Fire behavior is a fundamental concept in firefighting that explains how fires start, spread, and can be controlled. Understanding fire dynamics allows firefighters to make safer and more effective decisions during emergency response. This interactive online course covers the stages of fire development, heat transfer methods, flashover and backdraft conditions, and factors that influence fire spread in various environments.

Course Duration: 1 hour

PPE is essential for firefighter safety and varies in levels and types based on the specific incident response, from structural firefighting to hazardous materials handling. Each PPE ensemble is designed with standards by organizations such as the NFPA, OSHA, and ANSI to ensure effective protection against immediate and long-term health risks, including cancer. This interactive online course covers the range of PPE for various tasks, including structural firefighting turnouts, wildland firefighting PPE, biohazard protection, and self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA). Topics include proper usage, the latest NFPA standards, and maintenance recommendations, emphasizing the importance of adherence to PPE guidelines to minimize health hazards.

Course Duration: 1 hour

Firefighters are subject to serious injuries and potentially fatal situations due to improper forcible entry techniques and uncoordinated efforts during emergency responses. Many forcible entry-related injuries can be prevented by using proper tools, maintaining equipment, and following established safety protocols. This interactive online course will teach you how to select and maintain appropriate forcible entry tools, understand different types of structural barriers, and perform entry techniques safely and efficiently. Additionally, you will learn about flow path considerations, tactical sequencing using the S.L.I.C.E.R.S. approach, and NFPA best practices for forcible entry operations.

Course Duration: 1 hour

Did you know that firefighters who master ground ladder operations can perform more effective rescues and maintain safer fireground operations? Ground ladders are vital tools in firefighting and rescue operations, requiring proper selection, inspection, placement, and handling to ensure both firefighter and victim safety. This comprehensive course covers essential ladder terminology, types of ground ladders, NFPA standards for testing and maintenance, proper carrying and raising techniques, and critical safety considerations including overhead hazards and proper climbing angles. Through this interactive online course, you’ll learn how to select appropriate ladders for specific assignments, execute various carrying and raising techniques, position ladders effectively for different fireground tasks, and implement crucial safety measures that can prevent serious injuries or deaths during ladder operations.

Course Duration: 1 hour

Did you know that firefighters who understand basic fire investigation principles can play a crucial role in determining the cause of fires and potentially preventing future incidents? Fire investigation is essential for identifying accidental causes, detecting arson, and supporting legal proceedings through proper evidence handling and documentation. Modern fire investigation requires careful attention to evidence preservation, chain of custody, and scene documentation, while firefighters must balance these needs with their primary duties of life safety and fire suppression. This interactive online course covers the fundamentals of fire investigation from a first responder’s perspective: how to identify and preserve evidence, maintain scene security, ensure investigator safety, and understand the importance of proper documentation and chain of custody procedures.

Course Duration: 1 hour

Search and rescue in a structure are critical tasks. When a structure is burning while people are trapped inside, firefighters must ensure that all areas are searched and all victims are located and removed. This interactive online course focuses on the critical skills and techniques required for locating and removing victims from burning structures safely and efficiently. You will gain insight into safety practices, key tools and equipment, and methods to differentiate between rescuing civilians and downed firefighters.

Course Duration: 1 hour

An incident action plan sets the strategy that guides efforts in a response. Whether it is formulated mentally by the first-arriving officer or written down and revised as events unfold, the action plan is what transforms strategic goals into tactical objectives, which are used to assign tasks and resources to all units involved.

This course equips fire officers with the knowledge and ability to devise and implement an action plan for emergency responses. Various topics are discussed, including how to determine incident priorities and tactical objectives, how to break down an emergency scene into manageable parts, and how to allocate resources and assign tasks.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

After having served as a member of a fire company for some years, you have become highly skilled at using the tools of your trade. You may feel that your skills and abilities should allow you the opportunity to become a company officer, and this course will help explore the differences between being a firefighter or driver/operator and being a company officer. The job requirements are very different, as are the skills required.

This course discusses the transition from firefighter to company officer and the knowledge and abilities that a fire officer must possess to be successful in the company officer role. This course has 10 lessons with a 10-question exam.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

Budgeting is a fundamental administrative task in the fire service, and company officers are becoming increasingly more involved in the budgeting process. For this reason, it is important that company officers understand the process and the tasks they may be expected to perform. NFPA 1021, Standard for Fire Officer Professional Qualifications, requires that company officers be able to prepare a budget request to obtain the items needed to operate their stations and companies. As company officers become more familiar with the budgeting process they will be better prepared for the more significant budget responsibilities that come with higher rank.

This course provides an overview of the budgeting process. Various related topics are discussed including the budget cycle, the various kinds of budgets, and understanding revenues in the fire service. Additionally, the course covers strategies for coping with budgeting difficulties in times of economic hardship.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

Educating the public on fire safety issues is one of the most important tasks in the fire service to help minimize risks and prevent fire-related emergencies. Community awareness is a prerequisite for effective fire safety education. Knowing the needs and risks in the community can call attention to issues that should be addressed. Similarly, public relations is also a means of educating the public, informing them on the department’s activities, and calling attention to safety issues.

This course focuses on providing proactive strategies of community engagement while balancing that with the need to remain always prepared to respond to opportunities to call attention to safety issues through community outreach programs, through the media, and on an individual basis. It also discusses skills and strategies for press releases and methods of responding to citizen’s concerns and complaints.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

This course will teach company officers how to successfully train at the company level. The course reviews the benefits of company-level training, the company officer’s training responsibilities, and how to assess a company’s training needs. Emphasis is given to developing a company-level training program.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

Being a company officer, means shouldering leadership responsibilities both at the station house and at the fireground. Too often, officers may have strong managerial abilities at the station house and weak supervisory skills at the fireground, or vice versa. The challenge for the officer is to strive to demonstrate excellent leadership in every situation.

This course focuses on equipping officers with both the knowledge and the know how to effectively carryout their leadership in the two areas of supervision and management. To do this, the course reviews a broad range of topics, ranging from the theoretical–such as a brief historical overview of management theories up to the present–to the practical, such as basic principles of budgeting and administrative duties.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

Safety inspections are among the most critical duties performed by fire personnel in the course of their careers. Properly performed, these inspections help identify risks before any incident occurs and help business owners and property managers prioritize any work needed to bring a building up to code or to reduce or eliminate evident risks. Fire personnel must be familiar with a set of general inspection techniques; they may also require specialized training depending on the local industrial base.

Fire inspections are performed in concert with property owners and managers. Inspectors should remember that some facilities possess security concerns outside their normal experience. In this case, they should defer to facility management as to the risks which might be present. In the absence of proper safety procedures, the investigator must use the full force of law available to force compliance. At first, some issues may not seem relevant enough to force compliance. For example, the mislabeling of a chemical may seem like a small issue; however, it has the potential to cause harm or even death. Because fire and life safety inspections are so effective at preventing major damage, injury and death, they are the mainstay of a jurisdiction’s comprehensive safety management program.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

Communication is critical to the achievement of a fire department’s objectives. It is also a fundamental function of leadership. Fire officers are vital links in the chain of communication stretching from the fire chief to new recruits. If communication is ineffective then important information is lost, leading to misunderstandings and even mission failure.

This course provides an overview of the communications process with an emphasis on enhancing officers’ communicative abilities and recognizing and avoiding barriers to effective communication. The course is primarily concerned with oral communication and includes discussion on topics such as understanding the various elements of the communication process, improving speaking and listening skills, and understanding the role of nonverbal cues.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

It is important that all firefighters understand the structure of their departments or fire protection agencies. A lack of knowledge in this vital area can lead to misunderstanding, inefficiency, and worst of all, can complicate emergency operations. Firefighters must also have a solid understanding of the various kinds of fire protection agencies that exist and how their own departments may interact with other organizations under the Incident Command System.

This course reviews the various organizational structures of a fire department, both at the macro and micro levels. It also provides an overview of the unique mission, roles, and organizational principles of fire departments and identifies the distinctions between public and private fire protection agencies, career and volunteer firefighters, and line and staff personnel.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

In addition to their other duties at fires, company officers are responsible for securing the scene of a fire and protecting possible evidence until the cause of the fire has been determined. In some departments, fire company officers are responsible for making the preliminary cause determination. These requirements dictate that company officers have a deep understanding of fire behavior, investigation techniques, and the importance of proper documentation.

