Student Fee: Class specific

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Course Description:
This is a 1-day “Down and Dirty” Fire Service Youth training activity, introducing youth to hands-on firefighting skills.  This “Down and Dirty” training will provide departments a safe training environment, under state fire academy instructor supervision, that will focus on the same basic firefighting skills that are provided in the IFSI Cornerstone Training program for firefighters statewide. Topics will include; Fire Hose and Appliances, Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus, Search and Rescue, Ladders, Forcible Entry and Hand Tools. While not addressing all, training will use the Illinois OSFM Basic FF objectives as the training guide. Throughout the day long training session Explorer-Cadets will be exposed to the value of team work, leadership and followership.

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Program:
FIRE FIGHTING

If you have specific questions about this course contact TIMOTHY MEISTER

If you are interested in having this course taught in your area, contact your regional representative or TIMOTHY MEISTER. If you are not sure who your regional representative is, take a look at this map. It is color coded by county. The regional representatives are listed below.

• Tim Meister - East Central Region
• John Nichols - Southwest Region
• Jim Vaughn - Central Region
• Randy Schlichter - Northeast Region
• Raymond Palczynski - Northwest & West Region
• Rich Stack - Chicago Metro Region
• Tim Bragg - South Region