Training Announcements



Jerry Diskin, Training Technician: jdiskin@co.genesee.ny.us

New York State Training Course Authorization
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AEMT-I ORIGINAL & RE-CERTIFICATION CLASS

When:
WEDNESDAY
September 8, 2010
Classes to be held on Mondays & Wednesdays
7:00pm-10:00pm
Where: Genesee County Fire Training Center
7690 State Street Rd.
Batavia, NY  14020
Instructors: Thomas Douglas
Prerequisites EMT Certification (Current) for originals
AEMT-I (Need NOT be Current) for recert
Test Dates: Re-certification Test:    January 20, 2011
Original Test:                  March 17, 2011

There will be written & skills challenge exams for recerts
PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED:
Call 585-344-0078 or e-mail jdiehl@co.genesee.ny.us
       

 

 

APPARATUS OPERATOR - PUMP Course #01-05-0005

When: Class #1 begins on Wednesday, August 11, 2010

WEDNESDAY
6:30-9:30

THURSDAY
6:30-9:30

SATURDAY
8:00am-11:00am

August 11

August 12

August 14

August 18

August 19

August 21

August 25

August 26

 

*Course schedules are subject to change based on NYS funding and class enrollment.

Where: Genesee County Fire Training Center
7690 State Street Rd.
Batavia, NY  14020
Instructors: M. Sheflin
Course Length: 24 Hours
Prerequisites Emergency Vehicle Operations Course (EVOC) & Scene Support Operations/FF I or equivalent  

This course offers knowledge and skills essential to pump operation.  Based on objectives from National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator, this course includes responsibilities of pump operators, hydraulics and friction loss, pump controls and accessories, fire streams, pumper practices, pumping from draft and pump evolutions and using the fire pump at the fire hydrant.  Demonstrations and practice sessions are included. 

~Call or e-mail the Fire Training Center to register for this course.~ 
585-344-0078 or jdiehl@co.genesee.ny.us

 

 

 

THE CHALLENGE OF PESTICIDES & POISONS - Course #01-09-0055

When: Class #1 begins on Monday, September 27, 2010

MONDAY
6:30-10:30

TUESDAY
6:30-10:30

September 27

September 28

October 4

 

*Course schedules are subject to change based on NYS funding and class enrollment.
Where: Genesee County Fire Training Center
7690 State Street Rd.
Batavia, NY  14020
Instructors: Tom Szczepaniak
Course Length: 12 Hours
Designed For: All emergency response personnel  

This course develops skills necessary to safely stabilize a hazardous materials incident involving pesticides and poisons including procedures to correctly identify materials, determine their toxicology and develop strategies to manage the incident.  Information on storage and distribution requirements of the Fire Code of New York State for pesticides and poisonous materials is also included.  Case studies examine the dangers of these materials and the lessons to be learned from actual incidents.

~Call or e-mail the Fire Training Center to register for this course.~ 
585-344-0078 or jdiehl@co.genesee.ny.us

 

 

 

FLAMMABLE & COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID EMERGENCIES - Course #01-09-0022

When: Class #1 begins on Monday, December 6th, 2010

MONDAY
6:30-10:30 PM

TUESDAY
6:30-10:30 PM

December 6

December 7

December 13

December 14

Where: Genesee County Fire Training Center
7690 State Street Rd.
Batavia, NY  14020
Instructors: Gregory Tsibulsky
Course Length: 16 Hours
Designed For: All emergency response personnel  

This course will help participants develop the skills needed to respond. to flammable liquid releases in both fire and non-fire situations. Included in the program is familiarization with flammable liquids and their hazards, normal transportation and storage containers and firefighting foams and their applications.

~Call or e-mail the Fire Training Center to register for this course.~ 
585-344-0078 or jdiehl@co.genesee.ny.us

 

 

 

 

HAZMAT TECH (Basic) - Course #01-09-0041

When: Class #1 begins on Monday, October 18th, 2010

MONDAY
6:30-10:30 PM

TUESDAY
6:30-10:30 PM

October 18

October 19

October 25

October 26

November 1

November 2

November 8

November 9

November 15

November 16

Where: Genesee County Fire Training Center
7690 State Street Rd.
Batavia, NY  14020
Instructors: Tom Szczepaniak
Course Length: 40 Hours
Pre-requisites

Firefighter I, Hazardous Materials First Responder Operations & SCBA Medical Clearance.  Signed Training Authorization Letter required.

Designed for all emergency response personnel, this course meets the training requirements of OSHA 1910.120 for the Hazardous Materials Technician and prepares participants to effectively and safely respond to and stabilize hazardous material incidents in an offensive mode.  Chemistry and toxicology of hazardous materials, the dangerous properties of chemicals, the use of detection instruments, confinement and containment procedures, including hands-on applications, incident management and safety procedures; decontamination; and the selection and use of chemical protective clothing with hands-on practice are all topics covered in this program.

