building the legacy of your department.

Michael Foster
Assistant Fire Chief
Career Development & Training

Fire Trainers

A-380 MUTLI-PURPOSE TRAINER

This trainer is currently the only A-380 mock up in the United States, providing students a one-of-a-kind, realistic experience necessary to prepare for a real aircraft incident. The trainer offers multiple perspectives challenging everyone from the first responding ARFF firefighters to incident command staff.

TRAINER INCLUDES:

• A-380 mock-up with correct height and access  dimensions
• Multiple access points
• 10 internal fireplaces with multiple flashovers
• 2 levels of internal firefighting
• Engine, APU and wheel/brake fires
• Running fuel fires utilizing hydrocarbon fuel
• Cargo firefighting level skin penetration points
• Complete access drive on surface

NARROW BODY SPECIALIZED AIRCRAFT TRAINER

This is a full scale aircraft trainer designed to deliver procedure and technique training required for aircraft fire extinguishment and search and rescue operations. Training scenarios can be created as a single project or a combination of training under extreme smoke and heat conditions.

TRAINER INCLUDES:

• Cabin fire with flashover capability
• Flight deck fire
• Simulated flight deck controls
• Galley electrical fire
• Lavatory fire
• 2 engine fires
• Wheel fire
• Multiple entry points

HYDROCARBON PIT

Features a 5,000 sq. ft. fuel spill burn area that utilizes environmentally compliant hydrocarbon fuel. By training with hydrocarbon fuel, firefighters receive real time flame spread, flame reaction and heat associated with that of jet fuel. The 5,000 sq. ft. Pit is designed for handline firefighting and will feature two 3-D running fuel fire trainers.

CARGO AIRCRAFT TRAINER

This trainer is an actual Boeing 727 cargo aircraft. Students are provided with unique challenges allowing hands on training to access and open narrow body aircraft cargo doors. The trainer also enables the student to develop aircraft skin penetration techniques and agent application.

NARROW BODY TRAINER

This provides firefighters an opportunity to gain access to an actual narrow body commercial aircraft and perform search and rescue operations. Firefighters can practice a variety of skills to include entry, aircraft shut down procedures, ventilation, and adapt structural tools and equipment to aircraft emergencies.

STRUCTURAL FIRE TRAINER &TRAINING TOWER

The training tower is six stories and is equipped with five separate trainers, designed to incorporate the firefighting requirements of a high rise operation. The tower is also equipped with two sprinkler training systems and standpipes in the stairwell.

TRAINER INCLUDES:

• Warehouse fire with flashover capability, loading dock  entry, and sub-surface simulation
• Kitchen fire
• Electrical panel fire
• Search and rescue maze
• Hotel room fire with flashover capability

Available Courses – Fire Services

TEXAS BASIC AIRCRAFT RESCUE FIRE SUPPRESSION
BASIC ARFF
COURSE #: A-120
HOURS: 120

IFSAC AND PRO BOARD ELIGIBLE APPLICABLE STANDARDS:

TCFP – Curriculum Manual Chapter 2, Basic Aircraft
Rescue Fire Suppression
NFPA – 1003 Standards for Airport Fire Fighter
Professional Qualifications
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Airport
Service Manual, Section 14.1.3
FAA – FAR 139.319 (i) (2) Standards for ARFF Training

This course is designed to educate and challenge the participant in all aspects of Basic Aircraft Rescue Firefighting.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

• Qualifications for Aircraft Rescue and   Fire Fighting Personnel
• Airport Familiarization
• Aircraft Familiarization
• Safety and Aircraft Hazards
• Fire and Rescue Communications
• Extinguishing Agents
• Apparatus
• Rescue Tools and Equipment
• Driver/Operator
• Airport Emergency Plan
• Strategic and Tactical Operations

With the cooperation of airport tenant organizations, technologically advanced trainers and experienced instructors, the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Fire Training Research Center, Basic Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting 120 hour course is unequaled.

PREREQUISITES:

To receive certification from the state of Texas aircraft rescue and firefighting personnel must meet the requirements of Fire Fighter I & II as defined in NFPA 1001, and the requirements of NFPA 472, Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents.