This course discusses the company officer’s responsibilities regarding fire cause determination, scene security, and evidence preservation. Also covered are the investigations of accidental, natural, and incendiary fires, as well as proper documentation procedures for the investigation. This course has 10 lessons with a 10-question exam.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

Firefighting is an inherently hazardous occupation, but that does not imply that some of these hazards cannot be prevented or at least minimized. Countless injuries occur yearly that could have been prevented if greater attention had been paid beforehand to the risks involved. By taking responsibility for the safety and health of department members, fire officers can play an important role in reducing these risks.

This course provides a general overview of health and safety issues that confront members of the fire service. The course introduces current local, state and federal laws pertaining to occupational safety and health that apply to fire officers. It emphasizes the importance of identifying occupational hazards that exist–both actual and potential. Factors related to physical and mental fitness and basic health, such as basic knowledge of exercise physiology, good nutrition and stress management, are also reviewed.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

Most fire departments are units of the local government, and as members of a government entity, fire officers need to recognize how their department fits into the broader structures of local, state, and federal governments. This enables officers to work together with the community and to see their individual concerns from the perspective of the best overall interest of the city, the state, and the nation.

This course provides an overview of federal, state, and local government structures, agencies, and functions with a focus on their relevance to the fire department. Of these, particular attention has been given to local governments and the importance of recognizing the fire department’s place within them. The course also provides an overview of the different types of local governments a department may encounter, and the ways laws are made.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

Firefighting has been described as one of the nation’s most hazardous occupations, and fire officers play an important role in helping themselves and other personnel minimize those hazards. On average, there are nearly 100 deaths per year in the fire service, and there are countless more injuries, both reported and unreported. While the number of deaths has been declining in recent years, there is still room for improvement, and many preventable risk factors need to be addressed.

This course provides a general overview of health and safety issues that confront members of the fire service when responding to various emergency incidents. The course surveys the types of general hazards that can be encountered due to environmental conditions or dangers present at the scene and provides an analysis of the hazards present in each type of emergency response. Safety precautions for each kind of response are proposed. The course also discusses the importance and function of a Rehabilitation Area.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

The importance of clear and effective communication at the scene of an incident cannot be overstated. A miscommunication or lack of communication at either end of the communicative process, transmitting or receiving, can lead to costly setback or even failure in incident operations. In the high stakes environment of the fireground there is no room for communication breakdown.

This course focuses on conveying to firefighters the importance of clear and effective communication in incident responses. The various kinds of communication, the components that comprise a department’s communications system, and the intrinsic relationship between ICS and communication are highlighted. In addition, six critical junctures of communication during incident operations are reviewed.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

How an incident scene is managed can determine the overall effectiveness of a department’s response. Proper scene management can minimize firefighters’ exposure to risk and maximize the efficiency of their interventions, whether they are aimed at life safety, incident stabilization, or property conservation.

This course provides an overview of the responsibilities and tasks associated with incident scene management. It discusses topics such as scene safety, performing size-up, and managing the various components of an incident.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

Because working fires account for only 4% of total calls, the modern-day firefighter must rely on the skills they have learned from training. NFPA? Standard 1410 covers 14 basic firefighting evolutions that review the basic skill sets used often on the fireground. The standard’s goal is to accomplish these basic evolutions, a reasonable completion time, and the expected outcomes. Evolution one requires a forward hose lay using one engine, one supply line, and two handlines in three minutes. Fireground tactics and the intricacies of each role in the engine company are reviewed.

The course also covers the importance of a communication plan and an After Action Review (AAR). Success in every evolution requires understanding the drill, good preplanning, teamwork, communication, and practice.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

Fireground evolutions are complex mechanisms. The skills used are not used every day and require regular practice. Faced with an immediate challenge or fireground need, the 21st century firefighter must have immediate recall of a combination of real world and practiced scenarios to rely upon.

In this assignment, a basic explanation of the fireground tactics was explored. Why would a company officer decide to defer water supply to the second due and request that engine two reverse lay in? What are those factors that a company officer uses to formulate this initial arrival decision- one that has such a quick and potentially profound outcome? Success in this evolution requires understanding of the needs of the drill, good pre-planning, teamwork, communication, and practice.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

Fireground evolutions are complex mechanisms. The skills used are not used every day and require regular practice. Faced with an immediate challenge or fireground need, the 21st century firefighter must have immediate recall of a combination of real-world and practiced scenarios to rely upon.

The 1410 drills are well thought out, scripted, and organized with thorough explanations of the positional skills’ expectations and their timing requirements. Evolution 3 explains the procedures and requirements for achieving a two-engine forward lay, and discusses the important roles and responsibilities of the crew members throughout the scenario.

Success in this evolution requires understanding the needs of the drill, good pre-planning, teamwork, communication, and practice.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

The 1410 drills are well thought out, scripted, and organized with thorough explanations of the positional skills expectations and their timing requirements. This assignment explores a basic explanation of the fireground tactics. The company officer anticipates a need reverse lay and bring the water supply by ways of LDH closer to the fire scene. This action mitigates friction loss before splitting the water into the attack lines.

Why would a company officer make this decision? What are those factors that a company officer uses to formulate this initial arrival decision, one that could have such a quick and potentially profound outcome? This lesson should provide the reader answers to these and other questions.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

Because working fires account for only 4% of total calls, the modern-day firefighter must rely on the skills they have learned from training. NFPA Standard 1410 covers 14 basic firefighting evolutions that review the basic skill sets used often on the fireground. The standard’s goal is to accomplish these basic evolutions, a reasonable completion time, and the expected outcomes. Evolution five requires two engines, one supply line, and two handlines to complete a drafting operation in six minutes. Fireground tactics and the intricacies of each role in both engine companies are reviewed.

The course also covers the importance of a communication plan and an After Action Review (AAR). Success in every evolution requires understanding the drill, good preplanning, teamwork, communication, and practice.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

Fireground evolutions are complex mechanisms. The skills used are not used every day and require regular practice. Faced with an immediate challenge or fireground need, the 21st century firefighter must have immediate recall of a combination of real world and practiced scenarios to rely upon.

In this scenario, the initial arriving engine will begin a fast attack toward the simulated fire scene and achieve permanent water supply through a water shuttle evolution that will be filling a portable dump tank that the engine will be drafting water from.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

Evolution 7 explains the procedures and requirements for executing a reverse lay with a portable ground monitor and discusses the important roles and responsibilities of the crew members throughout the scenario.

Success in this evolution requires understanding the needs of the drill, good pre-planning, teamwork, communication, and practice.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

Evolution eight requires a single engine company, an engine-mounted master stream appliance, and two supply lines, to complete a forward lay and achieve 500 gpm flow for the master stream within three minutes. Fireground tactics and the intricacies of each role in the engine company are reviewed. The course also covers the importance of a communication plan and an After Action Review (AAR). Success in every evolution requires understanding the drill, good preplanning, teamwork, communication, and practice.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

Evolution 9 explains the procedures and requirements to execute use of an aerial apparatus and elevated master stream and discusses the important roles and responsibilities of the crew members throughout the scenario.

Success in this evolution requires understanding of the needs of the drill, good pre-planning, teamwork, communication, and practice.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

Evolution 10 explains the procedures and requirements to execute a reverse lay from an apparatus equipped with an elevated master stream, using one engine and supplying one handline, and discusses the important roles and responsibilities of the crew members throughout the scenario.

Success in this evolution requires understanding the needs of the drill, good pre-planning, teamwork, communication, and practice.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

A hazardous materials incident is defined as the release, or suspected release, of a hazardous material into the environment. Even with the best prevention methods in place, hazardous materials incidents are bound to happen. Understanding the nature of the hazardous materials you work with, and how to respond to an incident or potential incident will help you quickly manage a dangerous situation and minimize damage done to persons, the environment, and facilities. Being able to recognize and quickly request the appropriate aid is the main responsibility of first responders at the awareness level.

First responders at the awareness level are typically workers likely to witness or discover a hazardous materials release within the course of their normal duties. This series review the basics of hazardous materials first responders must know; including identification, effects on the body, decontamination, emergency prevention and more.

