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The PSTC offers the following courses for fire departments on a contract basis. If your fire department is interested in one of these courses, please give us a call at (315) 498-6046.
This course is a hazardous awareness level course for first responders. This course explains the terms used on Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), information on and location of MSDS, and the use of the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG).
This course is a hazardous materials operations level course for first responders.
This is a practical for the Hazardous Materials Operations course for first responders.
This course is a hazardous materials technician level course for first responders.
This is a practical for the Hazardous Materials Technician course for first responders.
This course covers the different types of SCBA and proper donning procedures. This course describes conditions requiring respiratory protection and the effects of oxygen deficiency and toxic gases on the human body. Also explained are manufacturers' servicing instructions and routine inspection procedures.
This is a practical for the Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) course.
This course covers the procedures for and dangers of confined space.
This is the practical for the Confined Space course.
This course describes the role of personal protective equipment for firefighters and the relationship between PPE and national standards and regulations. This course explains the proper donning procedures and the conditions and damage that render structural PPE unserviceable.
This is the practical for the PPE course.
This course describes leading causes of death and injury in the fire service and defines risk management. This course covers NFPA standards that affect and pertain to firefighter occupational safety and components that make up the accident chain.
This course describes hazards associated with various rescue operations and the differences between primary and secondary searches. This course explains proper procedures for vehicle extrication and victim drags and carries. Also covered are various types of specialized rescue situations and the hazards associated with them.
This is the practical for the Search and Rescue course.
This course describes the types, inspection of, and maintenance procedures for each type of forcible entry tool. This course explains building features, types of locks, and methods of forcible entry for doors, windows, gates, walls and floors.
This is the practical for the Forcible Entry course.
This course describes the materials used to construct fire service rope and the characteristics of these materials. This coures explains the difference between life safety and utility ropes, and the proper methods of inspection, maintenance, and storage of ropes. Also discussed are basic knots used by fire service, how to tie each of them, and their uses.
This is the practical for the Ropes and Knots course.
This course describes the parts, functions, types, and maintenance of ladders. This course explains ladder operation safety and concepts behind different ladder-raising techniques. Also discussed are ladder selection process skills, fundamentals of ladder placement, and inspection of ladders.
This is the paractical for the Ground Ladders course.
This course describes the parts and functions of aerial maintenance of ladders. This course explains ladder operation safety and concepts behind different ladder-raising techniques.
This is the practical for the Aerial Ladders course.
This course describes types, principles, advantages, and effects of ventilation. This course explains the effects of heat, smoke, and toxic gases and considerations for proper ventilation. Also covered are effects of air movement, saafety considerations, and the obstacles of ventilation.
This is the practical for the Ventilation course.
This course explains methods for initial attack.
This is the practical for the Initial Attack course.
This course describes how to lay, carry, and advance hose lines.
This is the practical for the Laying, Carrying, & Advancing Hose Lines course.
This course explains the sources of water supply and the difference between ground water and surface water. This course describes water distribution systems, types of hydrants and their uses, and valves. This course also covers rural water supply, portable water tank operation, and causes of damage to hydrants.
This is the practical for the Water Supply course.
This course describes types, purposes, and operation of fire streams.
This is the practical for the Fire Streams course.
This course describes procedures and methods for firefighter escape and survival.
This is the practical for the Firefighter Escape and Survival course.
This course uses the computer program Fire Studio to simulate incidents including fires using pictures of local houses and buildings. THis course allows personnel to discuss how they would prepare for and respond to incidents in their own district.
This course describes the operation of the various types of protective systems that protect life and property. This course explains the operation of various types of detection devices and sprinkler systems. Also described are techniques for stopping a flowing sprinkler head and methods of returning a sprinkler system to service.
This is the practical for the Fire Protective Systems course.
This course describes the relationship between loads, imposition of leads, and forces. This course explains the five general types of building construction and the effects of fire on common building materials. Also discussed in this class are building collapse hazards associated with fire suppression operations and five indicators of collapse or structural failure that might be found during fire suppression operations.
This is the practical for the Building Construction course.
This course explains the five classes of fire, the risks associated with each class, and the kinds of extinguishers used for each. This course also describes how to operate, maintain, and inspect portable fire extinguishers.
This is the practical for the Portable Fire Extinguishers course.
This course explains the purpose of, types of, and maintenance of tools and equipment used for salvage and overhaul operations. This course describes how fire attack and ventilation assist in the salvage effort and where to search buildings for hidden fires.
This is the practical for the Salvage and Overhaul course.
This course describes types, purposes, and operation of foam, as well as the operation of foam-making equipment.
This is the practical for the Foam course.
This course describes Rit/Fast.
This course describes search and rescue techniques for commercial buildings.
This course describes chimney fires.
This course describes carbon monoxide exposures.
This course describes responses to hazardous materials.
This course describes concerns for building collapse.