The New York State OFPC Firefighter 1 certification is now delivered in two separate courses. 1 . BEFO w/HMFRO: All students in a Firematic concentration must begin with Basic Exterior Firefighter Operations with Hazardous Materials First Responder Operations. This course prepares new firefighters to operate in the exterior or non-IDLH areas of the fire scene. Students participate in learning events covering firefighter personal protective equipment (PPE), self- contained breathing apparatus inspection and cylinder changing, fire department communications, building construction and fire behavior, modern fire control research, portable fire extinguishers, rope and knot tying, ground ladders, forcible entry, tactical ventilation theory, water supply, hose and fire streams, loss control, orientation to fire origin and cause determination, fire prevention and life safety initiatives, confined space awareness, overview of first aid and buddy care, and Hazardous Materials First Responder Operations. Designed for: Fire department personnel who, for whatever reason, will not be classified as an interior structural firefighter. STUDENTS COMPLETING THIS COURSE WILL NOT BE TRAINED TO WEAR AN SCBA NOR BE TRAINED TO FUNCTION IN IDLH ATMOSPHERES. BEFO GRADUATES WILL ONLY BE COMMITTED TO EXTERIOR FIREFIGHTING OPERATIONS AND NOT COMMITTED TO HAZMAT WARM OR HOT ZONES, NOR COMMITTED TO IDLH ATMOSPHERES. THIS COURSE IS 79 HOURS IN LENGTH. 2 . IFO: Interior Firefighting Operations. This course prepares new BEFO graduates to operate as Interior Structural firefighters or in IDLH areas of the fire scene. Students participate in learning events covering firefighter personal protective equipment (PPE), self-contained breathing apparatus donning, doffing and use, SCBA air management and SCBA emergencies, basic firefighter survival techniques, modern fire control methods, building fire search and victim removal techniques, firefighter survival skills, tactical ventilation techniques and basic power saw operation, forcible entry techniques, hose line advancement, vehicle and wildland firefighting theory, vehicle firefighting techniques, coordinated structure fire interior attack and transitional fire attack, and coordinated initial company operations. Designed for: BEFO course graduates ready to perform interior structural and IDLH firefighting operations. Course Length: 49 hours Prerequisites: Basic Exterior Firefighting Operations (BEFO) 2016 Edition Course Completion OR BEFO 2015 Edition AND Bridge/ refresher training course OR Scene Support Operations Course Completion AND Bridge/ refresher training course OR Basic Firefighter or Essentials course completion AND Bridge / refresher training course. Medical clearance and mask fit test is required to participate. Course number: 01-05-0045. Total length of classes to be certified as FF1 Interior Fire Fighter is 128 hours. 3 . EMT-B. Emergency Medical Technician-Basic. This externally taught class trains you to monitor patients ABCs and take appropriate actions when those functions are compromised. The EMT-B must demonstrate competency is assessment of a patient, handling emergencies using Basic Life Support equipment and techniques. Must be able to perform CPR, control bleeding, provide non-invasive treatment of hypoperfusion, stabilize / immobilize injured bones and the spine, manage environmental emergencies and emergency childbirth. Must be able to use a semi-automatic defibrillator. Must be able to assist patients with self-administration or administer emergency medications as described in state and local protocol. Your course ($900) is fully paid for by Caroga Lake Vol Fire Company. Don’t be daunted by terms and job description. We work as a team managing patient outcome and hand over patient treatment to a transporting ambulance service. EMT-Basic courses are approximately 150 hours in length. 4 . CFR. Certified First Responder. Competency Areas: Patient Assessment. Use of Basic Life Support Equipment within the scope of practice for the CFR. Ability to perform Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). Control Bleeding. Provide non-invasive treatment for hypoperfusion. Manage environmental emergencies. Provide initial care in medical and trauma emergencies, and emergency childbirth. CFR course is approximately 50 hours in length and paid for by Caroga Lake VFC. Many of the same competencies as EMT-B. 5 . Fire Police Officer. Trains fire police officers to perform their duties more effectively. It includes defining and interpreting terms, oath of office, relation to regular police officers, general duties, maintaining safe conditions at an emergency, traffic direction and control, pre-planning, and various laws of interest to the fire service. Under the provision of General Municipal Law, Section 209- c, this course, when approved by OFPC, must be completed by every fire police officer who was appointed after September 1, 1980. Designed for: Fire service personnel designated as fire police Course Length: 21 hours. At almost every emergency scene we are working near or on a roadway. Fire Police are an extremely valuable part of operations providing safety for all our operating members and the driving public. Many First Responders are injured on or near the roadway. Fire Police help mitigate those injuries. There are many other optional training classes available either locally (CLVFC), or at County, or State Facilities. Vehicle Extracation, Ice Rescue, Wildland Fires, Wildland SAR, Fire Investigation, Fire Officer, etc. All are free to FD members. We emphasize training as we will not put an untrained and not comfortable member into any situation he/she is not competent for. Everybody goes home after our call outs.