Module 1: The History and Orientation of the Fire Service
This module discusses the history and development of the modern-day fire service and explores the responsibilities of being a Fire Fighter. In addition, a review of the fire service organization and chain of command is addressed.
Module 2: Fire Fighter Safety
This module discusses the nature of firefighting and the associated dangers. Also discussed are evaluation of hazards and appropriate safety measures within the incident command system.
Module 3: Fire Service Communications
This module discusses the rapid development of technology and advanced communications systems as they relate to fire service communication. Emphasis is placed on methods of communication and their significance to the fireground and operations.
Module 4: Incident Management System
This module reviews the incident management system (IMS) as it relates to the fire service and other public safety agencies. Emphasis is placed on training, preparation, and effective responses to major incidents while using the national incident management system (NIMS).
Module 5: Fire Behavior and Smoke Reading
This module describes the behavior of fire and also explores the relationship between various types of fuels and the combustion process. In addition, this module describes how to assess the volume, velocity, density, and color of smoke.
Module 6: Building Construction
This module reviews the basic types of building construction and how fires grow and spread by exploring how building construction types react when exposed to the effects of heat and fire.
Module 7: Portable Fire Extinguishers
This module explores the various types of portable fire extinguishers and how they are deployed in various types of occupancies, commercial vehicles, boats, aircraft, and other locations.
Module 8: Fire Fighter Tools and Equipment
This module provides an overview of general functions of the most commonly used tools and equipment and discusses how they are used during fire suppression and rescue operations. This module also explains how to maintain tools and equipment so they are readily available and functional when needed.
Module 9: Ropes and Knots
This module discusses various types of rope construction and the materials used in making ropes. It covers the care, cleaning, inspection, and storage of ropes, as well as essential knot tying skills used to secure tools and equipment being deployed in various operations.
Module 10: Response and Size-Up
This module discusses the role of personnel during various types of responses and essential functions required for safe and efficient operations. Also discussed are preparation, systematic processes of information gathering, situational evaluation, and anticipation of actions.
Module 11: Forcible Entry
This module reviews door, window, and lock construction. Also emphasized are the knowledge, skills, and tools required to enter a structure through doors, windows, walls and floors.
Module 12: Ladders
This module discusses the functional uses of ladders employed in the fire service while reviewing safety and effective use of ladders in various situations.
Module 13: Search and Rescue
This module discusses the importance of search and rescue operations being conducted quickly and efficiently. Emphasis is placed upon using a systematic approach to ensure that everyone who can possibly be saved is successfully located and removed from danger. Fire fighters should practice the specific search and rescue procedures used by their departments to sharpen their skills and increase their efficiency.
Module 14: Ventilation
This module discusses ventilation as it relates to controlling the spread of smoke, heat, and toxic gases. Fire service ventilation is the process of removing smoke, heat, and toxic gases from a burning building and replacing them with cooler, cleaner, more oxygen-rich air. This module focuses on how to achieve proper ventilation effectively, efficiently, and safely.
Module 15: Water Supply
This module discusses the importance of a dependable water supply as it relates to fireground operations. Emphasis is placed upon obtaining and utilizing water sources while other initial fireground operations are conducted.
Module 16: Fire Hose, Nozzles, Streams, and Foam
This module discusses water supply systems, hydraulics, properties of energy, pressure, and water flow as they relate to fire suppression. Emphasis is placed upon the basic fundamentals of the how and why of water distribution as related to fire suppression.
Module 17: Fire Fighter Survival
This module discusses decision-making and appropriate actions as they relate to fire fighter survival. Emphasis is placed upon recognizing dangerous situations, taking appropriate actions, and how fire fighter deaths and injuries can be avoided.
Module 18: Salvage and Overhaul
This module discusses salvage and overhaul operations as important functions to protect property and belongings from damage and limiting losses resulting from a fire. Special emphasis is placed upon preservation of evidence related to fire cause and origin.
Module 19: Fire Fighter Rehabilitation
This module discusses fire fighter rehabilitation as an important function to restoring personnel to effective operational team members during fire suppression activities. Emphasis is placed upon maintaining health and well-being of fire personnel.
Module 20: Wildland and Ground Fires
This module discusses unplanned and uncontrolled fires burning in vegetative fuel areas that sometimes include structures. Emphasis is placed upon recognition of hazards and preventative measures used to deter fires from occurring.