NOTE: This training program consists of four learning modules. To maximize knowledge on the topic, it is recommended that you take all four modules.

Course Duration: 2 Hour(s) Each

Firefighter/EMTs, firefighter/paramedics, fire lieutenants, fire chiefs, and all other EMS providers and healthcare workers are at risk for exposure to bloodborne pathogens (BBPs).

Healthcare workers are most at risk for exposure, but workers across many industries are exposed to bloodborne illnesses. Any occupations that deal with blood, medical waste, and other potentially infectious material (OPIM) have the potential for exposure to infection. According to a study published in the journal Prehospital Emergency Care, the expected number of annual occupational hepatitis C seroconversions for firefighter/EMTs was estimated to be 3.4 to 33.7 per 100,000. On the surface, this seems like a small number — it goes without saying that that is of no consolation for those first responders, EMTs, and paramedics that do contract the disease.

This course will review the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standard and requirements, as well as some of the diseases associated with BBP occupational exposures.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

Emergency responders face potentially life-threatening hazards from hazardous materials with properties that determine how they behave during incidents, including whether they sink or float, rapidly expand, or ignite. Understanding these chemical and physical properties is critical for responders to predict material behavior and make informed decisions about containment strategies, evacuation zones, and personal protective equipment selection. This interactive online course will teach you how to identify and interpret key physical properties like vapor pressure, vapor density, and boiling point that affect hazmat incident severity and spread. Additionally, you will learn how to quickly extract essential information from Safety Data Sheets (SDS) to determine appropriate response actions. You will also discover how to recognize chemical reactivity hazards and understand the limitations of detection equipment to ensure responder safety during hazardous materials incidents

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

This course covers the two primary hazards associated with flammable and combustible liquids: explosion and fire. In order to prevent these hazards, this course and the standard upon which it is based (29 CFR 1910.106), address the primary concerns of design and construction, ventilation, ignition sources, and storage. This training course has 8 learning modules with a 10-question exam.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

Firefighters routinely have the occasion to interact with various compressed gases. This occurs as part of the fire suppression response, fire prevention and inspection efforts, and during technical and rescue operations. The products that the fire service uses range from compressed gas for cutting needs to the everyday usage of oxygen canisters.

Many hazards are involved in the handling, storage, and use of compressed gas. Compressed gases store tremendous amounts of potential energy, which can be hazardous to civilian employees and first responders alike, unless they understand the general requirements and safety measures when working with these substances.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

As a firefighter, you may be exposed to the hazards associated with confined space operations. This course will familiarize you with both confined spaces and permit-required confined spaces, showing you how to safely work in and around such areas. You will learn steps you can take to work safely, including the elements of a confined space permit system and the potential hazards associated with confined spaces. This course will teach you how to recognize symptoms of hazard exposure in a confined space, how to respond to those hazards, what equipment needs to be available in confined spaces, and emergency response protocol.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

National survival rates of cardiac arrest have stubbornly been consistently low and more or less without change for decades, despite advances in medications, procedures, training, and access to 9-1-1, along with first responders, EMTs, and paramedics.

Very few aspects to the care that prehospital rescuers provide have been proven to increase the likelihood of patient survival to hospital discharge. Two factors that stand out as being effective towards survival are early access to defibrillation and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) — specifically, continuous, high-quality CPR.

As a firefighter, no matter your level of medical training, there is no other treatment as important as CPR. Your hands are quite literally the patient’s heart during a cardiac arrest. Throughout this course you will observe all of the changes to Basic Life Support for healthcare providers, from the optic of a firefighter and first responder.

After completing this course, you will have a broadened set of skills from which to draw upon during hands-on training or real-world calls for service. This course prepares you from the cognitive side. This course is a survey offering that is not intended to replace hands-on training evolutions or continuing education on this dynamic topic. Good outcomes from CPR are linked to frequent training on the part of the rescuers.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

Every year over 42,000 preventable deaths are attributed to vehicle incidents. Traffic accidents are a leading cause of incidental deaths among US workers. This training course presents information to aid employees in operating vehicles safely. This training program has 13 learning modules with a 10- question exam.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

Exposure to hazardous chemicals can present numerous dangers to workers. More than 32 million workers are exposed to one or more chemical hazards across various industrial sectors. And with hundreds of new hazardous chemicals being introduced annually, in addition to the estimated 650,000 already existing hazardous chemical products, the risk is increasing every year.

OSHA’s hazard communication standard is designed to ensure the information about these dangers is shared with those who need to know. This course covers OSHA’s hazard communication standard with an emphasis on what it is and how to comply. It also provides guidelines to help prevent chemical hazard incidents and the adverse health effects that may result. More than one-third of all American workers are exposed to one or more chemical hazards across the various industrial sectors.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

Hazardous materials can be used effectively and safely, if care is taken in their handling, storage, and disposal. However, a hazardous materials spill can be a threat to the safety of the company, the environment, and employees. In order to protect themselves, employees should understand and be aware of hazardous materials handling, storage, and disposal requirements.

This course discusses several aspects of hazardous materials by examining the responsibilities of a hazardous materials program; storage requirements; and strategies for cleaning up spills. This training course has 7 learning modules with a 10-question exam.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

Preventing spills, fires, and explosions of hazardous materials during transportation is a major goal of the U.S. Department of Transportation. To protect the environment, the public, and employees from such incidents, they have developed and adopted rigorous standards for packaging and identifying hazardous materials that are shipped by any mode of transportation.

This course will discuss general Department of Transportation classifications, and requirements for packaging and shipping hazardous materials. Hazardous materials must be properly prepared for shipment. This training course has 14 learning modules with a 10-question exam.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

Industrial facilities use numerous hazardous chemicals that pose unique challenges for emergency responders, including acetone, acetonitrile, propylene oxide, sulfuric acid, and anhydrous ammonia, which can cause serious injuries or fatalities if improperly handled. This interactive online course will teach you how to identify the unique challenges of industrial hazmat response and recognize common industrial chemicals and their associated risks. Additionally, you will learn how to quickly interpret Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and understand the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) labeling to make informed response decisions. You will also discover essential industrial hazardous materials response considerations, including proper PPE selection and coordination with facility safety personnel during emergencies.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), recognizing the unique characteristics of the laboratory workplace, tailored a standard for occupational exposure to hazardous chemicals in laboratories to include approximately 934,000 employees in 34,214 industrial, clinical, and academic laboratories.

This course describes the requirements of the Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories, including the written chemical hygiene plan to ensure employees are protected from all potentially hazardous chemicals in use in their work area(s). This training course has 14 learning modules with a ten-question exam.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

More employees are injured in industry occupations while moving materials than while performing any other single function.

This course discusses strategies employees can practice remaining safe while performing work functions that require the handling, storage, use, or disposal of materials. In addition to basic warehouse safety, this course also explores chemical safety concepts, guidelines for forklift and man lift operations, requirements for vehicle and machinery use, and precautions for working with hazardous materials. More employees are injured moving materials than while performing any other single function. This training course has 11 learning modules and a 10-question exam.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

Carbon monoxide is one of the most common hazards fire fighters face on the job. Fire fighters may find harmful concentrations as they go about their daily work responding to alarms in homes and businesses, motor vehicle accidents in tunnels and, of course, structure fires. They are even exposed to it daily in quarters, though today it’s rare to find harmful levels of carbon monoxide in properly ventilated apparatus bays. This course will increase fire fighter’s awareness of carbon monoxide and its dangers.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

Hazmat technician firefighters are subject to chemical burns, respiratory injuries, and sometimes fatal exposures due to hazardous material spills and leaks during emergency response operations. The majority of hazmat-related injuries and environmental damage can be prevented through proper containment strategies and advanced response techniques. This interactive online course will teach hazmat technicians how to implement effective spill containment methods, classify and assess various leak types, and execute advanced hazard assessment protocols. Additionally, you will learn to apply the R.A.C.E. procedure for emergency response, deploy air monitoring equipment effectively, and select appropriate personal protective equipment for pressurized container incidents and specialized chemical releases.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

The fire service is a customer-oriented industry. It exists to serve the public and to provide services such as safety and protection, rescue, and medical aid. For this reason, all fire service personnel need to have excellent customer service skills. Using these basic skills when interacting with others, whether they are department colleagues or members of the public, can create a more positive experience. It can also contribute to making the community more supportive of the fire service, which is critical for any taxpayer-funded organization. Customer service is a vital part of the mission of fire service agencies.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

Both electric and alternative fuel vehicles have seen exponential growth in sales over the past few years. Many people around the nation are investing in these modes of transportation for a variety of reasons. Between 2013 and 2017, sales of electric vehicles saw a 641 percent increase in sales. Today’s electric and alternative fuel vehicles come in wide range of sizes from small cars and pickup trucks to SUVs, large buses, garbage trucks, and semi-trucks.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

This Introductory Guide for First Responders is essential for those employees who may be among the first to arrive at an incident of suspicious origin. It is intended to be a general introduction to the basic concepts for first-responder awareness at the scene of a potential terrorist incident.

