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TRUCK COMPANY OPERATIONS (24 HOURS) TC/IS*/BL

PURPOSE: The purpose of this course is to educate firefighters of the functions, objectives and skills needed to
perform truck company operations and assignments.

CONTENT: This course is designed to focus heavily on Truck Company Operation responsibilities and assignments,
enhanced fire behavior, ventilation size-up and practices, forcible entry, aerial and ground ladder practices, search
and rescue theories and practices including Vent Enter Isolate Search.

AUDIENCE: Firefighters, Fire Officers, and Aerial Apparatus Operators

CLASS LIMIT: 20 students PREREQUISITES: Structural Firefighting Skills

EQUIPMENT NEEDED: Full PPE refer to Page 11

TUITION PER STUDENT: $100 In-State Fire Companies; $200 Out-of-State Fire Companies

*IS-Must have props and/or structure capable for performing evolutions.

NATIONAL TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT RESPONDER TRAINING PROGRAM

(4 HOURS) TC/RC/IS

PURPOSE: This course is designed to enable all first responders to work together as a team in a coordinated
manner from the moment the emergency call is made, to the correct deployment of response vehicles and
equipment, to safe work area using traffic control devices.

CONTENT: This program focuses on Traffic Incident Management fundamentals and terminology, notification and
scene size-up, safe vehicle positioning, scene safety, command responsibilities, traffic management, special
circumstances, and scene termination.

AUDIENCE: All First Responders CLASS LIMIT: 50 students
PREREQUISITES: None TUITION PER STUDENT: None

DELAWARE FIRE OFFICER I COURSE (48 HOURS)

TC/RC/IS/BL

PURPOSE: This course is designed to provide the knowledge, theories and
skills required for Fire Officers in the station and during the initial employment
of resources at an incident.

CONTENT: This course consists of leadership development, writing skills,
diversity issues, safety and wellness of personnel, quality assurance
programming, supervising company operations, determination,
communications, compliance and accountability, fire ground safety issues,
incident management system, public information officer functions and
commanding the initial response. A written final exam will be given that
determines passage or failure of this course.

AUDIENCE: Persons who may serve as a junior officer in their Company.

CLASS LIMIT: 40 students.

PREREQUISITES: Crew Leader, 18 years of age, ICS-100, ICS-200, Fire
Ground Operations-Size-Up

TUITION PER STUDENT: $250 In-State Fire Companies
$500 Out-of-State Fire Companies

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