NFPA 1001 Structural Firefighter II Skills Completer

Course Description

Prerequisites

Successful completion of NFPA 1001 Firefighter II lecture objectives such as ASP604 NFPA 1001 Structural Firefighter II: Online or equivalent.

Contact the Annual Schools office for approval of equivalent training. 

Course Completion Requirements

Clothing and Protective Equipment Requirements or Course Attire / PPE

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Level 4 as described in the TEEX Student Safety Manual.

Participants Must Provide

• a photo identification on the first day of class. See the Participant Handbook for approved forms of identification and additional guidelines.

Attendance Requirements

Class attendance is an essential part of the education process and participants in TEEX courses are expected to attend all class sessions and field exercises. This course requires participants to attend a minimum of 80% of the class hours as a component of successful course completion. During the course, your instructor will review any additional attendance requirements, for example a field exercise that cannot be missed.

Recommended

Physical Condition

Due to the strenuous nature of firefighting and rescue activities, participants should secure a professional evaluation of their physical condition prior to enrolling in this course.

Upon successful completion, you will be able to:

• Identify fire suppression methods for liquid and gas fires and perform fire suppression operations.
• Discuss and demonstrate using foam to extinguish liquid fuel fires.
• Perform fire suppression operations using a coordinated attack. This will include selecting the proper PPE, sizing up the situation, selecting the proper suppression technique, connect to a water supply as needed, apply a fire stream to burning material, perform search and rescue operations to conduct a primary or secondary search, removing victims as needed, ventilate the structure, overhaul the fire area, utilize loss control techniques, monitor air quality for contaminants, and make equipment ready for reuse.
• Explain how to initiate operations, lead an attack team, transfer command, and write post incident reports when functioning as the Incident Commander (IC) at an emergency scene.
• Transmit a MAYDAY report.
• Discuss and demonstrate methods to determine where a fire began and its cause in addition to protecting any physical evidence relating to the cause.
• Describe community risk reduction programs, education programs, and fire and life safety codes.
• Discuss and demonstrate the maintenance and testing of powered equipment and fire hose.
• Perform vehicle extrication operations including stabilizing a vehicle, lifting a vehicle, removing vehicle glass, using hydraulic tools to open a vehicle door, removing the roof of a vehicle, and displacing the dashboard.
• Understand the top causes of line-of-duty deaths in the fire service.
• Know why firefighters are at increased risk of cancer due to their work environment.
• List the most common types of cancer that affect firefighters.
• Identify the major routes of exposure to carcinogens for firefighters.
• Identify actions and behaviors that reduce or prevent exposure to carcinogens.
• Recognize the issues that accompany a cancer diagnosis.
• Recognize resources available to support firefighters who are diagnosed with cancer and how to access those resources.

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Suggested Audience

This course is targeted for individual pursuing firefighter certification.

Other Information

Registration Process

Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service in cooperation with the Texas A&M Forest Service has aligned the payment process for annual schools with all other requests for tuition assistance under the House Bill 2604 program and TIFMAS training grants. Texas A & M Forest Service voucher number or a request ID # is no longer a valid Purchase Order number. It will be denied if used as a form of payment.

The process will follow this pattern: Registration with payment – Apply for tuition assistance & obtain TAMFS approval – Attend training – Complete the reimbursement process.

Registration with payment

Complete online registration on the TEEX website. Secure your seat in the class with payment.

You may use a credit card or organization purchase order (PO). 

If you are using a purchase order, TEEX policy requires the PO to be submitted within 48 hours of registration, or the enrollment may be canceled. You may upload the PO through your student portal or email it as an attachment to [email protected]. 

Ensure your PO includes the following:

• Agency or company name
• Billing address
• Contact name and phone number
• Description of goods and/or services provided (for example the course number and name)
• Amount of charges
• Authorized signature
• Tax Payer ID, EIN, or FEIN. The field should be in the following format: xx-xxxxxxx.

The PO contact email needs to be either yourself or a responsible person within your organization.

If your organization is not an established TEEX customer, or if you are not sure, please include a completed W-9 with the PO.

Apply for tuition assistance & obtain approval

At least one day before the first day of class, submit a request through TAMFS FireConnect.

Helpful videos about the FireConnect process can be found here. 

Attend training

Most courses have online registration notes and/or confirmation emails which will provide more details on when & where to report for class. Please pay special attention to the required PPE levels and prerequisites if applicable. Most TEEX courses require at least 80% attendance and participation, while others, such as ProBoard, require 100% attendance.

No-shows without prior written cancellation by the required date will be invoiced.

Upon successful completion of the class, you will be able to download your certificate from your TEEX Student Portal.

Complete the reimbursement process

Return to the FireConnect page and submit for reimbursement. You will be asked to upload documentation including your certificate of completion. Once all documentation is accounted for, the request(s) will be marked as Approved for Payment and reimbursement will be issued to your department.