NOTE: This training program consists of four learning modules. To maximize retention of the course material, all four modules must be completed within 365 days of starting the course to receive a certificate of completion.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s) Each

Ethics are a relevant part of the job as firefighters. As representatives of the fire service, everything firefighters do reflects not only on them, but on their departments and the fire service as a whole. This course discusses ethics, their importance to the fire service, and their importance to firefighters’ careers. It also explores how firefighters can conduct themselves with high standards as representatives of the fire service, and assists in applying strong ethics to decision making throughout their fire-service careers.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s) Each

This course will provide a comprehensive overview of fire alarm systems. This course will be divided into four general categories. First, the basic justification for alarm systems from both the perspective of building occupants and owners. Second, how alarms give firefighters an advantage. Third, the fundamental configuration of systems will be reviewed, including information on how they are designed and the system controls. Additionally, the components which make up the system will be examined. Finally, recommendations on how fire departments may wish to develop their standard operating guidelines for responding to fire alarms will be reviewed.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

Funding is critical to Fire and EMS operations. Equipment, staffing, training all require funding, and the level they require can increase from year to year. This can be challenging when city, state, and other parent organization budgets are already strapped for cash or cutting back in difficult economic times. Yet without maintaining adequate funding, operations are less effective, the community is under served, and lives are put at risk–both those of personnel and of members of the community.

This course aims to educate Fire and EMS personnel on the skills and tasks necessary for successful grant writing, from the beginning stages of needs assessment and grant research to procuring resources with the allocated grant funds. Key emphasis is placed on federal grants and strategies are proposed for writing grants that successfully reach panel review.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

Collisions involving emergency related vehicles is a constant and growing concern. Intersection collisions are the most serious of these incidents. Statistics from the United States Fire Administration, National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, National Safety Council, among others, depict a growing concern and need for awareness surrounding these incidents.

In conjunction with VFIS, the Volunteer Combination Officer Section of the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC), The National Volunteer Fire Council, and the National Fire Protection Association, TargetSolutions has developed this course to highlight the principles and practices emergency responders must consider with regard to all motor vehicles, while examining potential risks associated with the operation and presence of an emergency vehicle.

The course incorporates long established VFIS intersection safety techniques and seat belt use protocols as best practices in emergency vehicle safe operations.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

Roadways are a dangerous place for emergency responders. According to the NFPA, in 2005 there were an estimated 15,885 collisions involving fire department emergency vehicles while departments were responding to or returning from incidents. And many more are injured annually from other emergency vehicle related accidents as well. Operating an emergency vehicle is a responsibility you should take seriously to minimize the risk of injury and death to yourself and others, as well as damage to expensive equipment. Since hands-on experience is a key element to operating an emergency vehicle safely, it is recommended that you attend an approved driving course for emergency responders if you are the driver of an emergency vehicle.

This training course reviews the physical characteristics and features of large vehicles, the principles of safe driving, and highlights the risks you may encounter on the road as a driver and a passenger in an emergency vehicle. Understanding these concepts can help ensure you and your co-workers arrive safely on the scene.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

Wildfires are a crucial part of natural ecosystems, but also one of the most destructive forces known to man. Within these two extremes lie the responsibilities of the wildland firefighter, who must not only be able to use his skills to protect and preserve human life but is also occasionally called upon to use those same skills for the positive benefit of the ecosystem. Firefighters use a technique called “controlled burn,” in which they deliberately set and then manage a fire to properly maintain a fire dependent ecosystem.

This course will explore fire prevention, fire management, and the individual responsibilities of firefighters when fighting wildland fires.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

This course explores the principals of hybrid technology as it relates to first responders. While not intended as a substitute to practical training, this course presents a basic overview of hybrid incident response: identifying, immobilizing, and disabling hybrid vehicles, and accessing occupants. Hybrid technology is ever-evolving and rescuers will experience improvements in vehicle technologies and new hazards carried with them. Responders should take advantage of any opportunities to learn about emerging vehicle technologies and continue to familiarize themselves with field resource guides. Remember, there is no substitute for participation in field extrication training.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

This course is designed to be a refresher for the Operations Level Responder to Hazardous Materials Incidents, meeting the requirements of NFPA 472 and 29 CFR 1910.120(q). The course is divided into four modules. Each module should take approximately two hours to complete.

The first module covers how to survey a hazmat spill or incident; how to collect hazard and response information with MSDSs, labels, and markings; and how to identify the various transport containers and storage tanks used for hazardous materials.

The second module covers the chemical and physical properties of materials and their impact on storage and transport containers; response objectives, including how to assess the risk to a responder for each hazard class; and how to determine the suitability of SCBA and personal protective equipment.

The third module covers the principles of site management, how to establish and enforce control zones, and tactics for emergency decontamination. It will discuss common types of releases and how to deal with them, and how to conduct defensive operations such as damming and diking and air monitoring.

The fourth module covers incident management systems and the first responder’s role in a response plan. It will also cover the potential for terrorist attacks, typical agents used in a terrorist event, and the appropriate response tactics.

Course Duration: 2 Hour(s) Each

This course reviews the requirements and guidelines for rehab operations. The course discusses topics contained in the NFPA 1584 Standard, and is divided into two modules. The first module discusses aspects related to the regulations and standards pertinent to rehab and their requirements, such as rehab staff roles and responsibilities, pre-incident preparation, and setting up rehab operations at the scene. The second module discusses the practical aspects of rehab related to evaluation and treatment for personnel entering rehab.

Course Duration: 2 Hour(s) Each

This course presents the concepts, science, and economics of fire service-related health and safety. Modern firefighters need to have a full appreciation of these interconnected concepts. Fire service personnel know their professional world is different than anyone else’s. Physical disease and behavioral disorders impact firefighters in ways that both mirror and differ from civilians. These disorders can be unique, yet still clearly identifiable and quantifiable to those looking for them.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s) Each

The modern firefighter needs to have an appreciation for the interconnected concepts of health and safety. Fire service personnel know that their professional world is different than that of all others. With this uniqueness comes exposure to compounds in various physical states that may predispose the 21st century firefighter to cancer in rates that legacy firefighters never could have envisioned. This course will present the concepts, science and economics associated with health and safety, especially as it relates to cancers and the fire service. In this course, we will identify chemicals of combustion commonly encountered by firefighters and discuss the impact of these chemicals on human health. We will also discuss wellness best practices and ways to help prevent exposure to harmful chemicals in the workplace.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s) Each

Firefighters and hazmat technicians are subject to chemical burns, respiratory injuries, and potentially fatal exposures due to the unique hazardous materials present in drinking water and wastewater treatment plants, including chlorine gas, ammonia, and toxic biological agents. The majority of water treatment facility emergencies can be effectively managed by understanding the specific chemical hazards, implementing proper air monitoring protocols, and coordinating with plant operators who possess critical facility knowledge. This interactive online course will teach you how to recall common hazards in water treatment plants while identifying and assessing hazardous conditions using specialized monitoring equipment and techniques specific to these critical infrastructure facilities. Additionally, you will learn to implement proper response strategies for water treatment chemical incidents, establish appropriate control zones with evacuation or shelter-in-place protocols, and coordinate effectively with plant operators and utility agencies during emergency response operations while understanding the regulatory framework governing these essential public health facilities.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s) Each

