Firefighter Recruit Entry Level Academy

CEF001 – Firefighter Safety and Health

Firefighter Safety and Health initiative is a focal point of the current service. This course offers 4 CE credit hours, reviewing firefighter LODD, medical programs, wellness and fitness programs, and firefighter safety.  This course offers an interactive practice session and a module quiz based off IFSTA Essentials of 7th edition.  This course satisfies: NFPA 1001 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.2.4, 4.3.2, 4.3.3, 4.3.5, 4.3.10, 4.3.17

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CEF002 – Fire Department Communications

Communication is the basis for which the fire service operates.  Fire department communications can be divided between emergency and nonemergency communications.  Both types may come from the general public.  Citizens may report emergencies directly to the fire departments, or they may call for assistance with a number of other, nonemergency issues such as scheduling fire department tours or questions about local fire codes.  This course offers 4 CE hours in external, internal, and on-scene communications.  This course offers an interactive practice session and a module quiz based off IFSTA Essentials of Firefighting 7th edition.  This course satisfies: NFPA 1001 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3

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CEF003 – Building Construction

Knowledge of building construction principles allows firefighters to better understand and predict fire behavior. 

This course offers 4 CE hours in building materials, components, hazards and structural collapse.  This course offers an interactive practice session and a module quiz based off IFSTA Essentials of Firefighting 7th edition.  This course satisfies: NFPA 1001 4.3.4, 4.3.12

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CEF004 – Fire Dynamics

The science of fire behavior has revolutionized strategies and tactics across the globe.  

This course offers 4 CE hours in fire science, energy, fuel, fire development, and fire behavior.  This course offers an interactive practice session and a quiz based off IFSTA Essentials of Firefighting 7th, Edition Manual.  This course satisfies: NFPA 1001 4.3.10, 4.3.11, 4.3.12

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CEF005 – Firefighter Personal Protective Equipment

The job of a firefighter is dangerous. You are not only exposed to flame and heat, but also to all the chemicals and toxins released during the burning process. It is imperative that you know how to inspect your Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) to ensure it is able to perform its job correctly. You must also know how to recognize gas and vapor hazards so that you can select the appropriate PPE for the incident.  This course offers 4 CE hours covering PPE, and respiratory protection.  As well as donning, doffing, inspection, maintenance, and use of PPE.  This course offers an interactive practice session and a module quiz based off IFSTA Essentials of Firefighting 7th edition.  This course satisfies: NFPA 1001 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.3.1, 4.3.2, 4.3.3, 4.5.1

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CEF007 – Ropes and Knots

The application of ropes and knots in the fire service is limited only by the firefighter’s imagination. Varying from a single rope control line to a complex mechanical advantage system, firefighters will be required to understand rope and webbing, knots, and their applications in the fire and rescue environment.  

Understanding rope materials and construction gives you the foundational knowledge of limitations and applications of rope systems. As you advance on you will understand elements of knots and using those knots for hoisting, and rescue operations. As you continue to progress throughout your career and knowledge you will progress into mechanical advantage, hardware and rescue systems. These complex systems are still built off of the basic principles of ropes and knots. Whether it be a search rope, a control zone, or a complex rescue system the firefighter’s knowledge of the basics will ensure proficiency in the overall application.  

This course offers 4 CE hours covering ropes, webbing, and knots. As well as an interactive practice session and a module quiz based off IFSTA Essentials of Firefighting, 7th Edition Manual.  This course satisfies: NFPA 1001 4.1.2, 4.3.3, 4.3.9, 4.3.20, 4.5.1

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CEF008 – Ground Ladders

Inherently we face our largest degree of danger on the fire ground.  A basic understanding of ground ladders decreases the severity of many risks including roof ventilation, search operations, fire attack in elevated levels, and victim rescue. The basic ground ladder skills; carrying, placing and securing are perishable skills that need to be practiced and reviewed often.  Care of the ladder is just as critical as the use.  Extension ladders have multiple components that require upkeep to ensure safety for the firefighter and the victims it may save.  Mastery knowledge of fire service ground ladders is a requirement for not only the recruit firefighter but the senior officer on the apparatus alike.  This course offers 4 CE hours covering ladder construction, types, inspection, maintenance, carries, placement and raising.  This course offers an interactive practice session and a module quiz based off IFSTA Essentials of Firefighting 7th edition.  This course satisfies: NFPA 1001 4.3.6, 4.3.9, 4.3.10, 4.3.11, 4.3.12, 4.5.1    

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CEF016 – Building Materials, Structural Collapse, and Effects of Fire Suppression

Modern fires are burning hotter and faster than ever before, leading to extreme fire conditions that result in structural collapse. This is attributed to the modern day “lightweight construction.” Over time building materials transitioned from masonry, to heavy timber and true dimensional lumber, to our modern day laminated “lightweight” materials. 

