Forcible Entry (TFE)
FSC: 0700 Hours: 16.0 (Lecture: 12.0hrs / Lab: 4.0hrs)
Prerequisites: Age 16 and up, Exterior Firefighter (ELEF), or Bucks Basic Academy
Description: This course will provide the fire fighter with a better understanding of building construction as applies to forcible entry. This program will cover opening techniques and the use of tools for safe and quick access to a structure.
Rapid Intervention Team Advanced Training
FSC: 0770 Hours: 16.0 (Lecture: 8.0hrs / Lab: 8.0hrs)
Prerequisites: Age 18 and up, Interior Firefighter (ELIF), or Bucks Basic Academy, or Firefighter I, and Rapid Intervention Team Basic Training
Rapid Intervention Team Basic Training
FSC: 0760 Hours: 16.0 (Lecture: 12.0hrs / Lab: 4.0hrs)
Prerequisites: Age 18 and up, Interior Firefighter (ELIF), or Bucks Basic Academy, or
Firefighter I, and Rapid Intervention Teams (RITC)
5 Day New Fire/Arson Investigators Academy “Starting With The Basics”
This is NOT a LESTA Sponsored class. A authorization form does not need to be submitted. Email rdeeb@firestation30.org to register for the class.
The Hazmat Ops class scheduled for Emerald Fire Company has a date change.
Public Fire and Life Safety Educator 1& 2 – NFPA 1035
FSC: 0794 Hours: 40.0 (Lecture: 40.0hrs / Lab: 0.0hrs)
Prerequisites: Age 18 and up, General Knowledge of Fire Safety
Gear: Laptop Computer Recommended
Textbook: IFSTA Fire & Life Safety Educator 4th Edition
Bucks Advanced Fire Academy
FSC: 0916 Hours: 88.0 (Lecture: 32.0hrs / Lab: 56.0hrs)
Prerequisites: Age 18 and up, Interior Firefighter, or Bucks Basic Fire Academy, or Firefighter
I Certification
Interior Firefighter (ELIF) With and Without Live Fire
FSC: 3469 (Live Fire) Hours: 48.0 (Lecture: 17.0hrs / Lab: 31.0hrs)
Prerequisites: Age 18 and up or 17 with Act 155, Exterior Firefighter (ELEF), or
Bucks Basic Academy, or Firefighter I, and Hazardous Materials Operations
Text Book: IFSTA Essentials of Firefighting 7th Edition
Exterior Firefighter (ELEF)
FSC: 3462 Hours: 40.0 (Lecture: 14.5hrs / Lab: 25.5hrs)
Prerequisites: Age 14 and up, Fire Ground Support, or Bucks Basic Academy,
NIMS – 100 & 700
Text Book: IFSTA Essentials of Firefighting 7th Edition
Description: This entry level course is designed to introduce new firefighters to fire ground operation including Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA), fire behavior, building construction, fire extinguishers, forcible entry, ladders, and fire streams/hose line advancement. This is the third of five levels (courses) in the curriculum.