Hazmat responders face life-threatening dangers from toxic exposures, explosions, and contamination that can result in severe injuries or death during emergency incidents. Proper establishment of hot, warm, and cold control zones is essential for preventing responder casualties and protecting communities from hazardous material releases. This interactive online course will teach you how to conduct systematic site assessments and establish appropriate safety zones using both electronic monitoring equipment and proven control strategies. Additionally, you will learn OSHA HAZWOPER standards for emergency response operations and develop comprehensive Site Safety and Health Plans integrated with Incident Command System principles.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s) Each

This interactive online course explores the physical and mental health challenges faced by emergency personnel and provides strategies to improve overall well-being. You will examine the impact of stress, poor nutrition, shift work, and other risk factors on long-term health and learn practical approaches to fitness, nutrition, and stress management. The course also covers critical-incident stress, emotional wellness, and recognizing signs of substance misuse. By implementing these strategies, public safety personnel can enhance their longevity, resilience, and overall quality of life.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s) Each

The Building Construction and Fire Behavior course equips firefighters with essential knowledge of how a structure’s construction and materials influence its resistance to fire and potential collapse. Participants will learn about different types of building construction, allowing them to accurately evaluate a building during scene size-up and identify various buildings within the same area. The course also covers recognizing signs of structure failure, providing firefighters with valuable insights to better prepare for firefighting operations and enhance their safety during incidents.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s) Each

Human trafficking is one of the world’s most appalling crimes against our social and moralistic beliefs, and it continues to degrade our society as it persists and spreads. In this course, we seek to discuss and analyze the topic of human trafficking and how you, the first responder, can assist in identifying and investigating such incidents.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s) Each

Public Safety Professionals are faced with many challenges as part of their daily routines and shift assignments. The dynamic nature of the career itself attracts many who aspire to work in a setting where no two days are ever the same. This perception holds true when interacting with members of the communities that they serve, as no two encounters are ever the same. As a result, public safety professionals are able to quickly recognize patterns of behavior. Being able to determine if a person is a threat to personal safety is always the priority; however, there are some people who don’t fit the expected patterns of behavior. These members of the community may have disabilities that make them behavioral outliers who now require an individualized and unique approach to best serve their needs. This course will help you identify and effectively manage individuals with cognitive and behavioral disabilities as part of your overall emergency response.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s) Each

This course will explore the role of leadership and ethics as it applies to the fire service. In this course, you will learn how to create and maintain ethical leadership at every level of your agency.
Course Duration: 1 Hour(s) Each

For many years, open houses have been a popular community outreach event for volunteer and combination fire departments around the county. However, trying to keep citizens engaged and encouraging department involvement can be a daunting task. As a department, are you getting the most you can out of open houses? Do you focus on public education, safety, and the recruitment of potential new volunteers? All three aspects are equally as important. This course will share information on preparing, planning, and executing a successful open house. Follow along and learn the ways to host a community engaging, educating and entertaining event.
Course Duration: 0.5 Hour(s)

This course, which focuses on the 2015 Florida-specific version updates to NFPA? 1 Fire Code and NFPA? 101 Life Safety Code for Florida-Certified Fire Inspectors I and II, is part one of a four-part series. Each module will address important code updates to keep Florida-Certified Fire Inspectors abreast of changes and enable Florida-state compliancy in the Fire Inspector role. Module 1 addresses NFPA? 1: Florida-Specific Fire Code through Chapter 13.

Course Duration: 2 Hour(s)

This course, which focuses on the 2015 Florida-specific version updates to NFPA? 1 Fire Code and NFPA? 101 Life Safety Code for Florida-Certified Fire Inspectors I and II, is part two of a four-part series. Each module will address important code updates to keep Florida-Certified Fire Inspectors abreast of changes and enable Florida-state compliancy in the Fire Inspector role. Module 2 addresses NFPA? 1: Florida-Specific Fire Code, Chapters 14-75.

Course Duration: 2 Hour(s)

This course, which focuses on the 2015 Florida-specific version updates to NFPA? 1 Fire Code and NFPA? 101 Life Safety Code for Florida-Certified Fire Inspectors I and II, is part three of a four-part series. Each module will address important code updates to keep Florida-Certified Fire Inspectors abreast of changes and enable Florida-state compliancy in the Fire Inspector role. Module 3 addresses NFPA? 101: Florida-Specific Life Safety Code, Chapters 1-6.

Course Duration: 2 Hour(s)

This series focuses on the 2015 Florida-specific version updates to NFPA 1 Fire Code and NFPA 101 Life Safety Code for Florida-Certified Fire Inspectors I and II. Each module will address important code updates to keep Florida-Certified Fire Inspectors abreast of changes and enable Florida-state compliancy in the Fire Inspector role. Module 1 addresses NFPA 1: Florida-Specific Fire Code through Chapter 13. Module 2 addresses NFPA 1: Florida-Specific Fire Code, Chapters 14-75. Module 3 addresses NFPA 101: Florida-Specific Life Safety Code, Chapters 1-6. Module 4 addresses NFPA? 101: Florida-Specific Life Safety Code, Chapters 7-31.

Course Duration: 2 Hour(s)

NFPA1041 is divided into three certifications at the NPQ/IFSAC level: Instructor I, II and III. These levels represent the various degrees of knowledge and skills required to function as an instructor. This standard affects firefighters, company officers, chief officers and fire academy personnel (training officers).

The first level introduces student learning psychology, preparing and presenting a topic, instructor credibility, and assessment requirements.

This course, combined with levels two and three, provides a natural progression for an individual to develop from entry-level instructor to chief of training.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

NFPA1041 is divided into three certifications at the NPQ/IFSAC level: Instructor I, II and III. These levels represent the various degrees of knowledge and skills required to function as an instructor. This standard affects firefighters, company officers, chief officers and fire academy personnel (training officers).

The second level addresses curriculum development and provides additional information on the requisite knowledge and skills of level one.

This course, combined with levels one and three, provides a natural progression for an individual to develop from entry-level instructor to chief of training.

Course Duration: 2 Hour(s)

Covers basic steps for checking firefighter turnout gear for safety and readiness.

Course Duration: 0.17 Hour(s)

Introduces the proper procedures for putting on and removing protective equipment and SCBA.

Course Duration: 0.17 Hour(s)

Provides an overview of drafting operations using dump tanks for fire suppression.

Course Duration: 0.07 Hour(s)

Introduces methods for attaching and using strainers to prevent debris from entering hoses.

Course Duration: 0.02 Hour(s)

Provides an overview of techniques for safely handling vehicle fires.

Course Duration: 0.04 Hour(s)

Provides an overview of common techniques for applying water or extinguishing agents to a fire.

Course Duration: 0.04 Hour(s)

Demonstrates methods for applying foam in firefighting scenarios.

Course Duration: 0.05 Hour(s)

Reviews strategies for deploying hoses during fire operations.

Course Duration: 0.05 Hour(s)

Demonstrates basic methods for rolling hoses for storage and deployment.

Course Duration: 0.05 Hour(s)

Covers basic methods for carrying ladders to the scene.

Course Duration: 0.03 Hour(s)

Reviews essential checks to ensure ladders are safe for use.

Course Duration: 0.05 Hour(s)

Demonstrates proper techniques for raising ladders safely.

Course Duration: 0.03 Hour(s)

This course covers how the International Building Code regulates the structural design of buildings and the materials used in construction. Developed in partnership with the International Code Council.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

Many different codes and standards regulate the design and construction of buildings. This course provides a foundation for understanding codes, standards, and regulations related to building design and construction.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

This course explains how modifications to an interior or exterior project can affect the construction type of a building and how building height and area, construction types, and occupancy classifications are interrelated.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

This course discusses active fire-protection systems and their components, including detection, alarm, and extinguishing systems, as well as their use within a building.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

This course covers the components of a means of egress, including doorways, corridors, stairs, ramps, enclosures, and intervening rooms. It also discusses how to determine required quantities, sizes, and locations of egress components.

Course Duration: 2 Hour(s)

This course teaches how the International Building Code is used to regulate building occupancy and hazards. It also covers code adoption, enforcement, construction plan review, required inspections, and building size considerations.