Every year firefighters are dying in the line of duty due to structural collapses, sometimes even after the fire is out. We must remain aware that the fire is not the only factor that stresses our structures, our suppression efforts have an effect on the structure’s integrity as well.

This course offers 4 CE hours covering building materials themselves and how those materials can affect fire ground operations. This course offers an interactive practice session and a module quiz based off IFSTA Essentials of Firefighting, 7th Edition Manual. This course satisfies: NFPA 1001 5.3.2

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CEF017 – Technical Rescue Support and Vehicle Extrication Operations

As implied in the name firefighters respond to and extinguish fires.  But in today’s world firefighters are tasked with an all hazards approach, responding to a multitude of different types of emergencies.  Technical Rescues and Vehicles Extrication make up a large volume of those specialized calls.  Vehicle travel is increasing annually and with that so are vehicle mishaps.  When these accidents occur, it may be 2 passenger vehicles, or it could be a school bus that was struck by an 18 wheeler carrying hazardous materials.  A firefighter must possess the knowledge to handle these 2 incidents as well as everything in between.  Some vehicles are even powered by alternate fuels adding more challenges. Firefighters must operate safely on highways, and other road ways where vehicle traffic may still be present.  This is a dangerous environment and many firefighters have lost their lives on these roadways.  This course offers 4 CE hours covering rescue tools, vehicle extrication, and technical rescue.  This course offers an interactive practice session and quiz based off IFSTA Essentials of Firefighting, 7th Edition Manual.  This course satisfies: NFPA 1001 5.4.1, 5.4.2

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CEF026 – Personal Protective Equipment, Product Control, and Decontamination

Personal Protective Equipment principles for Hazardous Materials PPE are no different than the principles of Structural Firefighting PPE.  The immediate need of any responder is understanding the level of protection needed to safely manage hazards and mitigate an incident.  At a hazardous materials incident, over protection can be just as, if not more, dangerous than under protection.  

Knowing the different respiratory protection and protective ensembles gives the responder the knowledge to predict ensemble limitations as well as user limitations.  Once the determination of PPE has been made the responder can effectively mitigate the emergency using spill and leak control measures learned at the Operations level.  Once the incident has been mitigated a decontamination process reduces the chances of secondary contamination.  The Operations level responder must also be able to differentiate, set up, and work in different types of decontamination corridors.  

This course offers 4 CE hours covering personal protective equipment, product control, gross and emergency decontamination.  This course offers an interactive practice session and quiz based off IFSTA Essentials of Firefighting, 7th Edition Manual. NFPA 1001 4.1, 5.3.1, 5.4.1, 5.5.1, 5.6.1, 6.2.1, 6.6.1

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LNG105 – Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Workshop #1 – Production, Usage and Safety Overview

The Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Workshop 1: Production, Usage and Safety, live Zoom, provides you with an introduction to what LNG is, how it is made, what it’s common uses are, and how safe of a product it is in comparison to other hydrocarbons. This is a live online instructor-led training that provides for an interactive discussion and allows questions and answers as the information is presented.

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ROL201 – Mechanical Advantage

This course is designed to provide participants with an awareness level knowledge to construct simple and compound Mechanical Advantage (MA) systems, as well as recognize basic MA systems used commonly in rope rescue operations and the efficiency of these MA systems. This course is taught in an online platform by rescue specialists and prepares participants for future hands-on training.

This course is one-hour long.

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will receive a TEEX Certificate of Completion.

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ROL202 – Rope Principles and Knot Tying

This course is designed to provide participants with an awareness level knowledge to recognize the special features and uses of ropes used in the rescue environment, as well as the most common knots and hitches used in the rescue environment. This course is taught in an online platform by rescue specialists and prepares participants for future hands-on training. These instructors will verify that each participant successfully completes tying many of these basic knots and hitches.

This course is one-hour long.

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will receive a TEEX Certificate of Completion.

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ROL203 – Anchors

This Course is designed to provide participants with an awareness level knowledge to recognize different anchor types, materials, and points commonly used in rope rescue operations. Participants will also be able to recognize the difference between substantial and marginal anchor points, and methods to back up marginal anchor points to convert them to substantial anchor points. This course is taught in an online format by rescue specialists and prepares participants for future hands-on training.

