First-In, First Five

​First-In, First-Five is a foundational class in any Officer Development Series.  Focusing on the decisions and actions taken by the “First-In” Company during the crucial first five minutes of initial company-level fire-ground operations, this course is beneficial for new Company-Level Officers, existing Officers and Firefighters who aspire to become Officers or simply find themselves occasionally riding the right front seat.   The importance of interpreting building dynamics, accurate Size-Up, Strategy and Tactics, Operational Modes and Fire flow/Hand-line selections, Occupant Survivability Assessments, Mayday and other critical decision-making essentials are presented and discussed.

SCBA Bootcamp: A Firefighter's Survival School

This SCBA Survival School encompasses a variety of principles and practices for use by all Firefighter’s. Fire does not discriminate and it will kill an unprepared firefighter in an instant. The SCBA Continuum of Survival illustrates the training needs of firefighters and provides multiple skills, maximizing the potential to KEEP THEM ALIVE!  Students are challenged, through a series of intense practical drill stations, to evaluate their personal capabilities and limitations with SCBA’s while practicing good Air Management techniques and learning the "Lost Art of SCBA Survival Techniques!"

360° Leadership

360° Leadership is a core class in our Officer & Member Development Series.  This course explores and explains the essentials of well-rounded organizational leadership and the obligations of all ranks and levels of membership.
At the conclusion of this course, the students will be able to identify and explain:

- Firefighter's Roles & Responsibilities within the Organizational Leadership Structure
- Fireground Situational Awareness
- Effective Communication on the Fireground & in the Station
- Crew Resource Management objectives and techniques
- Department/Unit Pride and Organizational Success
- Mastering Your Trade
- Function Vs. Positional Leadership

Go, No-Go

Go, No-Go is a course that challenges the students’ critical thinking skills by utilizing protocol-based scenarios to address unique patient entrapment and entanglement situations.  When these “Not-So-Routine” cases arise, patient care protocols, out-of-the box thinking and specialized tactics need to culminate for the best possible patient outcome.  This course provides interaction and hands-on scenarios that incorporate the Trauma Decision Tree, Exceptional Care Protocol and consideration of specialty personnel and resources such as Medevac /  Aviation, Special Operations teams and the Specialized Medical/Surgical Go-Teams.