Course Duration: 2 Hour(s)

This course teaches how the International Building Code is designed to limit the spread of fire inside and outside of buildings. Topics include active and passive fire protection and how buildings and occupants are protected from fire.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

This course covers how the International Building Code regulates exit systems and protects building occupants during emergencies. Topics include means of egress, exits, accessibility requirements, and fall prevention.

Course Duration: 2 Hour(s)

This course discusses how the International Building Code regulates the structural design of buildings to help ensure stability and prevent collapse during construction and building use.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

This course covers changes to fire pumps and emergency systems in the 2023 National Electrical Code, including Articles 695, 700, and 708.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

This course covers how building design influences the likelihood of a hostile fire and how design can help mitigate the effects of an emergency fire incident.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

This course covers several of the most significant changes in the 2024 edition of NFPA 70E, with a focus on commonly used sections of the standard.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

This course covers essential information regarding structural and building systems, with a focus on commercial building structures and roofing systems.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

This course presents key information regarding electric fire alarm systems, including system fundamentals and the various types of systems available and in use today.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

This course discusses fire walls, fire barriers, smoke barriers, fire partitions, and horizontal assemblies, with a focus on the role of fire and smoke dampers in fire and life safety systems.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

This course discusses the components of fire systems and fire sprinkler systems, including how fire systems detect and warn occupants and how sprinkler systems support active fire protection.

Course Duration: 0.5 Hour(s)

Wildland fires pose a risk both to communities and to the firefighters who work to protect them. Increasing urban sprawl has only heightened that risk, bringing urban and wildland areas into ever closer proximity. As a result, fires in this wildland/urban interface have become more common, costing more than $20 billion since 1970.

The number of fireline fatalities that occur in wildland fires is a tragic reminder of the dangers that can arise from unanticipated changes in fire behavior. Sudden changes in the rate of spread can quickly turn a situation that appeared to be relatively under control into one in which shelter deployment and escape are necessary.

Situational awareness is a key survival strategy in wildland firefighting. Knowing what is around you and making quick decisions can make the difference between life and death. The most significant hazard, entrapment, can be avoided by staying alert and monitoring for changes that could portend extreme fire behavior.

During wildland fire operations, firefighters encounter numerous hazards. Between 2001 and 2010 over 200 firefighters have died while participating in wildland fire suppression activities. The dangers are real and sometimes the difference between injury and non-injury, between life and death, is one quick decision in the heat of the moment. Whether you will make the right decision in that moment will depend in great measure on your level of training and awareness.

This Wildland Fire Safety Refresher course provides firefighters the opportunity to review both the fundamentals of wildland fire firefighting and critical hazards and safety strategies in wildland operations. Included in the modules are discussions of topics recommended for the US National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) Annual Refresher.

Module 1 provides an overview of recent issues and incidents in wildland firefighting and reviews the fundamentals of safety in wildland firefighting operations.

Module 2 provides an overview of wildland fire behavior and strategies for predicting changes in behavior that could lead to hazardous conditions.

Module 3 provides an overview of situational awareness and injury prevention in wildland fire operations.

Module 4 provides an overview of safety strategies particular to wildland fire operations.

NOTE: This training program consists of four learning modules. To maximize knowledge on the topic, it is recommended that you take all four modules.

Course Duration: 2 Hour(s) Each

Explores the essentials of wildland fire behavior and analyzes how fires spread, the impactful role of weather, and the seven environment factors. This course features more than thirty learning modules and eight hours of training across four courses. NOTE: This training program consists of four learning modules. To maximize knowledge on the topic, it is recommended that you take all four modules.

NOTE: This training program consists of four learning modules. To maximize knowledge on the topic, it is recommended that you take all four modules.

Course Duration: 2 Hour(s) Each

Airport firefighters need to be able to adapt structural fire and rescue equipment for the airport crash/fire/rescue application. This course lists the firefighting tools and equipment used for aircraft emergencies, and identifies procedures used by fire departments to adapt structural fire-fighting equipment for aircraft rescue and firefighting.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

Les Omans from the ARFF Working Group begins a two-part look at aircraft cargo hazards. In this course, he takes us to the cargo facilities of Airborne Express and Federal Express to look at loading and entering a cargo plane and the hazards that may be found there.

Part II: In this course on aircraft cargo hazards, Les Omans looks at the labeling and packaging of hazardous materials. This important lesson includes information on the loading of packages into the cargo plane, as well as how to read packaging slips and labeling codes.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s) for Part 1, 0.5 Hour(s) for Part 2

In this course, we’ll tour a typical narrow-bodied commercial jet aircraft. We’ll identify on-board hazards and demonstrate how to open all doors and compartments.

Course Duration: 0.5 Hour(s)

Get ready for a lesson on the phonetic alphabet and aircraft hand signals. These are just two of the training points presented in this ARFF course as instructors cover communication systems necessary for aircraft rescue. Also covered are the requirements of section 4 on emergency communications systems at an airport, in the FAA’s requirements for certified airports, part 139.319(j).

Course Duration: 0.5 Hour(s)

In this lesson, ARFF personnel will get specific training on incident control strategies and tactics. Watch as actual aircraft emergencies are highlighted and then “You Make the Call” for the various emergency scenarios.

Course Duration: 0.5 Hour(s)

Les Omans of the ARFF working group begins a four-part look at the application of extinguishing agents. In this first course, he’ll cover the types of fuels associated with aircraft rescue and firefighting. Users will learn the common mistakes in the application and use of foam agents; the types and properties of aviation fuel; and the types and properties of polar solvents. The second course discusses flash point, explosive limits, vapor density, specific gravity and wicking, and defines flammable and combustible liquids.

In the third course, topics include mechanical foams and proportioning for crash fire rescue; extinguishing properties of each agent; quantity of each type of agent kept in inventory for vehicle resupply; and the preferred agents to be used in hydrocarbon fuel and polar solvent fires. In the last of four courses, Les Omans demonstrates foam drain out and gives examples of the different types of extinguishing agents.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

In this course, we highlight two departments who discovered the realities of crash rescue management (CRM). Exactly one month after Sept. 11, 2001, New York City was hit with another aircraft tragedy. A passenger jet crashed into a Queens neighborhood, destroying homes and taking lives. This course presents firsthand accounts from FDNY firefighters about the operational and emotional challenges they faced throughout this incident. We also visit the Charlotte (NC) Fire Department and learn from their experience in responding to the plane crash incident at the Charlotte-Douglas Airport on Jan. 7, 2003.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

Large plane crash incidents are usually multi-agency, multi-jurisdictional operations. Join Capt. Bob Hilvers as he discusses Incident Command and the need for specific incident command practices at aircraft crash rescues. This course is an update of an earlier course, revised to comply with new FAA regulations (CFR139).

Course Duration: 0.5 Hour(s)

One of the primary definitions of rescue operations for airport firefighters is to maintain a habitable environment around the fuselage and to assist with aircraft evacuation by stabilizing slide chutes and controlling the evacuees. Firefighters shall become familiar with FAA Advisory Circular AC-150/5210-7C that refers to communications between the Incident Commander and the aircraft flight deck.

FETN’s Aircraft Fire Rescue Training series continues with a look at the emergency aircraft evacuation assistance provided by crews of air carriers. This course examines aircraft emergencies from the perspective of the pilot and crew.

Course Duration: 0.5 Hour(s)

At the end of this module, you will be able to:

• Describe why backing up is risky
• Identify potential hazards to safely backing up
• Identify the number one way to prevent crashes while backing up
• Describe best practices to safely back up

Course Duration: 0.5 Hour(s)

At the end of this module, you will be able to:

• Define distracted driving
• Identify three types of distracted driving
• Describe why distracted driving is risky
• Identify strategies to reduce distracted driving

Course Duration: 0.5 Hour(s)

At the end of this module, you will be able to:

• Define common environmental hazards.
• Identify why environmental hazards may cause a crash.
• Identify strategies to prevent crashes related environmental hazards.