NFPA 1003 BASIC ARFF CERTIFICATION
BASIC ARFF
COURSE #: BA-48
HOURS: 48

APPLICABLE STANDARDS:

NFPA – 1003 Standards for Airport Fire Fighter
Professional Qualifications
FAA – FAR 139.319 (i) (2) Standards for ARFF Training
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Airport
Service Manual, Section 14.1.3

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

• Qualifications for Aircraft Rescue and  Fire Fighting Personnel
• Airport Familiarization
• Aircraft Familiarization
• Safety and Aircraft Hazards
• Fire and Rescue Communications
• Extinguishing Agents
• Apparatus
• Rescue Tools and Equipment
• Driver/Operator
• Airport Emergency Plan
• Strategic and Tactical Operations

PREREQUISITES:

NFPA 1003 certification requirements include the following minimum prequalification standards: Fire Fighter I & II as defined in NFPA 1001, and the NFPA 472, Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents.

NFPA 1003 BASIC ARFF
BASIC ARFF
COURSE #: BAR-40
HOURS: 40

(ROAD SHOW – CLASSROOM ONLY, REQUIRES A BA-8 LIVE BURN DAY)
APPLICABLE STANDARDS:

NFPA – 1003 Standards for Airport Fire Fighter
Professional Qualifications
FAA – FAR 139.319 (i) (2) Standards for ARFF Training

This course is designed to meet or exceed the minimum requirements of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Regulation 139.319 (j) (2); the minimum standards set forth in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Airport Service Manual, Section 14.1.3; and 100% NFPA 1003 compliant when taken in conjunction with the required BA-8 live burn.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

• Qualifications for Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Personnel
• Airport Familiarization
• Aircraft Familiarization
• Safety and Aircraft Hazards
• Fire and Rescue Communications
• Extinguishing Agents
• Apparatus
• Rescue Tools and Equipment
• Driver/Operator
• Airport Emergency Plan
• Strategic and Tactical Operations

PREREQUISITES:

NFPA 1003 certification requirements include the following minimum prequalification standards: Fire Fighter I & II as defined in NFPA 1001, and the NFPA 472, Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents.

NFPA 1003 BASIC ARFF CERTIFICATION
BASIC ARFF
COURSE #: BA-8 LIVE BURNS
HOURS: 8

APPLICABLE STANDARDS:

NFPA – 1003 Standards for Airport Fire Fighter
Professional Qualifications
FAA – FAR 139.319 (i) (2) Standards for ARFF Training
FAR 139 – AC 150/5210-17B Annual Live Fire
Recertification

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

• 3D Fires
• Large Fuel Spill Fires
• Aircraft Interior Fires
• Aircraft Exterior Fires
• Truck Turret Operations

This course meets the requirements for the actual firefighting operations required by the Federal Aviation Administration and the Texas Commission for Fire Protection to complete the Basic Aircraft Rescue Firefighter certification program.

This course meets or exceeds the NFPA 1003 and FAR 139.319 requirements for live-fire evolutions in the certification process as an Airport Fire Fighter, as well as those required for annual Live Fire Drills in AC 150/5210-17B.

PREREQUISITES:

Fire Fighter I & II

FIRE INSTRUCTOR I CERTIFICATION
COURSE: INSTRUCTOR I
HOURS: 48

IFSAC AND PRO BOARD ELIGIBLE

APPLICABLE STANDARDS:

TCFP – Curriculum Manual Chapter 8, Fire Instructor
NFPA – 1041 Standards for Fire Instructor Professional
Qualification

The purpose of this program is to prepare experienced firefighters who demonstrate to perform the duties of a Fire Service Instructor, in accordance with NFPA 1041,“The Standard for Fire Service Instructor Professional Qualifications”. A person certified as a Fire Instructor I will have demonstrated the ability to perform at the first level of progression as a fire service instructor.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

• Manage of basic resources, records, and reports
• Review and adaptation of prepared instructional materials
• Deliver instructional sessions utilizing prepared course materials
• Provide an organized, safe learning environment
• Administer and grade student evaluation instrument

PREREQUISITES:

Firefighter I, Firefighter II, 2 years experience as a certified Firefighter

DRIVER/OPERATOR PUMPER CERTIFICATION
COURSE: DRIVER/OPERATOR
HOURS: 80

IFSAC AND PRO BOARD ELIGIBLE

APPLICABLE STANDARDS:

