This one-day "Down and Dirty" Fire Service Youth training activity introduces youth to hands-on firefighting skills. Delivered with IFSI instructor supervision, the class focuses on the same basic firefighting skills that are provided in the IFSI Cornerstone Training program, including hose and appliances, Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA), Fire Behavior, Search and Rescue, Ladders, and using hand tools. The Explorers and Fire Cadets will be exposed to the value of teamwork, leadership, and followership.
The First-In Chief course is designed for newly promoted chief officers, those interested in becoming a chief officer, or officers who may be responsible for completing the duties of an acting chief officer. Course topics will include size-up, tactical decision making, direction and control of personnel, and accountability. This class includes in-depth classroom discussion addressing the Five Positions of Command, followed by live fire training scenarios that support command officer development. This course will work parallel to the First-In Officer class but will provide advanced discussions on the command role.
Required Equipment: NFPA compliant personal protective equipment and SCBA.
The First-In Officer course is designed for newly promoted company officers, those interested in becoming a company officer, or firefighters who may be responsible for completing the duties of an acting officer. Course topics will include size-up, tactical decision making, direction and control of personnel, and accountability. This class includes in-depth classroom discussion followed by live fire training scenarios that support officer development and fireground management.
Required Equipment: NFPA compliant personal protective equipment and SCBA.
The scope of this course is to prepare responders to operate as a member of a team within NIMS at an event requiring the need for low- or high-angle rescue. This course provides personnel with the basic knowledge and skills needed to perform rescues using rope systems. The class will cover the use of rope, rope equipment, hardware, construction of mechanical advantage systems, belay and safety systems, twin-tension lowering systems, anchor systems, patient packaging and care, transport, self-rescue, and rescue litter handling techniques. In addition, course topics include equipment selection, maintenance, and record-keeping.
This course was adapted from the NFPA 1006 standards with information also derived from 1500, 1670, 1858, 1983, and 2500. This course awards Pro Board and Illinois OSFM certification.
The SRP/SRM Full-Day Train the Trainer introduces the concepts and history of the Standard Response Protocol and the Standard Reunification Method and how to educate students and staff in the programs and strategies to implement the programs.
The SRP was introduced in 2009 and is a proven enhancement to school safety planning used by thousands of schools in the US and Canada. Later, in 2012, The SRM was introduced to fill a critical void in school safety planning: how to reunite students with their parents after a crisis.
This training takes a deep dive into what both of the programs are and how to begin using them, and it included a brief segment on Incident Command and how it relates to crisis management for educators
Please contact Dave Saitta, our ASIM/SSAVEIM Program Manager, to set up a class in your jurisdiction.
The scope of this course is to prepare local responders to operate as a local member of a regional team within the National Incident Management System at an event requiring statewide response that has resulted in the need for a shallow, non-intersecting trench rescue. The Trench Rescue Awareness and Operations course has been designed in accordance with NFPA 1006 Standard for Technical Rescue Professional Qualifications. This course pertains to trench rescues involving injured or entrapped persons. The class covers the federal and state regulations, use of specialized equipment for atmospheric monitoring, emergency shoring systems, victim excavation, and employment of rescuer constructed retrieval systems. Special emphasis will be given to rescuer safety and scene evolutions involving various trench rescue problems. Written and practical skills testing will be conducted at the completion of the course.