Course Duration: 0.5 Hour(s)

At the end of this module, you will be able to:

• Define “hidden hazard”
• Identify examples of hidden hazards
• Describe best practices when scanning for hidden hazards
• Identify defensive driving techniques that can reduce the risk of hidden hazards

Course Duration: 0.5 Hour(s)

At the end of this module, you will be able to:

• Define a cross traffic intersection collision
• Describe common contributing factors to cross traffic intersection collisions
• Identify strategies to prevent intersection collisions due to cross traffic

Course Duration: 0.5 Hour(s)

At the end of this module, you will be able to:

• Define a rear-end crash
• Describe contributing factors to rear-end crashes
• Identify strategies to prevent rear-end crashes
• Identify strategies to prevent being rear-ended

Course Duration: 0.5 Hour(s)

At the end of this module, you will be able to:

• Define an intersection
• Identify common types of intersections
• Describe the most important strategy to preventing turning related crashes
• Identify strategies to prevent T-intersection crashes
• Describe how to safely navigate a roundabout

Course Duration: 0.5 Hour(s)

At the end of this module, you will be able to:

• Identify common loss of control crashes
• Identify strategies to reduce your risk of losing control of your vehicle
• Identify clues for losing control of your vehicle
• Describe ways to regain control of your vehicle if you do lose control

Course Duration: 0.5 Hour(s)

This course provides guidance for employees who drive vehicles on the job, describing post-accident procedures such as who to call, what information to provide and collect, and what forms to complete. Information is also provided on what employee drivers can expect during the accident investigation that will be carried out by their organization and what corrective actions could be recommended to prevent similar accidents in the future.

The course also discusses strategies for responding safely to unexpected vehicle emergencies, such as a mechanical failure. Equipping a vehicle with an accident kit and emergency supplies is also part of the recommended preparation strategies as well as some tips on preventing the major causes of accidents and emergencies.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

Drivers are subject to serious injuries, fatalities, and legal liability due to hazardous driving conditions including weather, reduced visibility, and poor road surfaces, with 39,345 people killed in U.S. roadway crashes during 2024. Ninety-four percent of motor vehicle crashes can be prevented by recognizing hazardous conditions and adjusting driving behavior appropriately, as research shows most crashes are tied to human choice or error. This interactive online course will teach you how to recognize hazardous roadway conditions while explaining proper driving adjustments for weatherrelated challenges including rain, snow, fog, and night driving situations. Additionally, you will learn to describe effective responses to various driving emergencies such as skidding, tire blowouts, and brake failure, while understanding vehicle preparation requirements and safe driving techniques for changing environmental conditions.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

This course is aimed at reducing the likelihood of drivers becoming involved in an aggressive driving incident. It proposes strategies for avoiding both perpetrating and provoking an aggressive driving incident. The course also discusses the topic of speeding as a primary and deadly symptom of aggressive driving. It is hoped that this course will help our roadways become safer and less stressful, which will ultimately save lives, minimize injuries, and save on property damage repair costs.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

This course aims to make emergency vehicle drivers aware of the dangers involved in speeding, promote vehicle operations at safe speeds, and provide strategies for avoiding other speeding vehicles. Topics covered include what risks arise from excessive speed, how speed affects stopping distance, what economic costs stem from speeding, how to avoid becoming involved in a collision with a speeder, what factors to consider in choosing a safe speed for vehicle operation, and what factors influence drivers to speed.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

This course is aimed at preparing emergency vehicle operators for encountering potential hazards on the roadway. It follows a three-fold approach by encouraging drivers to anticipate, recognize, and respond to driving hazards. Within this framework, topics covered include principles of defensive driving, the need for driving defensively, practical instruction on how to drive defensively, instruction on maintaining a safety zone perimeter around the driver’s vehicle, and effective braking distance.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

Emergency vehicle operators face significant risks from distracted driving, with even momentary distractions potentially causing deadly motor vehicle accidents during both emergency and routine operations. Research shows that distracted driving by first responders resulted in over 1,700 deaths between 2002-2012, with more than fifty percent occurring during non-emergency operations. This interactive online course will teach you to recognize common distracting factors such as mobile data terminals, GPS devices, radio communications, and cell phones that can impair your ability to safely operate an emergency vehicle. Additionally, you will learn evidence-based prevention strategies, communication best practices, and department policies to minimize distraction risks and maintain focus on the critical task of safe driving.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

Roadways are a dangerous place for emergency responders. Since 1979 over 270 firefighters and emergency responders have died in accidents involving motor vehicles – this represents almost 25% of emergency responder deaths overall. Many more are injured annually from emergency vehicle related accidents. Preventing work-related roadway crashes requires strategies that combine traffic safety principles and sound safety management practices. Although fire departments cannot control roadway conditions, they can promote safe driving behavior by providing safety information to firefighters and by setting and enforcing driver safety policies. Crashes are not an unavoidable part of doing business. Operating an emergency vehicle is a responsibility you should take seriously to minimize the risk of injury and death to yourself and others, as well as damage to expensive equipment. This course highlights the steps you can take to protect yourself and your fellow firefighters on the road.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

Various kinds of vehicles are used by emergency responders. Each type has unique dimensions and mechanical components. Being familiar with these can help make vehicle operations safer. This course reviews the various vehicle types used in the fire service and EMS industries, highlighting the unique features of these vehicles as well as the distinct handling requirements required for safe operation. An overview of safety enhancements, braking systems, and baffling systems is provided. The culmination of these discussions centers on applying the knowledge gained to reduce crash risks.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

This course aims to review the fundamentals of emergency vehicle driving. Using contemporary examples and statistics, the need for training on this subject is emphasized. Factors to consider in route planning are also reviewed. Special attention is given as well to proper start-up procedures, fundamentals of safe driving, defensive driving, and positioning safely at the emergency scene.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

This course aims to enhance safety for drivers traveling on expressways and freeways by increasing awareness of the risks and instructing drivers on safe practices for vehicle operation. In fulfillment of these objectives, the course covers topics such as highway hypnosis, velocitation, safe passing and merging, navigating interchanges, work zone safety, safe following distance, and pre-trip planning tips.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

The purpose of this course is to encourage safe driving practices among employees, reduce employers’ costs due to incidents caused by impaired driving, and educate drivers on the factors that contribute to impaired driving. Driving is a common task required of many employees nationwide and even a small increase in safe driving practices can reduce the number of accidents and, most importantly, save lives. Due to the widespread nature of the alcohol-impaired driving problem in particular, special attention has been given to this problem.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

For emergency vehicle drivers, intersections are one of the most dangerous sections of the roadway. Numerous studies have shown that intersections are the most likely location for an emergency vehicle to be involved in a crash. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) lists intersection safety as one of its top priorities, and it recommends driver training as one of the keys to reducing motor vehicle crashes at intersections. This course highlights the principles and practices emergency vehicle operators must consider for safely navigating through various types of intersections and examines the potential risks associated with the operation of vehicles at intersections. The course describes best practices for intersection safety and encourages the adoption of key safety practices to reduce vehicle-related crashes at intersections and is divided into two sections: Lessons 1-10 review basic intersection safety and Lessons 11-13 discuss intersection safety when responding to an emergency.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

This course reviews legal aspects of emergency vehicle operation, including appropriate vehicle procedures based upon federal, state, local, and organization regulations. It also reviews the need for compliance with traffic laws and appropriate conditions for exemption. Legal terms and principles discussed include due regard, true emergencies, negligence, and abandonment. Strategies for protection from liability are also covered.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

This set of 30 courses covers all of the theory training topics required by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA, an agency of the U.S. DOT) as of February 7, 2022 to obtain a new Class A Commercial Driver’s License (CDL). You must complete all 30 courses and score at least 80% on all of the exams in order to complete the theory training requirement. Once you have successfully completed all 30 courses and passed all 30 exams, your completion data will be submitted electronically to the FMCSA’s Training Provider Registry (TPR) so that any state DMV can access it. You must also complete the FMCSA’s behind-the-wheel (BTW) training requirement, which must be obtained from a separate training provider, before you attempt to pass the CDL knowledge and skills tests at a state DMV.

This set of 29 courses covers all of the theory training topics required by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA, an agency of the U.S. DOT) as of February 7, 2022 to obtain a new Class B Commercial Driver’s License (CDL). You must complete all 29 courses and score at least 80% on all of the exams in order to complete the theory training requirement. Once you have successfully completed all 29 courses and passed all 29 exams, your completion data will be submitted electronically to the FMCSA’s Training Provider Registry (TPR) so that any state DMV can access it. You must also complete the FMCSA’s behind-the-wheel (BTW) training requirement, which must be obtained from a separate training provider, before you attempt to pass the CDL knowledge and skills tests at a state DMV.