TCFP – Curriculum Manual Chapter 7,
Driver/Operator-Pumper
NFPA – 1002 Standard for Apparatus Driver/Operator
Professional Qualifications

This Course is designed to meet the needs of the entry-level firefighter operating a fire department pumping apparatus. The Driver/Operator-Pumper course is designed to meet the requirements set forth by NFPA 1002, chapters 4 and 5, and Texas Commission on Fire Protection, Curriculum Manual Chapter 7(165). It is designed around classroom lectures and field evolution.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

• Pump terminology
• Apparatus inspections/maintenance
• Types of gauges
• Water supplies
• Fire service hydraulics
• Pump operations
• Pump theory
• Relief valves/pressure governors/primers
• Driving practices
• Compressed Air Systems

PREREQUISITES:

Firefighter I

FIRE INSTRUCTOR II CERTIFICATION
COURSE: INSTRUCTOR II
HOURS: 48

IFSAC AND PRO BOARD ELIGIBLE

APPLICABLE STANDARDS:

TCFP – Curriculum Manual Chapter 8, Fire Instructor
NFPA – 1041 Standards for Fire Instructor Professional
Qualifications

The purpose of this program is to prepare experienced firefighters who demonstrate to perform the duties of a Fire Service Instructor II in accordance with NFPA 1041,“The Standard for Fire Service Instructor Professional Qualifications”. A person certified at the Fire Instructor II level will have demonstrated the ability to perform at the second level of progression as a fire service instructor.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

• Manage instructional resources, staff facilities, and records and reports
• Formulate budget needs
• Perform needs analysis
• Coordinate training record keeping
• Evaluate Instructors
• Create a lesson plan
• Conduct classes using a lesson plan
• Develop student evaluation instruments

PREREQUISITES:

Firefighter I, Minimum 3 years experience as certified Firefighter

FIRE OFFICER I
COURSE: OFFICER I
HOURS: 64

IFSAC AND PRO BOARD ELIGIBLE

APPLICABLE STANDARDS:

TCFP – Curriculum Manual Chapter 9, Fire Officer
NFPA – 1021 Standards for Fire Officer Professional
Qualifications

The purpose of this program is to prepare experienced firefighters who demonstrate to perform the duties of Fire Officer I in accordance with NFPA 1021, “The Standard for Fire Officer Professional Qualifications”. A person certified at Fire Officer I will have demonstrated the ability to perform at the first level of progression as a fire officer professional.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

• Verbally communicate task in emergency and non emergency situations
• Identify signs and symptoms of member related problems and recommend a course of action for a  member in need of assistance
• Initiate action on community needs
• Recommend change to existing policy and/or implement new departmental policy
• Ability to communicate both orally and in writing
• Inspection procedures; fire alarm systems
• Identification of fire and life safety hazards
• Secure an incident scene
• Supervise emergency operations according to an  emergency plan
• Conduct post incident analysis
• Explain benefits of being physically and medically fit

PREREQUISITES:

Firefighter II as defined in NFPA 1001, Fire Instructor I as defined in NFPA 1041

FIRE OFFICER II
COURSE: OFFICER II
HOURS: 64

IFSAC AND PRO BOARD ELIGIBLE

APPLICABLE STANDARDS:

TCFP – Curriculum Manual Chapter 9, Fire Officer
NFPA – 1021 Standards for Fire Officer Professional
Qualifications

The purpose of this program is to prepare experienced firefighters who demonstrate to perform the duties of Fire Officer II in accordance with NFPA 1021, “The Standard for Fire Officer Professional Qualifications”. A person certified at Fire Officer II will have demonstrated the ability to perform at the second level of progression as a fire officer professional.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

• Evaluate member performance according to job  performance requirements
• Communicate orally and in writing to solve problems,  increase teamwork, and counsel team members
• Create professional development plans for  members of an organization
• Explain the benefits of cooperating with allied  organizations
• Prepare budget, news releases, and policy changes
• Conduct fire investigations to determine point of  origin and preliminary cause
• Produce operational plans given an emergency  incident requiring multi unit operations
• Identify unsafe work environments or behaviors by  reviewing injury, accident, and health exposure reports

