Johnston Community College - Clayton Fire Training

CLAYTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
2008 NC FIREFIGHTER I/II CERTIFICATION CLASS SCHEDULE
	All classes will begin at Station 1
CLASS	DATES	TIMES	INSTRUCTOR(S)
FFI/II Emergency Medical Care	Aug 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st	1900hrs - 2200hrs	Yeaman / Dean
Including AHA CPR
FFI/II Fire Alarms and	Sept 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th	1900hrs - 2200hrs	Atkinson
Communications
NC Emergency Vehicle Driving	Sept 22nd, 23rd, 24th	1900hrs - 2200hrs	Herring
	Sept 27th (Driving Course)	0800hrs - 1700hrs	Herring
FFI/II Fire Prevention, Public	Oct 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th	1900hrs - 2200hrs	Wallace
Education, Cause Determination
Hazardous Materials Operations	Oct 21st, 23rd, 28th, 30th	1800hrs - 2200hrs	Gayle
and Response to Terrorism	Oct 25th	0800hrs - 1700hrs	Gayle
	Nov 1st	0800hrs - 1700hrs	Gayle
	Nov 6th	1800hrs - 2200hrs	Gayle
*Denotes NFPA 1403 / Live Burn Classes
Students are responsible for having copy of Essentials of Firefighting, 4th edition by IFSTA
Registration will be first night of class - No exceptions

Clayton Fire Department Station 1 @ 325 W. Horne Street Clayton NC 27520
For additional information, please contact Division Chief Jason Dean at (O) 919-553-1520 or (C)919-201-4505

CLAYTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
2008-2009 NC Rescue Technician VMR and Ropes Class Schedule
	All classes will begin at Station 1
CLASS	DATES	TIMES	INSTRUCTOR(S)
RT General Incident Planning	August 26th, 28th	1900hrs - 2200hrs	Dean / Corker
RT General Inspection/Maint.*	Sept. 2nd, 3rd, 4th	1900hrs - 2200hrs	Dean / Corker
RT General Helicopter Transport	Sept. 8th, 9th	1900hrs - 2200hrs	Corker
RT Gen Ropes,Anchors,Lowers*	Sept. 29th, 30th, Oct. 1st, 2nd	1900hrs - 2200hrs	Dean / Corker
	Oct. 11th	0800hrs - 1800hrs	Dean / Corker
RT VMR Incident Planning	Oct. 14th, 15th, 16th	1900hrs - 2200hrs	Corker
RT General Search	Nov. 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th	1900hrs - 2200hrs	Dean / Corker
RT VMR Equipment*	Nov. 17th, 19th	1900hrs - 2200hrs	Dean / Corker
	Nov. 22nd, 23rd	0800hrs - 1700hrs	Dean / Corker
RT VMR Veh/Mach. Extrication*	Jan. 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th	1900hrs - 2200hrs	Dean / Corker
	Jan. 17th	0800hrs - 1800hrs	Dean / Corker
RT Ropes Site Operations*	Jan. 20th, 21st, 22nd	1900hrs - 2200hrs	Dean
RT Ropes Anchors*	Feb. 24th, 25th, 26th	1900hrs - 2200hrs	Dean / Corker
	Feb. 28th	0800hrs - 1600hrs	Dean / Corker
RT Ropes Mechanical Advantage*	Mar. 4th, 5th	1900hrs - 2200hrs	Dean
RT Ropes Fixed Ropes*	Mar. 14th, 15th	0900hrs - 1600hrs	Dean / Corker
RT Ropes Lowers/Raises*	April 4th, 5th	0900hrs - 1600hrs	Dean / Corker
RT Ropes Highlines*	April 23rd	1900hrs - 2200hrs	Dean
	April 25th	0900hrs - 1600hrs	Dean
RT Ropes Victim Removal*	April 27th, 28th	1900hrs - 2200hrs	Dean
	May 2nd	0800hrs - 1800hrs	Dean / Corker

*Denotes classes that require student to be 18 years of age or older.

