Course Description: This 88-hour program builds on the foundational skills learned in ELFS and prepares students for Firefighter I certification in accordance with NFPA 1010. Students will receive instruction and practice across a broad range of fireground functions. Topics include the safe use self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA); ground ladder operations for access, rescue, and ventilation; and an understanding of building construction as it relates to fire behavior and structural collapse. Training also covers forcible entry techniques, coordinated ventilation, search and rescue procedures, and hose line deployment for fire attack. Students apply suppression tactics in both interior and exterior scenarios, develop firefighter survival techniques for emergency situations, and learn salvage, overhaul, and property conservation methods. The program concludes with modules on firefighter rehabilitation and wildland firefighting fundamentals, ensuring readiness for incident operations.

This course is the second module of the PA State Fire Academy’s Entry Level Fire Training Curriculum. Throughout this program, the student will have the opportunity to train and test for CPR/First Aid, Hazmat Operations and take the NFPA Pro Board exams for Hazmat Operations, and Firefighter 1.

Prerequisite (s):　Fireground Support (ELFS) Must be 17 years old at the start of the course.

Age 17 to 18, students must possess a proper work permit from your school district. They must be turned on the first day of training. Earlier submissions are ok.

Equipment Needs: Note-taking material. Full PPE (helmet, gloves, turnout coat and pants, boots, protective hood, ear plugs and safety glasses/goggles. Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus, spare SCBA air cylinder. Long pants, socks, long sleeve shirt that is cotton or 50-50. No mesh or wicking material.1 piece of ½ inch utility rope for knot typing that is 15 feet in length. The Fundamentals of Firefighter Skills (5th Ed.) – Jones & Bartlett Student manual that was issued in Fireground Support.

Where to register: destraining.chesco.org

Contact information: Matt Fink, Fire Training Manager, 610-344-5017 or jfink@chesco.org