Description: This is an intensive firefighter program designed to introduce seasoned firefighters to advanced fire ground operations and prepare students for the Pennsylvania State and National Firefighter II Certification Test. Topics in this program include: 　Firefighter II test preparation, advanced ventilation principles and techniques, fire ground rescue techniques, fire ground rescue techniques, large area and residential search & rescue techniques, victim removal, functioning as a member of a RIT team, fire safety surveys/fire and life presentation, technical rescue, fire protection systems, combustible gas and liquid fire control, foam firefighting. 　

This program is a blend of lectures, hands-on practical training, an individual presentation, and a live-fire scenario day.　                                                                                                                                           Prerequisite(s): National Firefighter I Certification Current Hazardous Materials Operations (HMO) certification or Hazardous Materials Operations Refresher (HMOR) (within past 12 months)

Course Length: 100 Hours

Certification:  Successful completion of this program earns students the following certifications: ProBoard Firefighter II, and the following Pennsylvania State Fire Academy Certificates: Advanced Firefighter (ELAF), Rapid Intervention Teams (RITC), Ventilation Practices (TRVP), and Structural Fire Rescue (SFR).

Textbook: IFSTA Essentials of Firefighting 6th or 7th Edition.

Equipment Needs: Pen / pencil, note-taking material. FTOG - including SCBA and spare cylinder.