Hazardous Materials Operations Annual Refresher (HMOR)
Hours: 6.0 (Lecture: 2.0hrs / Lab: 4.0hrs)
Prerequisites: Age 16 and up, Hazardous Materials Operations
Description: This course will allow a hazardous material emergency responder at the First Responder Operations Level to receive refresher training as required annually by federal regulation.
Hazardous Materials Operations Annual Refresher (HMOR)
Hours: 6.0 (Lecture: 2.0hrs / Lab: 4.0hrs)
Prerequisites: Age 16 and up, Hazardous Materials Operations
Description: This course will allow a hazardous material emergency responder at the First Responder Operations Level to receive refresher training as required annually by federal regulation.
Hazardous Materials Awareness Annual Refresher (HMAR)
Hours: 2.0 (Lecture: 2.0hrs / Lab: 0.0hrs)
Prerequisites: Age 14 and up, Hazardous Materials Awareness
Description: This course will provide a refresher to the student with a basic review of skills needed to identify hazardous materials problems, recognize the presence of hazardous materials, and identify hazardous materials and their associated dangers.
Hazardous Materials Awareness Annual Refresher (HMAR)
Hours: 2.0 (Lecture: 2.0hrs / Lab: 0.0hrs)
Prerequisites: Age 14 and up, Hazardous Materials Awareness
Description: This course will provide a refresher to the student with a basic review of skills needed to identify hazardous materials problems, recognize the presence of hazardous materials, and identify hazardous materials and their associated dangers.
Bucks Community College Important Update Information
Lectures will be at Emmaus Fire Dept
Practical at Emmaus Fire Training Grounds
Proboard Test is on March 22nd 2025 from 0800-1200 at the fire company.
Hours: 32.0 (Lecture: 24.0hrs / Lab: 12.0hrs) Prerequisites: Age 16 and up, Hazardous Materials Awareness
Prerequisites: Age 14 and up Hours: 6.0 (Lecture: 6.0hrs / Lab: 0.0hrs)
Description: This course will provide instruction in the basic skills of identifying hazardous material problems in a community. The student will learn to recognize the presence of hazardous materials and identify hazardous materials, as well as learn the associated hazard characteristics.
Students in this course will be re-introduced to the basics of Rope / High Angle Rescue 1 and 2. Students will be trained in critical angles, advanced vertical rigging, picketing, load distributing anchor systems, tie-backs, artificial anchors, rigging a stokes for vertical lifts, passing a knot in a raising/lowering system, tying a patient in to a hands on and time is allotted for practice in order to build proficiency.
Prerequisites: Age 18 and up, Rope / High Angle Rescue 2 (RORA)
Required Textbook(s): Handouts will be provided
Students in this course will be re-introduced to the various types of rescue equipment. Students will be trained in; mechanical advantage systems, safeties, basic ascending, basic rappelling technique and tie-offs with a rappel rack, rope changes, and one person rescue. The students will perform a low angle raise and lower evolution simulating patient transport on embankments. Most of the program is hands-on and time is allotted for practice in order to build proficiency.
Prerequisites: Age 18 and up, Rope / High Angle Rescue 1 (RORE)
Students in this course will be introduced to the various types of rope and related rescue equipment. Students will be training in tying of the basic knots and hitches used in rope rescue, basic rappelling techniques, tie-offs, self-rescue, basic litter tie-ins, and basic litter handling skills. Much of the program is hands-on and time is allotted for practice in order to build proficiency.
Prerequisites: Age 18 and up, Basic training as an Emergency Responder
Required Textbook(s): Handouts will be provided