PREREQUISITES:

Fire Officer I and Fire Instructor as defined in NFPA 1041

COMMAND AND CONTROL OF AIRPORT EMERGENCIES
ADVANCED ARFF
COURSE #: A-40
HOURS: 40

APPLICABLE STANDARDS:

TCFP – Curriculum Manual Chapter 2, Basic Aircraft
Rescue Fire Suppression, Chapter 9 Fire Officer
NFPA – 1003 Standards for Airport Fire Fighter
Professional Qualifications, 1021 Standards for Fire Officer
Professional Qualifications
FEMA – ICS 300 & 400

The purpose of this program is to prepare experienced firefighters at the command level who desire to develop skills and experience in control of airport emergencies. The program will utilize group participation, field scenarios, and multiple opportunities to sit in the incident commander’s seat.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

• Initiate the ICS system
• Make command decisions from a 1000’ to 10,000’  perspective of an aircraft incident
• Develop or make recommendations to an  emergency plan
• Understand the need for societal restoration of  an airport

PREREQUISITES:

Fire Officer I as defined by NFPA 1021; Fire Instructor I as
defined by NFPA 1041

EMERGENCY VEHICLE OPERATOR STRATEGIES AND TACTICS
INTERMEDIATE ARFF
COURSE: EVOC
HOURS: 24

APPLICABLE STANDARDS:

TCFP – Curriculum Manual Chapter 7,
Driver/Operator-Pumper
NFPA – 1002 Standard for Apparatus Driver/Operator
Professional Qualifications

This course is designed to meet or exceed the minimum requirements of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Regulation 139.319 (j) (2); the minimum standards set forth in the International Civil Aviation Organization
(ICAO) Airport Service Manual, Section 14.1.3; and are 100% NFPA 1002 compliant, to include all live fire training requirements.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

• Apparatus inspections/maintenance
• Legal Aspects of Driving
• Hard Surface Driving
• Off Road Driving
• Tactical/Strategic Considerations
• Live Fire Evolutions

PREREQUISITES:

NFPA 1003 certification requirements include the following minimum prequalification standards: Fire Fighter I & II as defined in NFPA 1001, and the NFPA 472, Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents.

CARGO ARFF STRATEGIES AND TACTICS
INTERMEDIATE ARFF
COURSE: CARGO
HOURS: 24

APPLICABLE STANDARDS:

TCFP – Curriculum Manual Chapter 2, Basic Aircraft
Rescue Fire Suppression, Chapter 9 Fire Officer
NFPA – 1003 Standards for Airport Fire Fighter
Professional Qualifications, 1021 Standards for Fire Officer
Professional Qualifications
FEMA – ICS 300 & 400
FAA – FAR 139.319 (i) (2) Standards for ARFF Training

This course is designed to provide an enhanced level of training for certified ARFF personnel. The course will challenge participants to explore the unique problems associated with managing cargo aircraft incidents.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

• Cargo Aircraft Familiarization
• Cargo Aircraft Hazards
• Cargo Terminal/Ramp Operations
• Cargo Aircraft Tactical Considerations
• ARFF Applied Tactics/Strategies
• Live Fire Evolutions

PREREQUISITES:

Fire Fighter I & II

ARFF HANDLINE STRATEGIES AND TACTICS
INTERMEDIATE ARFF
COURSE: HANDLINE
HOURS: 16

APPLICABLE STANDARDS:

TCFP – Curriculum Manual Chapter 2, Basic Aircraft
Rescue Fire Suppression
NFPA – 1003 Standards for Airport Fire Fighter
Professional Qualifications
FAA – FAR 139.319 (i) (2) Standards for ARFF Training

This course is designed to provide an enhanced level of training for certified ARFF personnel. The course will challenge participants in a variety of live fire scenarios with multiple opportunities to learn strategy and tactics for effective deployment of hand lines.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

• Recognize the need for hand line operations
• Understand basic theory and practice of hand line deployment
• Explore challenges associated with hand line deployment
• Interior Tactical Operations
• Exterior Tactical Operations
• Fuel Spill tactical operations
• Tactical Scenarios