This course is an one-hour long.

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will receive a TEEX certificate of completion.

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ROL204 – Confined Space Federal Regulations Part I

This is the first of a two part series. This course is designed to provide participants with an awareness level knowledge of confined space federal regulations provided through OSHA 1910.146. This is a two part course explaining what these regulations mean to each student as well as their companies. This course is taught in an online format by rescue specialists and prepares participants for future hands-on training.

This course is one-hour long.

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will receive a TEEX certificate of completion.

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ROL205 – Confined Space Federal Regulations Part II

This is the second session in a two-part series. This course is designed to provide participants with an awareness level knowledge of confined space federal regulations provided through OSHA 1910.146. This is a two-part course explaining what these regulations mean to each student as well as their companies. This course is taught in an online format by rescue specialists and prepares participants for future hands-on training.

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ROL206 – Trench Rescue OSHA Standards

This course is designed to provide participants with an awareness level knowledge of the OSHA standard for conducting Trench rescue operations. This course is taught in an online format by rescue specialists and prepares participants for future hands-on training.

This course is one-hour long.

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will receive a TEEX certificate of completion.

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ROL207 – Incident Management for Rope and Confined Space Rescue

This course is designed to provide participants with an awareness level knowledge to recognize the functions of leadership roles and subordinate roles in rope rescue or confined space rescue events. Participants will recognize the difference and challenges faced by both municipal and industrial rescue teams. This course is taught in an online format by rescue specialists and prepares participants for future hands-on training.

This course is one-hour long.

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will receive a TEEX certification of completion.

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ROL208 – Vehicle Extrication Tactical Strategies

This course is designed to provide participants with an awareness level of knowledge. Recognizing the strategies and tactics that can better their safety and efficiency during vehicle extrications. This course is taught in an online format by rescue specialists and prepares participants for future hands-on training.

This course is one-hour long.

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will receive a TEEX certificate of completion.

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ROL209 – Ventilation for Confined Space Rescue

This course is designed to provide participants with an awareness level knowledge for atmospheric monitoring and tactical ventilation techniques for a variety of confined space rescue and recovery operations concerning both heavier and lighter than air toxins, as well as a variety of confined spase vessel configurations. This course is taught in an online format by rescue specialists and prepares participants for future hands-on training.

This course is one hour long.

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will receive a TEEX certificate of completion.

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ORA101 – NFPA 1001 Firefighter I & II

This course is designed to provide you with the knowledge and skills necessary to obtain NFPA 1001 Firefighter Levels I and II certification. The course is comprised of two parts – an online portion and a face-to-face skills portion. You must successfully complete both parts to be eligible to sit for the certification examination.

The NFPA 1001 Firefighter I & II online portion is completed by using a home computer, textbook, and online supplemental material. It consists of reading assignments, online knowledge-building activities, online discussions with your instructor and fellow students, videos and multimedia, module quizzes, and a final exam. You will have 10 weeks to complete the online portion of this course.

The NFPA 1001 Firefighter I & II skills session is a three week, face-to-face boot camp consisting of classroom and hands-on field application training. You will put your online learning into practice by participating in field exercises and scenarios, as well as classroom exercises and discussions. The three week skills session begins two weeks after the end date of the online portion of the course.

This program meets or exceeds all requirements set by the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX), Texas Commission on Fire Protection (TCFP), and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1001, Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications, as well as NFPA 472 / NFPA 1072, Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents.

In addition, you will receive the following certificates as part of completing this course:

Courage to Be Safe: Everyone Goes Home

National Traffic Safety Course

NIMS 100 Introduction to Incident Command System, ICS-100

NIMS 200 ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents

NIMS 700 National Incident Management System (NIMS) An Introduction

NIMS 800 National Response Framework, An Introduction

This course provides a total of 545 hours of training.

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RFT001 – Fire Training Academy

**PLEASE NOTE** that online registration is not available for the traditional academy. You must complete a registration packet and submit all required documents by mail. 

TEEX Fire Training Academy prepares you for success as an entry-level firefighter. This is a 12-week program consisting of classroom and hands-on field application training. Our cadets must excel academically, demonstrate exceptional teamwork and leadership skills, and establish professional behavior.

This program meets or exceeds all requirements set by the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX), Texas Commission on Fire Protection (TCFP), and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1001, Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications, as well as NFPA 472, Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents.

This course is held at TEEX Brayton Fire Training Field, College Station, TX

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