Module 21: Fire Suppression
This chapter discusses the tactics and tasks used to achieve the final goal of extinguishing a fire. Fire suppression can be accomplished through a variety of methods that will stop the combustion process. Special emphasis is placed upon components of the fire tetrahedron used to remove oxygen, fuel, or heat from the combustion process causing interruption of a chemical chain reaction.
Module 22: Pre-incident Planning
This module discusses planning before incidents happen as it relates to making better command decisions during an incident. Emphasis is placed upon gathering information and how that information can be used to prepare for and respond to incidents at a particular location.
Module 23: Fire and Emergency Medical Care
This module focuses on the various roles of the fire department in providing emergency medical services (EMS). Emphasis is placed upon recognition and awareness of various levels of care provided and how EMS relates to the fire service while responding to community needs.
Module 24: Emergency Medical Care
This module covers the basic emergency medical care skills included in NFPA 1001, Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications. The knowledge and skills covered in this module are not intended to formal courses required for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), emergency medical technician (EMT), or other medical certifications.
Module 25: Vehicle Rescue and Extrication
This module discusses the process of extrication and importance of proficiency in extrication skills. Emphasis is placed upon the knowledge and skills needed to assist rescuers in extricating victims from various types of motor vehicles involved in crashes while ensuring safety for all personnel.
Module 26: Assisting Special Rescue Teams
This module discusses the expanded role of fire departments in various operations such as emergency medical services, hazardous materials response, and technical rescue responses, and how to assist specially trained rescue personnel. It also provides an overview of awareness, operations, and technician level skills.
Module 27: Hazardous Materials: Overview
This module discusses the recognition, response, and initial actions at hazardous materials incidents. This information provides a foundation for safe and efficient response practices. Emphasis is placed upon awareness and safety during responses and operations at hazardous incidents.
Module 28: Hazardous Materials: Properties and Effects
This module discusses the potential hazards posed by substances and the importance of identifying their state of matter to include solids, liquids or gases. Emphasis is placed upon understanding consequence of substances leaving their container and potential negative outcomes.
Module 29: Hazardous Materials: Recognizing and Identifying the Hazards
This module discusses how to identify hazardous materials incidents and gather essential information at those incidents. Special emphasis is placed upon scene size-up and how to recognize potential hazardous materials based on the information available, including container and shipping labels, so that proper actions at the scene can be taken.
Module 30: Hazardous Materials: Implementing a Response
The first step after determining that a hazardous material is present is to identify those resources that can assist responders in the process of reporting the hazardous materials incident while following their local standard operating procedures and guidelines (SOPs/SOGs).
Module 31: Hazardous Materials: Personal Protective Equipment, Scene Safety, and Scene Control
This module discusses proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and proper scene control during all responses. Emphasis is placed upon life safety of all responders charged with handling such incidents.
Module 32: Hazardous Materials: Response Priorities and Actions
This module discusses initial size-up at a hazardous materials incident and how incident commanders (IC) should make decisions based on risk vs. benefit. Emphasis is placed decision-making considerations to minimize risk to personnel and resources.
Module 33: Hazardous Materials: Decontamination Techniques
This module discusses physical or chemical decontamination as it relates to the reduction and prevention of the spread of hazardous materials by persons and equipment. Emphasis is placed upon safe and effective procedures to ensure the safety of all responders and bystanders.
Module 34: Terrorism Awareness
This module discusses the historical perspective of terrorism and how it impacts the fire service. Special emphasis is placed upon recognition of terrorism and accidental causes that impact our communities.
Module 35: Fire Prevention and Public Education
This module discusses fire prevention and public education as they relate to keeping communities educated about and preventing fires. Emphasis is placed upon recognition and prevention of unsafe acts and settings that allow fires to begin.
Module 36: Fire Detection, Protection, and Suppression Systems
This module discusses fire prevention, detection, protection, and suppression systems as they relate to protection of life and property. Understanding operation and limitations of fire detection and suppression systems can be very important to fire suppression activities.
Module 37: Fire Cause Determination
Determining cause of fires allows fire departments to take steps to prevent future fires. This module discusses basic principles of fire investigation and the fire fighter’s role in fire cause determination. Emphasis is placed upon protecting evidence that may otherwise be destroyed during fire suppression operations or salvage and overhaul operations.