This airport, rescue firefighting officer development course covers strategic and tactical considerations in a hands-on, live-fire ground environment, as well as leadership training.
Prerequisites
Current employment in firefighting industry for future or Commissioned Fire Officers
Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to demonstrate the following knowledge or skills:
- Demonstrate basic leadership skills in a live fire setting
- Describe the incident command structure/components
- Describe all aspects of aircraft evacuation and search & rescue techniques as they apply to aircraft emergencies
- Describe the overall roles and responsibilities of the fire officer at an aircraft emergency
Institutional Outcomes
IO3 Human Relations/Workplace Skills: Students will be able to demonstrate teamwork, ethics, appropriate safety awareness and/or workplace specific skills
Course Content Outline
- Tactics and Strategies
- Incident Command System
- Search and Rescue
- Communications
- Post Incident Operations
- Safety
- Team Work and Team Building
- Live Fire Scenarios