~Call or e-mail the Fire Training Center to register for this course.~ 
585-344-0078 or jdiehl@co.genesee.ny.us

 

 

RESPIRATORY PROTECTION PROGRAM TRAINING - Course #01-09-0054

When: Class #1 begins on Tuesday, September 7th, 2010

TUESDAY
7:00-10:00

WEDNESDAY
7:00-10:00

September 7

September 8

*Course schedules are subject to change based on NYS funding and class enrollment.
Where: Genesee County Fire Training Center
7690 State Street Rd.
Batavia, NY  14020
Instructors: Greg Tsibulsky
Course Length: 6 Hours
Designed For:

Response agency respiratory protection program administrators

This course is designed for the agency’s respiratory protection program administrator as defined in 29 CFR 1910.134 OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard.  Curriculum content outlines the requirements of the Respiratory Protection Program standard for emergency escape devices, air purifying respirators (negative pressure) and self-contained breathing apparatus (positive pressure). In addition, training is provided on the procedures and equipment to conduct a quantitative fit test. 

~Call or e-mail the Fire Training Center to register for this course.~ 
585-344-0078 or jdiehl@co.genesee.ny.us

 

 

FIREFIGHTER I Course #-01-05-0019

When: Pre-Course Orientation on Monday, August 23rd, 2010

MONDAY
7:00-9:00 PM

TUESDAY
7:00-10:00 PM

THURSDAY
7:00-10:00 PM

SATURDAY
8:00-11:00 AM;
11:30-4:30 PM

August 23 (Orientation)

 

 

 

 

 

September 2

 

 

September 7

September 9

September 11

 

September 14

September 16

 

 

September 21

September 23

September 25

 

September 28

September 30

 

 

October 5

October 7

October 9

 

October 12

October 14

 

 

October 19

October21  (6:30-10:30)

October 23 (7:30-11:30;   
12:00-4:00)

 

October 26

October 28

October 30

 

November 2 (Graduation)

 

 

*Course schedules are subject to change based on NYS funding and class enrollment.
Where: Genesee County Fire Training Center
7690 State Street Rd.
Batavia, NY  14020
Instructors: J. Bouton, M. Sheflin, J. Diskin, D. VanSlyke
Course Length: 90 Hours
Pre-requisites:

Students must be physically capable of wearing SCBA (Self Contained Breathing Apparatus) and possess current medical clearance for SCBA use.  Students not possessing this pre-requisite will not be allowed to participate for their own safety.  A complete “Training Authorization Letter” mailed with your registration will meet this requirement.

As the initial entry program for firefighting personnel, Firefighter I introduces firefighting concepts, practices and techniques necessary for success within the fire service.  Based on the Firefighter Level I objectives from NFPA Standard 1001, this course develops knowledge, skills, and abilities based on performance criteria for the following topics:  fire department organization, firefighter safety, fire behavior, personal protective equipment, self-contained breathing apparatus, fire extinguishers, building searches, forcible entry, ground ladders, ventilation, hose practices, fire streams, and loss control.  The course consists of performance criteria in:  incident command, building construction, ropes/knots, rescue procedures, forcible entry applications, suppression of structural fires, tactics, vehicle suppression, water supply, loss control, fire cause determination, fire department communications, fire suppression systems, hazardous materials, weapons of mass destruction, confined space safety and fire prevention practices.

~Call or e-mail the Fire Training Center to register for this course.~ 
585-344-0078 or jdiehl@co.genesee.ny.us

 


BASIC INCIDENT COMMAND-200 - Course #01-11-0024

When: Class #1 begins on Monday, October 18th, 2010

Monday
7:00-10:00 PM

Wednsday
7:00-10:00 PM

October 18

October 20

October 25

October 27

Where: Genesee County Fire Training Center
7690 State Street Rd.
Batavia, NY  14020
Instructors: Jim Bouton
Course Length: 12 Hours
Pre-Requisites:

IS-700 NIMS & ICS-100

The complexity of incident management, coupled with the growing need for multi-agency and multifunctional involvement on incidents, has increased the need for a single standard incident management system that can be used by all emergency response disciplines.  The Basic ICS course is part of the National Training Curriculum.  The National Interagency incident Management-Incident Command System has been established as the standard command and control system during emergency operations.  This course is designed for all emergency response personnel.

~Call or e-mail the Fire Training Center to register for this course.~ 
585-344-0078 or jdiehl@co.genesee.ny.us

 

 

 

       

PRINCIPLES OF FIRE INVESTIGATION - Course #01-01-0026

When: Class #1 begins on Tuesday, December 14th, 2010

TUESDAY
6:30-10:30

WEDNESDAY
6:30-10:30

THURSDAY
6:30-10:30

December 14

December 15

December 16

December 21

December 22

December 23

*Course schedules are subject to change based on NYS funding and class enrollment.

Where: Genesee County Fire Training Center
7690 State Street Rd.
Batavia, NY  14020
Instructor: OFPC Arson Bureau
Course Length: 24 Hours
Prerequisites

Fire Behavior & Arson Awareness

Designed For:

Fire, Law Enforcement & Insurance SIU personnel

Principles of Fire Investigation trains fire officers and entry-level fire investigators to determine the origin and cause of fires, as required by NYS law, addressing National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) considerations for conducting such investigations.  This course provides a basic understanding of fire behavior and its value in determining a fire’s origin and cause. It includes basic building construction; determining points of origin and causes; accidental fires; incendiary and vehicle fires, and those elements necessary to assist in their determination, including scene documentation and interviewing techniques. 

~Call or e-mail the Fire Training Center to register for this course.~ 
585-344-0078 or jdiehl@co.genesee.ny.us
       

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