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ADVANCED INTERIOR BRIGADE SKILLS (24 HOURS) TC (Class starts at 8:00 a.m.)

PURPOSE: This course is intended to provide essential training for personnel assigned to fire brigades seeking to meet
NFPA 600 Interior Structural or Advanced Exterior/Interior Structural options. Building on the skills learned in Basic
Brigade Skills or Fire Brigade I, it takes the brigade member beyond merely the application of water or fire extinguisher
agent. It enables the brigade member to fight larger, more complex fires and to learn additional critical fire emergency
functions.

CONTENT: This course covers Automatic Sprinklers, Electrical Safety, Search and Rescue, Ventilation, Salvage, RIT
(Rapid Intervention Team), Tactics and Structural firefighting.

AUDIENCE: Any personnel who are currently serving on, or who will be assigned to an Interior Structural or Advanced
Exterior/Interior Structural Brigade are encouraged to attend.

PREREQUISITES: Basic Brigade Skills CLASS LIMIT: 40 Students CLASS TIME: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

EQUIPMENT NEEDED: Full PPE refer to Page 11 TUITION PER STUDENT: $300 In-State Companies
$400 Out-of-State Companies

BRIGADE LEADERSHIP SKILLS (18 Hours) TC

PURPOSE: This course is designed to develop leadership skills for brigade members who are serving in leadership
positions. It acquaints the student with the supervisory skills necessary to direct a fire brigade emergency team during an
in-plant emergency using an emergency management system. Students spend two of the three days of the course on
the drill ground actually leading teams to control "emergencies" on our Structural, Flammable Liquids, and Flammable
Gasses Pads.

CONTENT: This course is designed to teach team leader skills, principles of size-up, decision making in table-top
exercises, structural firefighting with student leaders, flammable liquids firefighting with student leaders and flammable
gas firefighting with student leaders.

AUDIENCE: Experienced Fire Brigade members who are or will be assuming leadership roles during plant emergencies
are encouraged to attend.

PREREQUISITES: Interior Structural Brigade; or Advanced Exterior Brigade.

EQUIPMENT NEEDED: Full PPE refer to page 11 CLASS LIMIT: 30 Students CLASS TIME: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

TUITION PER STUDENT: $300 In-State Companies; $400 Out-of-State Companies

BRIGADE REVIEW - FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS/GAS FIREFIGHTING (6 HOURS) TC

PURPOSE: This course is intended to provide hands-on refresher training for experienced personnel in the area of
Flammable Liquids and Gasses firefighting. It seeks to provide a source of practical firefighting not easily obtained
on the plant site.

CONTENT: Subject areas included in this course are: Flammable Liquids Firefighting and Flammable Gas Firefighting.

AUDIENCE: Experienced Brigade members who are required to have refresher training in Flammable Liquids and Gas
Firefighting are encouraged to attend.

PREREQUISITES: Basic Brigade Skills

CLASS LIMIT: 40 Students
CLASS TIME: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

EQUIPMENT NEEDED: Full PPE refer to Page 11

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

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