Date:  October 29, 2020
Time:  1800 - 2200
Application Deadline:  October 15, 2020
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Three injury crashes occur every minute in the United States, putting nearly 39,000 incident responders potentially in harm's way every day. Congestion from these incidents often generates secondary crashes, further increasing traveler delay and frustration. The longer incident responders remain at the scene, the greater the risk they, and the traveling public, face. A cadre of well-trained responders helps improve traffic incident response. Better incident response improve the safety of responders and drivers, reduces crashes that occur because of incident-related congestion, decreases traffic delays caused by incidents, and can cut incident response time.

The National Traffic Incident Management Responder Training was created by responders for responders. This course provides first responders a shared understanding of the requirements for safe, quick clearance of traffic incident scenes; prompt, reliable and open communication; and motorist and responder safeguards. First responders learn how to operate more efficiently and collectively.

This training covers many TIM recommended procedures and techniques, including TIM fundamentals and terminology, notification and scene size-up, safe vehicle positioning, scene safety, command responsibilities, traffic management, special circumstances, and clearance and termination.  This training was developed through the second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP2).

Location: Bellows Falls Fire Department
Dates: October 26, 28 and November 1
Application Deadline: Monday, October 12 at noon
Times: 1800 – 2200 weeknights and 0800 – 1700 weekend

The Rapid Intervention Crews (RIC) course is broken into three modules. In Module 1, students will learn about the basics of a Rapid Intervention Crew. Topics include planning for a prepared RIC, pre-activation considerations, actions while staged, and activation of the RIC. Case studies will be presented that emphasize the need for an organized RIC and students will review the lessons learned from others who have fallen into a Mayday situation. Module 1 includes many skill drills that focus on identifying the Mayday situation, preparing yourself for rescue, and performing self-rescue. These skill drills focus on specific knots needed in the rescue of another firefighter, wall breaching, lowering your profile to navigate through small spaces, escape from entanglement, and moving a downed firefighter. Module 1 contains skills that every interior firefighter should possess and practice.
Successful completion of Rapid Intervention Crews, Module 1 is required to continue to Modules 2 and 3. Modules 2 and 3 will be offered after the completion of Module 1 deliveries. Offerings of Module 2 and 3 will be based on the interest of students in Module 1 and will most likely be held in mid/late October 2020. More details to come.

Registration Process:
Students may apply by submitting a completed Rapid Intervention Crews Course Admission Application to the Vermont Fire Academy by the application deadline. Seats will be awarded by equal department disbursement. A minimum of 15 students must be registered for this course to be held. Course maximum is 40 students. 
Prerequisite:
All students must be a least 18 years of age to participate and shall have received training that meets or is equivalent to the job performance requirements of Firefighter I per NFPA 1001. A strong Firefighter I skill set is required.

Location: Beecher Falls Fire Department
Dates: September 30, October 7, and 11
Application deadline: Wednesday, September 23 at noon
Times: 1800 – 2200 weeknights and 0800 – 1700 weekend

The Rapid Intervention Crews (RIC) course is broken into three modules. In Module 1, students will learn about the basics of a Rapid Intervention Crew. Topics include planning for a prepared RIC, pre-activation considerations, actions while staged, and activation of the RIC. Case studies will be presented that emphasize the need for an organized RIC and students will review the lessons learned from others who have fallen into a Mayday situation. Module 1 includes many skill drills that focus on identifying the Mayday situation, preparing yourself for rescue, and performing self-rescue. These skill drills focus on specific knots needed in the rescue of another firefighter, wall breaching, lowering your profile to navigate through small spaces, escape from entanglement, and moving a downed firefighter. Module 1 contains skills that every interior firefighter should possess and practice.
Successful completion of Rapid Intervention Crews, Module 1 is required to continue to Modules 2 and 3. Modules 2 and 3 will be offered after the completion of Module 1 deliveries. Offerings of Module 2 and 3 will be based on the interest of students in Module 1 and will most likely be held in mid/late October 2020. More details to come.

Registration Process:
Students may apply by submitting a completed Rapid Intervention Crews Course Admission Application to the Vermont Fire Academy by the application deadline. Seats will be awarded by equal department disbursement. A minimum of 15 students must be registered for this course to be held. Course maximum is 40 students. 
Prerequisite:
All students must be a least 18 years of age to participate and shall have received training that meets or is equivalent to the job performance requirements of Firefighter I per NFPA 1001. A strong Firefighter I skill set is required.

Location: Woodbury Fire Station
Orientation Date:  October 20, 2020
Time: 6:00 PM
Application deadline: October 6, 2020
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This program presents general principles of pump operation, along with the application of those principles wherever feasible. Guides driver/operators in the proper operation and care of apparatus. Overview of the qualities and skills needed by a driver/operator, safe driving techniques, types of pumping apparatus, positioning apparatus to maximize efficiency and water supply, fire pump theory and operation, hydraulic calculations, water supply considerations, relay pumping principles, water shuttle procedures, foam system operation, and apparatus maintenance and testing.  addresses the pumper operator skills needed to move water from a pressurized hydrant or static source to the fireground. Rural water supply techniques, concepts dealing with static water sources and moving the water to the fireground by pumper relay or tanker shuttle are presented and hands-on job skills are practiced. Large diameter hose equipment and techniques are discussed and included in practical activities.

Although Emergency Vehicle Driver Training is a required component of this program, driving skills will have to be validated by the Chief or designated Training Officer of your home fire department in order to complete this program.

• PADO Module 1:  Emergency Vehicle Operations  and the Operator (19 hours):  Includes Emergency Vehicle Driver Training, National Traffic Incident Management, and Basic Fireground Functions.
• PADO Module 2:  Fire Streams and Hydraulics (15 hours)
• PADO Module 3:  Fire Pump Positioning, Theory, and Operating (15 hours)
• PADO Module 4:  Water Supply Practices (12 hours)

Prerequisites:  Students must be a minimum of 18 years of age, be affiliated with a fire department, and possess a valid driver's license. 

Apparatus Requirements:  Students will be required to bring pumping apparatus from their home department for practical exercises.  This must be arranged with your Chief of Department prior to enrolling in the program.   

Minimum class size is 5 students, maximum class size is 12 students.