Student also has to obtain Hazardous Materials Level I (Operations) and a Medical Training class/certification.
(FFI/II Emergency Medical Care will meet the medical training crieteria)

Student must complete RT VMR certification program before taking the RT Ropes certification program

Classes that cross-over from Firefighter I/II are not being offered with the above schedule. Those classes are:
RT General PPE/Equipment (FFI/II PPE crosses over for this credit)
RT General Victim Management (FFI/II Rescue crosses over for this credit)
RT VMR Personal Protective Equipment (FFI/II PPE crosses over for this credit)
There are no cross over classes for the RT-Ropes certification program

Registration will be first night of class - No exceptions

All classes will begin at Clayton Fire Department Station 1 @ 325 W. Horne Street Clayton NC 27520
For additional information regarding the classes or any of the Frequently Asked Questions on the next page,
please contact Division Chief Jason Dean at (O) 919-553-1520 or (C)919-201-4505 Or send email to:
jdean@townofclaytonnc.org

NC Rescue Technician VMR and Ropes Class FAQ
Question: Can I take just the VMR classes and not the General classes and be VMR certified?
Answer: No, in order to obtain RT-VMR certification you must complete the General and VMR classes
set forth by NCDOI/OSFM, see course listing at following site:
www.ncdoi.com/OSFM/FireAndRescueCommission/Documents/Certification/RescueTechCourseListing.pdf

Question: Are there any crossover classes from Firefighter I/II or the old Emergency Rescue Tech. classes?
Answer: Yes, see previous page of this document for Firefighter I/II crossover credits and visit following site:
www.ncdoi.com/OSFM/FireAndRescueCommission/Documents/Certification/RescueTechCrossoverListing.pdf

Question: What counts for the medical requirement class?
Answer: The Firefighter I Emergency Medical Care class will count for the medical requirement or if you are
certified through the NC Office of EMS as a Medical Responder or higher, you can forward a copy of your
certification to OSFM via mail or fax (go to www.ncdoi.com OSFM Section for mail/fax information)

Question: How do I know what class credits I have?
Answer: You can view your NCDOI/OSFM transcript by going to the following site:
http://osfmweb.ncdoi.net/public/Student.html

Question: How many hours are required for continuing education for RT VMR or Ropes certification?
Answer: The NCDOI does not require a set number of hours for continuing education. It is strongly encouraged
that the AHJ set a number of hours per departmental requirements to maintain proficiency with skills taught
during the certification program. The only set con-ed hours are for Instructors and Certified Fire Investigators
www.ncdoi.com/OSFM/FireAndRescueCommission/Documents/Certification/RecertificationRevisions.pdf

Question: What reference material or text books are needed for the RT certification training?
Answer: Unfortunately, there is not a single book that covers all of the RT VMR and Ropes classes. There
will be handouts given to students during the above RT classes, and the reference materials will be shared with
students at each class. Students still need to be prepared to take notes because some things covered may
not necessarily be written out on the handouts but be covered during presentations. Any student wishing to
further their knowledge or become instructors will need to / have to obtain the reference materials.

Question: Can I use my own harness for the ropes classes?
Answer: Yes, as long as it meets the NFPA 1983 Standard and has a General Rating. Firefighter or extrication
gloves that have been exposed to contaminants will not be able to be used on the ropes or other software,
webbing, prusiks, harnesses, etc. Rope rescue gloves will be available for personnel to use, or personnel can
purchase their own leather style glove for rope use only.

Question: I don’t see a rappelling class listed in the RT Ropes portion. Is this covered during the certification
process?
Answer: Yes. The RT Ropes - Fixed Ropes and Victim Removal class covers the rappelling and ascending
part of the certification process. The Fixed Ropes class is a very physically and mentally demanding class.

Question: Do I have to have my RT-VMR certificate in hand before taking the RT-Ropes classes?
Answer: No. As long as you have completed the RT-VMR class credits, you can take the RT-Ropes classes.

Question: Is there not a class in the RT-Ropes portion to teach students how to tie knots?
Answer: No. There is no specific class to teach how to tie knots in the RT-Ropes portion because it is
covered during RT-General Ropes. The RT-Ropes portion is a Technician Level certification and students will
be expected to be proficient in the tying of knots. A review session will be set-up during one of the classes.

Clayton Fire Department

2008 NC FIREFIGHTER I/II CERTIFICATION CLASS SCHEDULE