PREREQUISITES:

Fire Fighter I & II

STRATEGIES AND TACTICS FOR AVIATION INCIDENTS
INTERMEDIATE ARFF
COURSE: AVIATION 1
HOURS: 24

APPLICABLE STANDARDS:

TCFP – Curriculum Manual Chapter 2, Basic Aircraft
Rescue Fire Suppression
NFPA – 1003 Standards for Airport Fire Fighter
Professional Qualifications
FAA – FAR 139.319 (i) (2) Standards for ARFF Training

This course is designed to provide an enhanced level of training for certified ARFF personnel. The course will challenge participants in a variety of live fire scenarios with multiple opportunities to learn strategy and tactics for effective deployment of hand lines, master stream devices, truck operations and adapting structural apparatus for ARFF.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

• Search & Rescue
• Interior Operations
• Engine Fires
• Wheel fires
• Cargo Fires
• Fuel Spill and 3D Fires
• Truck Operations
• Off road operations

PREREQUISITES:

Fire Fighter I & II

HELICOPTER/HELIPORT STRATEGIES AND TACTICS
INTERMEDIATE ARFF
COURSE: HELIPORT
HOURS: 16

APPLICABLE STANDARDS:

TCFP – Curriculum Manual Chapter 2, Basic Aircraft
Rescue Fire Suppression
NFPA – 1003 Standards for Airport Fire Fighter
Professional Qualifications
FAA – FAR 139.319 (i) (2) Standards for ARFF Training

This course is designed to provide a look into the unique challenges associated with helicopter and heliport incidents. Students will have an opportunity to visit a local facility and receive hands-on training with a variety of helicopters.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

• Identification, construction and operation
• Unique Hazards
• Tactical & Strategic Considerations
• Rescue
• Live Fire Evolutions
• Scenario evolutions

PREREQUISITES:

Fire Fighter I & II

COMPANY OFFICER ACADEMY
COURSE: CO ACADEMY
HOURS: 40

APPLICABLE STANDARDS:

TCFP – Curriculum Manual Chapter 9, Fire Officer
NFPA – 1021 Standards for Fire Officer Professional
Qualifications
FEMA – ICS 300, 400
NFA – Leadership Series

This course is designed to provide intense company-level leadership training through a combination of classroom and experiential learning activities. The ideal candidate will have already completed Fire Officer I and have at least 5 years of progressively challenging experience in the fire service. The course will include course work in tactical, strategic and daily operational activities.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

• Leadership Principles
• Single and Multi Company Response Considerations
• Changing skills from “Buddy to Boss”
• Communication Essentials
• Administrative Responsibilities of the Company Officer
• Human Resources and the Company Officer
• Discipline in the fire house and on the fire ground.
• Team Building

This course is not a replacement for Fire Officer I it is designed to enhance and refine the principles in an operational setting.

PREREQUISITES:

Completion of ICS 100, 200, 700 and 800. The candidate must be eligible for promotion to company officer or in a potential move-up function. Prefer completion of Fire Officer I.

WILDLAND FIREFIGHTING – STRATEGIES AND TACTICS
COURSE: WILDLAND
HOURS: 24

APPLICABLE STANDARDS:

TCFP – Curriculum Manual Chapter 1
NFPA – 1051 Standards for Wildland Fire Fighter
Professional Qualifications
National Parks Service – Red Card Training 310-1

This course provides instruction from which firefighters can learn to safely and effectively perform the duties of a Wild Land Firefighter Type 2. This course meets National Wildlife Coordinating Group (NWCG) - Task Book, and NFPA 1051 Standards. Each student will be evaluated on each of the 35 items required by NWCG.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

• Check out and selection of appropriate gear to accomplish an assigned job
• The proper use of a fire shelter
• Participation in reducing the threat of fire exposure to improved properties
• Following established procedures in securing a fire line
• The use of a systematic approach for locating and suppressing fire within an assigned area
• Fire weather factors involved in fire suppression
• Identify life threatening situations on wild land fires.

Classroom and on-line training is supplemented with  hands on training delivered by qualified instructors.

