Confined Space training programs cover a wide range of topics. Students will learn skills, safety measures and operations that include:
- Confined Spaces and Hazards associated with Confined Spaces
- Techniques and Operations in and around Confined Spaces
- Rope and Rigging, Mechanical Advantage systems, Tripod operations
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Air Monitoring
- Ventilation
- Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) and/or Supplied Air Systems
- Patient Packaging, Rescue, Removal
- Lock-Out / Tag-Out
AUTO EXTRICATION II
Dates & Times:
May 3, 2025, 0830 - 1630 hrs.
May 6, 1900-2200 hrs.
This course, mostly hands on, continues where Auto Extrication I left off. Using numerous skill stations and multi crash scenarios, students will be able to demonstrate the key principles and practices of safe and effective vehicle extrication practices.
ROPE RESCUE FOR THE SQUAD COMPANY
Dates & Times:
May 8, 2025, 6 PM - 9:30 PM
May 14, 2025, 6 PM - 9:30 PM
May 18, 2025 8 AM - 5 PM
This sixteen-hour program will teach the student basic rope rescue skills utilized by the squad company. Skills will include knot tying, picket systems, anchoring, patient packaging, raising and lowering mechanical advantage and belay systems. Skills will be applied to complete multiple rope rescue scenarios.
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INCIDENT COMMANDER
Dates & Times:
May 6, 7, 12, 14, 2025, 6:30 PM - 10:30 PM.
May 17, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
This course will provide students with the knowledge and skills to perform his/her role as the Incident Commander at an incident involving a release or potential release of a hazardous material. Some of the topics covered include personal protective clothing, decontamination, hazardous materials containers, branch functions within the incident command system, and the eight-step process for managing hazardous materials incidents. Successful completion of this course meets the NJ Division of Fire Safety requirements for Hazardous Materials Incident Commander certification.
FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES INSTRUCTOR LEVEL 2 EVENING PROGRAM
Dates & Times:
May 12 - May 28, 2025 (click the link for all dates and times)
Successful completion of this course is required by the NJ Division of Fire Safety for Fire Service Instructors who desire certification as a level-2 Fire Service Instructor. NOTE: This course does include out of class assignments that are mandatory for completion.
7 COMMON OR SOON TO BE COMMON HAZMAT INCIDENTS: WHAT TO KNOW
Date & Time:
May 17, 2025, 0800 - 1700 hrs.
This new course is meant for all first responders to have an awareness of what hazards we can encounter and/or what may be forthcoming in our region, with the ever-growing industry around us. This course will touch briefly on the basic technology of detection that fire departments use to respond to a call of service.
HEAVY VEHICLE RESCUE – LEVEL 1
Dates & Times:
May 29, 2025, 1900 - 2200 hrs.
May 30 & June 1, 2025, 0800-1600 hrs.
The Heavy Vehicle Rescue program is a specialized program focusing on accidents involving large trucks and autos. The program eliminates time consumption of rescuers learning on the job. Precious minutes of the Golden Hour are saved thus reducing the mortality of those involved in accidents. Rescuers may apply these techniques immediately upon returning to their agency.
