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Firefighter Basic Training

Fatality after fatality, injury after injury, it seems the reports all say the same thing: the problem boiled down to errors in basic fire ground actions and principles. No matter how experienced, a firefighters mission always comes back to the basics. No firefighting operation can be successful without the proper, safe execution of the fundamental skills covered in Firefighter Basic training. FETN's Firefighter Basic training has over 60 courses that can build a solid foundation for new personnel and keep firefighter veterans' skills refreshed.

Firefighter Basic Training Benefits

Identify the five stages of fire development according to IFSTA essentials.
Identify proper lifting techniques and demonstrate carrying a single ladder according to the specification checklist.
Demonstrate effective methods and procedures to use during an emergency response to increase safety and reduce the possibility of an incident.
Identify the basic methods of fire scene documentation.
Comprehensive fire behavior review, establishing a foundation to build upon for multiple firefighting skills.
Understand the four dangers to the respiratory system that may be encountered when conducting a search in a fire building according to the International Fire Service Training Association.

Firefighter Basic Training Learning Plan

Safety Courses

Safe Parking: Tools and Equipment
Safe Parking: Street Survival
Fireground Safety and Survival
Emergency Incident Rehabilitation, Part 1
Emergency Incident Rehabilitation, Part 2
Vehicle Driving Operations, Part 1
Vehicle Driving Operations, Part 2
Vehicle Driving Operations, Part 3
Vehicle Operations and Scene Safety
SCBA, Part 1
SCBA, Part 2
Reducing Deaths in Apparatus
Firefighter Safety on the Roadway
The Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives
Fires That Changed the Fire Service: Hidden Hazards
Water Rescue
Application of Extinguishing Agents, Part 1
Application of Extinguishing Agents, Part 2
Application of Extinguishing Agents, Part 3
Application of Extinguishing Agents, Part 4
Forcible Entry, Part 1: Introduction
Forcible Entry, Part 2
Rehabilitation in the Fire Service, Part 1
Rehabilitation in the Fire Service, Part 2
Protection of the Firehouse

Emergency Operations Courses

Class A Foam and Compressed Air Foam
Holiday Fire Prevention
Prescription for Performance, Part 1
Prescription for Performance, Part 2
Back to Basics: Ladders, Part 1
Back to Basics: Ladders, Part 2
Back to Basics: Ladders, Part 3
Back to Basics: Hose , Part 1
Back to Basics: Hose , Part 2
Back to Basics: Fire Behavior, Part 1
Back to Basics: Fire Behavior, Part 2
Back to Basics: Fire Behavior, Part 3
Back to Basics: Fire Behavior, Part 4
Search and Rescue
Trench Rescue
Back to Basics: Search, Part 1
Back to Basics: Search, Part 2
FETN's Favorite Drills, Part 1
FETN's Favorite Drills, Part 2
The H1N1 Flu: Issues and Answers for Firefighters
Chain Reaction Collisions
The Art of Smoke Reading
Advancing Hand Lines, Part 1
Advancing Hose Lines, Part 2
The Hazards of Fighting Trash Container Fires, Part 1
The Hazards of Fighting Trash Container Fires, Part 2: Initial Operations
Detox: Lessons Learned From 9/11
Back to Basics: Handling Attack Lines and Fire Streams, Part 1
Back to Basics: Handling Attack Lines and Fire Streams, Part 2
Fire Behavior

HazMat Courses

Tanks and Tankers
Hazmat Refresher Course, Part 1: First Responder Awareness Level
Hazmat Refresher Course, Part 2: Defining the Hazards
Hazmat Refresher Course, Part 3: Recognizing The Hazards
Hazmat Refresher Course, Part 4: Occupancy and Location and Container Shapes
Hazmat Refresher Course, Part 5: Placards, Labels, and Shipping Papers
Hazmat Refresher Course, Part 6: Marking, Colors, and MSDS
Hazmat Refresher Course, Part 7: Modes of Transportation for Hazardous Materials
Hazmat Refresher Course, Part 8: UN Classification System Review
Hazmat Refresher Course, Part 9: UN Hazard Classes 1 and 2
Hazmat Refresher Course, Part 10: UN Hazard Classes 3 and 4
Hazmat Refresher Course, Part 11: UN Hazard Classes 5 and 6
Hazmat Refresher Course, Part 12: UN Hazard Classes 7,8 and 9
Hazmat Refresher Course, Part 13: Hazard Zones
Hazmat Refresher Course, Part 14: Working Within the Incident Command System
Hazmat Refresher Course, Part 15: Hazard Zones

Hazmat Refresher Course, Part 16: Series Review
HazMat Awareness, Part 1
HazMat Awareness, Part 2
HazMat Awareness, Part 3
HazMat Awareness, Part 4
HazMat Awareness, Part 5
HazMat Awareness, Part 6
HazMat Awareness, Part 7
HazMat Awareness, Part 8
Industry of a Man: The Fire Career of Red Adair

Structures Courses

Scene Safety at Structural Fires
Building Construction, Part 1
Building Construction, Part 2
Building Construction, Part 3: Fire-Resistive Ratings for Walls
Building Construction, Part 4: Basic Roof Construction and Safety Considerations
Historic Construction/Renovated Hazards
Elevator Rescue, Part 1
Elevator Rescue, Part 2: Dilemmas in Vertical Transportation
High-Rise Structure Fires
Responding to Garden Apartment Fires
Educational Occupancies
High-Occupancy Structure Fires: Healthcare Occupancies
Manufactured and Mobile Home Fires
On the Roof and in the Attic
Multi-Family Structure Fires
Fires in Sprinklered Buildings
Target Hazards: Restaurant Fires
Manufactured Housing
Warehouses - Taming the Horizontal High Rise
Nursing Home Fires
Holy Smoke: Fires in Places of Worship
Utility Control
Residential Fires
High-Rise Hotel Fires
The Channel 4 Fire
Stripping Away the Mystery: Effective Management of Strip Mall Fires
Suspended Ceilings
Save the Mansion
Prison/Jail Fires
Target Hazards: Restaurant Fires
Elevator Emergency
Taming the Wildland-Urban Interface