HANDS ON WORKSHOPS
Thursday and Friday May 22 & 23, 2008
The following workshops are a series of requested programs that will take place on Thursday and Friday May 22 & 23, 2008. These workshops have been sellouts in past years and are always in demand. The enrollment is limited to provide for a low student to instructor ratio and are designed for every level of experience.
ADVANCED VEHICLE EXTRICATION: HEAVY TRUCK AND BUS
Two day program offered on Thursday May 22 and Friday May 23, 2008
The Providence
Firefighter Safety Conference is pleased to offer for the first time an
advanced skills bus and heavy truck extrication program.
This program is an advanced training skills program offering complex
extrication evolutions featuring both class room and hands on training.
Students will apply their existing extrication skills to develop the
advanced skills required to mitigate extrications involving the heavy
construction and weights of buses and trucks.
Students will operate lift airbags, ropes, chains, power tools,
stabilizing equipment, hydraulic tools, pneumatic tools and other
extrication tools. Extrication
principals and techniques such as, immobilizing a vehicle, stabilizing a
vehicle, disabling a vehicle and sustaining ingress-egress will be
discussed.
Offered on Thursday, May
22, 200
Chief
James Mirza & Chief Thomas Warren
Engine Company operations consist of a series of evolutions that get the water on the fire. Every fire department in the country depends on the operations of their engine companies to meet this core mission. However, getting the water on the fire is not always as easy as it appears. It is often a very difficult process overcoming the obstacles in your path. This program will enhance your basic engine company skills emphasizing the initial actions taken by the first arriving engine company. Establishing a water supply, hoseline selection, where and how to deploy lines safely and efficiently, and some of the common problems to avoid when stretching lines will be demonstrated. Hands on operations with standpipes, stairway advances, large commercial building deployment, line selection, avoiding common obstacles, and the engine company’s roll in the Incident Command System will be highlighted. This is a full day program with a strong emphasis on the basics. This program is recommended for both firefighters and engine company officers and is limited to 24 students. Students will be required to bring full PPE including SCBA and a spare bottle.
Every year a number of firefighters die or are severely
burned when caught in the rapidly deteriorating fire conditions of
Flashover. In many of these cases the firefighter did not recognize the
warning signs, or did not understand, and underestimated the environment and
its danger.
This 1 day, 6-8 hour training class provides the
student with the knowledge and experience required to size-up conditions,
recognize the potential and warning signs of Flashover, and delay or prevent
its occurrence.
Course Content Includes:
THIS PROGRAM WILL BE DELIVERED AT THE
STUDENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE TO BRING THE FOLLOWING
EQUIPMENT:
Offered on Thursday, May 22, 2008
Michael A. Dragonetti and Andy Werkhoven
This course is designed for firefighters and rescue personnel that responds to emergencies involving stalled elevators. Emergency personnel with inadequate training in “Handling Elevator Emergencies” are exposed to an increased risk of injury or death to both the victim and themselves. This comprehensive course will provide emergency responders with intensive classroom and hands-on training on how to safely and effectively remove passengers from stalled elevators. Topics covered in this program include nomenclature, how an elevator functions, construction, outside hoists, elevator safety devices, possible equipment needed, initial response steps, restarting a stalled elevator, lock/out – tag/out procedures, elevator doors, use of hoistway door keys/pick tools, poling, removal of passengers from stalled elevators, fireman service (phase 1 and phase2 operations), manually lowering a hydraulic elevator, and operational safety. The course will be taught on site using operational elevators.
Fire Service Metal Cutting
Offered
on Thursday, May 22, 2008
This one day 8 hour
class is designed for firefighters to enhance their capabilities when faced
with the task of metal cutting during forcible entry and rescue situations.
·
Safe
operating practices for metal cutting tools
·
Oxy-fuel
cutting
·
Power saw
cutting
·
Electric
tool cutting
·
Pneumatic
tool cutting