This course provides guidance for employees who drive large vehicles on the job, describing post-accident procedures such as who to call, what information to provide and collect, and what forms to complete. Information is also provided regarding what employee drivers can expect to be carried out by their organization during the accident investigation and which corrective actions could be recommended to prevent similar accidents in the future. Likewise, the course also discusses strategies for responding safely to unexpected vehicle emergencies, such as a mechanical failure. Equipping a vehicle with an accident kit and emergency supplies is also part of the recommended preparation strategies, as well as some tips on preventing the major causes of accidents and emergencies.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

It is an obvious fact that environmental conditions play a significant role in vehicle crashes. The most unfortunate aspect of such collisions is that oftentimes they are entirely preventable. The main culprit in these crashes is often not the effect of the environment but the drivers who failed to recognize the hazardous conditions and drive appropriately. Environmental conditions that can affect driving include weather, visibility, and road surface quality. All of these require drivers to be able to respond appropriately and suit their driving performance to make sure the vehicle handles safely under the conditions present. This course provides an overview for large vehicle operators of how to respond to changing conditions on the road and emergencies that may come up unexpectedly, such as a flat tire or a skid, to ensure safe vehicle operations.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

In a recent survey of current commercial motor vehicle (CMV) fleet safety managers, aggression and anger were considered the most dangerous risk factors for drivers. Unfortunately, there is good reason for this grim assessment. Aggressive driving is a serious problem on America’s roadways. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that aggressive drivers cause two-thirds of all fatal crashes today. While drivers under 30 are most likely to show aggressive driving behavior at the wheel, aggressive driving is a problem that crosses generational, racial, gender, and geographic lines.

Aggressive driving is a problem that threatens pedestrians, passengers, and drivers of all types of vehicles. Aggressive drivers may be unpredictable, take risks, make erratic maneuvers, and have little regard for the welfare of others. Therefore, even drivers who may not consider themselves aggressive should still learn strategies for how to avoid provoking an aggressive driving incident.

This course is aimed at reducing the likelihood of large vehicle drivers becoming involved in an aggressive driving incident. It proposes strategies for avoiding both perpetrating and provoking an aggressive driving incident. The course also discusses the topic of speeding as a primary and deadly symptom of aggressive driving. It is hoped that this course will help our roadways become safer and less stressful, which will ultimately minimize injuries, save on property damage repair costs, and, most importantly, save lives.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

Operating a boom truck, or bucket truck requires specialized training because of the complexity of these pieces of machinery. Whether you are a professional or a homeowner understanding aerial safety practices and safety procedures is absolutely necessary to minimize and or eliminate accidents, falls and injuries. To ensure the worksite safety of others as well as for yourself, it is vital that you are properly trained to operate this type of equipment and recertify annually to keep current in any changes in equipment or procedures. OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration), ANSI (American National Standards) and FMCSA (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration) all govern the safe operation of aerial lifts and aerial lift trucks as well as the fall protection needed to operate from an aerial lift safely.

This training will cover an overview of bucket trucks, operator training, personal protective equipment, lift and vehicle inspections, worksite preparation and inspection worksite hazards to include mitigation of identified hazards.

Course Duration: 0.5 Hour(s)

The course covers what factors influence drivers to speed, what risks arise from excessive speed, how speed affects stopping distance, what economic costs stem from speeding, how to avoid becoming involved in a collision with a speeder, and what factors to consider in choosing a safe speed for vehicle operation.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

Vehicle crashes are the number one cause of work-related fatalities in the U.S. This course prepares drivers for encountering these potential hazards on the roadway. It follows a three-fold approach by encouraging drivers to anticipate, recognize, and respond to driving hazards. Within this framework, topics covered include the need and practical instruction for driving defensively. Also covered is the new technology available to large vehicles and how to properly use these systems. It is hoped that if drivers apply the information they take away from the course, they will help our roadways become a safer environment for everyone.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

A brief gaze at a vehicle accident, a look down to try to read a map, a routine cell phone conversation — these all have the potential to cause a deadly truck accident. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 6 to 8.3 million drivers crashed in the past five years as a result of being distracted.

Distracted driving is receiving increasing attention from both the media and legislators, but there is still a long way to go before drivers are fully aware of the hazards involved. Large vehicles require 20-40% more stopping distance, and when a driver’s attention is diverted from the roadway ahead of the vehicle, even that distance may not be enough. Traumatic injury or fatality can be the tragic end result.

This course examines the problem of distracted driving and offers solutions and prevention measures for avoiding accidents due to distracted driving. Recent case studies are also presented along with a discussion of the lessons that can be learned from each.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

Traffic accidents are a leading cause of incidental deaths among U.S. workers. According to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS) more than 2,000 deaths a year are attributed to occupational motor vehicle accidents. This represents more than 30% of annual work-related fatalities. Unlike other workplaces, the roadway is an environment outside the control of the employer. Preventing work-related roadway crashes requires strategies that combine traffic safety principles and sound safety management practices. Although drivers cannot control roadway conditions, they can practice safe driving behavior by attending periodic driver training and following all motor vehicle safety laws and organizational policies regarding driver safety. Crashes are not an unavoidable part of doing business. This course highlights the steps drivers can take to protect themselves on the job.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

The purpose of this course is to encourage safe driving practices among employees, reduce employers’ costs due to incidents caused by impaired driving, and educate drivers on the factors that contribute to impaired driving. Driving is a common task required of many employees nationwide and even a small increase in safe driving practices can reduce the number of accidents and, most importantly, save lives. Due to the widespread nature of the alcohol-impaired driving problem in particular, special attention has been given to this problem.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

Intersections are one of the most dangerous sections of the roadway. Accidents at intersections account for approximately 40 percent of all reported crashes and one of every five fatal crashes. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) lists intersection safety as one of its top priorities, and it recommends driver training as one of the keys to reducing crashes at intersections.

This course highlights the principles and practices drivers must consider for safely navigating through various types of intersections and examines the potential risks associated with the operation of trucks and other large vehicles at intersections. The course describes best practices for intersection safety and encourages the adoption of key safety practices to reduce crashes at intersections.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

Large vehicles have unique dimensions and mechanical components. Being familiar with these can help make drivers safer on the roadways.

This course reviews various types of large vehicles, highlighting the unique features of these vehicles as well as the distinct handling requirements required for safe operation. An overview of unique large vehicle features such as sleeper berths, semi-trailer effects on handling, tanker surge, weight and size regulations, safety enhancements, and braking systems is provided. The culmination of these discussions centers on applying the knowledge gained to reduce crash risks.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

Most of a driver’s time behind the wheel is spent while the vehicle is moving forward. The repetition and accumulation of experience can help make drivers safe. But unfortunately this does not mean they will be equally good or safe when it comes to backing. Backing is one of the most difficult driving skills to master and therefore can pose a great risk.

Statistics confirm that backing a truck is one of the most dangerous driving activities. Despite the relatively little time spent backing compared to driving forward, backing still accounts for between 25-30% of vehicle accidents nationwide. It is not hard to see why learning, reviewing, and practicing safe backing techniques is a key part of reducing truck accidents.

This course focuses on the various safety precautions and techniques for backing safely in a number of situations. Topics such as safe backing procedures, backing with a trailer, blind spots, adjusting mirrors, and parallel parking are covered.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

This course highlights reporting requirements, the importance of conducting a thorough incident investigation, things to consider when determining the root cause of an incident, and examples of corrective actions that can help prevent accidents in the future.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)

Minimizing organizational risk by ensuring that only safe, qualified drivers operate motor vehicles on the job is one of the key components of a motor vehicle safety program. This course is designed for supervisors who assign and train drivers and will examine the reasons why driver safety is of critical importance.

The course highlights the qualities shared by good drivers, how driver qualifications can be established, the importance of policy documents such as driver agreements and seat belt policy documents, how and why motor vehicle records checks are performed, and the importance of driver training.

Course Duration: 1 Hour(s)