PREREQUISITES:

None

CLASS ‘A’ FIRE BEHAVIOR
COURSE: FIRE BEHAVIOR
HOURS: 16

APPLICABLE STANDARDS:

TCFP – Curriculum Manual Chapter 5, TCFP 500 Fire
Investigator
NFPA – 1033 Standards for Professional Qualifications for
Arson Investigators

This course provides intense instruction in the science and behavior of Class A fires. The course is intended for experienced firefighters and is designed to enhance tactical and strategic skills. Each student will be exposed to a variety of Class A burn situations and given the opportunity to observe and manage the fire effectively.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

• Class A Building Materials
• Fire behavior and propagation
• Attack techniques at various levels (e.g., attic,  grade level, upper levels, or basement);
• Communication in and on the fire ground
• Hazards
• Search, rescue, and ventilation requirements
• Coordinating fire ground operations
• Classroom training is supplemented with hands on  training delivered by qualified instructors.

PREREQUISITES:

Certified to Fire Fighter II and at least 2 years of Experience

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
COURSE #: BC-1031
HOURS: 16

APPLICABLE STANDARDS:

TCFP – Curriculum Manual Chapter 440, Fire Inspector
NFPA – 1031 Standards for Professional Qualifications for Fire Inspectors

This course explores the fundamentals of building construction, types of structures, and structure designs, as well as the impact of building construction on firefighting. Students will learn how buildings are constructed, about the forces that impact these structures, how fire behaves with various building materials, and about the codes applied to buildings and fire safety.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

• Apply the standards of building construction,  as well as building and fire codes, to firefighter safety.
• Illustrate how forces and loads act upon buildings.
• Identify types of building designs and structures.
• Define the basic codes and regulations related to  building construction projects.
• Examine the various types of construction materials in order to describe the dangers posed to firefighters.

PREREQUISITES:

Certified to firefighter II

BUILDING INSPECTIONS
COURSE #: BI-1031
HOURS: 16

APPLICABLE STANDARDS:

TCFP – Curriculum Manual 440, Fire Inspector
NFPA – 1031 Standards for Professional Qualifications for Fire Inspectors

This course is designed to provide the company level officer or firefighter with operational training in the areas of fire safety inspections, occupancy, fire protection and exposure.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

• Understand basic principles of fire inspection
• Introduction to NFPA 101, Life Safety Code
• Fundamentals of learning to read building plans,  apply codes and make decisions
• Identify various types of construction for new  structures, additions or remodeling projects
• Document findings of inspection in accordance  with applicable standards

PREREQUISITES:

Certified to Firefighter II

FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS

APPLICABLE STANDARDS:

TCFP – Curriculum Manual 440, Fire Inspector
NFPA – 1031 Standards for Professional Qualifications for
Fire Inspectors

This course explains the in-depth principles of fire protection system design. Students will explore fire system and components such as sprinklers, water spray, water mist, and standpipe, as well as other methods of fire extinguishment such as foam systems, dry chemical agents, and clean agent systems. Also, this course will provide a comprehensive review of special hazard detection and fire alarm systems.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

• Basic understanding of components and operations of fixed fire suppression systems, fire detection and alarm systems and applicable codes and standards.
• Determine the operational readiness of fixed fire suppression systems, fire detection and alarm systems
• Interpret test documentation and field observations,
• Complete applicable documentation
• A basic understanding of the components and operation of fire detection and alarm systems and devices and applicable codes and standards.

PREREQUISITES:

Certified to firefighter II

ARFF FOR STRUCTURAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS
COURSE #: BA-16
HOURS: 16

APPLICABLE STANDARDS:

NFPA – 1003 Standards for Airport Fire Fighter
Professional Qualifications
FAA – FAR 139.319 (i) (2) Standards for ARFF Training

This course is designed to provide basic ARFF familiarization training for structural fire departments. The goal of the course is to enhance partnerships with airport mutual aid agencies and create enhanced operational capabilities for agencies in close proximity to an airport.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

• Aircraft Familiarization
• Airport Familiarization
• Safety and Aircraft Hazards
• Extinguishing Agents
• Adapting Structural Apparatus for ARFF
• Rescue Tools and Equipment
• Airport Emergency Plan
• Strategic and Tactical Operations

PREREQUISITE:

Fire Fighter I & II