Rev. 02/01/21 1 REV 2/01/21 vision contact information The New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control strives to be a national recognized leader in fire NYS Division of Homeland Security services, delivering the highest quality, and Emergency Services state of the art, and most comprehensive Office of Fire Prevention and Control training, response, and technical State Office Campus assistance programs and services to 1220 Washington Avenue Building 7A, 2nd Floor emergency responders, local entities, Albany, NY 12226 and the citizens of New York State. Phone: 518-474-6746 The Office’s programs enable: the Fax: 518-474-3240 state’s fire service to become the e-mail: [email protected] best trained, best prepared and most Web: www.dhses.ny.gov/ofpc effective professional emergency response force in the nation; New York State’s colleges, universities, state NYS Academy of Fire Science properties and its citizens, to be the 600 College Avenue safest in regard to fire prevention and Montour Falls, NY 14865-9634 awareness; and the state to maintain Phone: 607-535-7136 arson related fires at the lowest per Fax: 607-535-4841 capita within the United States. e-mail: [email protected] Academy course information, schedules, and application forms are on the web: mission www.dhses.ny.gov/ofpc The Office of Fire Prevention and Control will deliver a wide breadth NYS Preparedness Training Center of services to firefighters, emergency 5900 Airport Rd responders, state and local government Oriskany, NY 13424 agencies, public and private colleges, Phone: 315-768-5689 and the citizens of New York. The e-mail: [email protected] Office advances public safety through firefighter training, education, fire SPTC course information, training calendar and prevention, investigative, special registration information is on the web: operations and technical rescue www.dhses.ny.gov/training/calendar/?agency=SPTC programs. The timely delivery of these essential services enables the Office to make significant contributions to the County Fire Coordinators safety of all of New York State. Contact list on website: www.dhses.ny.gov/ofpc/county-fire-coordinators 2 REV 2/01/21 CONTENT Pg. 4 About Our Training Programs Pg. 5 Command and Management Pg. 5 Emergency Medical Service Pg. 6 Fire/Arson Investigation Pg. 9 Fire Equipment Maintenance Pg. 9 Fire Instructor Development Pg. 10 Fire Officer Development Pg. 13 Fire Prevention/Code Enforcement Pg. 15 Fire Suppression Pg. 19 Hazardous Materials Pg. 23 Health and Safety Pg. 24 Public Safety Dispatcher Training Pg. 24 Technical Rescue Pg. 29 Special Programs Pg. 30 Academy Fees/Registration Instructions Pg. 31 SPTC Fees/Registration Instructions 3 REV 2/01/21 TRAINING LOCATIONS The New York State fire service residential training courses are offered at the NYS Academy of Fire Science, in Montour Falls. Certain swiftwater/flood rescue/technical rescue courses are also available at the New York State Preparedness Training Center (SPTC). Outreach courses are offered in various satellite locations throughout the State. The location where a course is given, along with its respective course number, is listed at the end of each course description. TRAINING AUTHORIZATION Training Authorization Letters (Form EOSB-1654) are now required for ALL OFPC courses (not just courses requiring the use of SCBA,) except those listed below. A training authorization letter is required for courses taught at all training locations including the Academy of Fire Science, State Preparedness Training Center (SPTC) and Outreach Courses. The following courses/programs are exempt from the Training Authorization Letters: • Fire Safety Courses taught to the public, children, college students and OPWDD employees. • Explorer Weekends at the NYS Fire Academy (Explorers are not allowed to attend OFPC training except for the Explorer Weekends) • Non-OFPC Programs hosted at the NYS Fire Academy or SPTC. The Training Authorization Letter was instituted for all courses to ensure that the student, authorizing agency representative (Chief, Training Officer or Supervisor) and the Office of Fire Prevention and Control staff know that an individual has the proper authorization to attend the training course or courses delivered by the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, Office of Fire Prevention and Control. COURSE SCHEDULE INFORMATION Please note that the courses listed within this book are not necessarily offered every year. For a complete and current schedule of courses at the Academy of Fire Science go to: www.dhses.ny.gov/ofpc/training ; for the State Preparedness Training Center, go to: www.dhses.ny.gov/training/calendar/?agency=SPTC CERTIFICATION INFORMATION For information on both state and national certifications, go to: www.dhses.ny.gov/ofpc/training/fire-academy/certifications.cfm FIRE SERVICE DEGREE PROGRAMS Several colleges and universities in New York State offer Fire Service-related degree programs. In some cases, degree credit may be available for OFPC courses. Contact these institutions for further information. See listing at: www.dhses.ny.gov/ofpc/training/fire-academy/advanced-education.cfm QUESTIONS, CONTACT: NYS Division of Homeland Security Office of Fire Prevention & Control and Emergency Services NYS Academy of Fire Science Office of Fire Prevention & Control 600 College Avenue State Office Campus Montour Falls, NY 14865-9634 1220 Washington Avenue Phone: 607-535-7136 Building 7A, 2nd Floor Fax: 607-535-4841 Albany, NY 12226 Phone: 518-474-6746 County Fire Coordinators Fax: 518-474-3240 Contact list on website: e-mail: [email protected] www.dhses.ny.gov/ofpc/county-fire-coordinators www.dhses.ny.gov/ofpc Essential forms and information are also available online www.dhses.ny.gov/ofpc 4 REV 2/01/21 NYS EMERGENCY RESPONDER management personnel proof of liability insurance including CURRICULUM Course Length: 24 hours Medical Malpractice and Errors & COURSES AND SCHEDULES ON THE Prerequisite: Basic Incident Command Omissions (minimum $1,000,000 per WEB: WWW.DHSES.NY.GOV/OFPC System (I-200) occurrence/$3,000,000 aggregate). Course number: 01-11-0159 This is most often covered by your sponsoring agency. Course Location(s): Locally via Outreach COMMAND AND Materials Fee: $10 Tuition fee: $700 (Waived for members of MANAGEMENT IS-700.A: National Incident NYS DOH-recognized EMS Provider Management System (NIMS), Agencies) Advanced ICS, ICS for An Introduction Course number : 01-03-0007 Course Location(s): Academy Command and General Staff— Homeland Security Presidential Complex Incidents I-400 Directive (HSPD–5) directed the The I-400 course is a classroom- Secretary of Homeland Security to Emergency Medical Technician delivered program that discusses develop and administer a National Refresher advanced management applications Incident Management System. NIMS This convenient three-weekend course of the Incident Command System provides a consistent nationwide will help the Emergency Medical including Command and General Staff, template to enable all government, Technician (EMT) refresh previously Unified Command, Major Incident private-sector, and non-governmental learned material while gaining new Management, Area Command, organizations to work together during knowledge, skills and abilities necessary and Multi-Agency Coordination. domestic incidents. This course will to be a competent, productive and Candidates for this course should have describe the key concepts, principles valuable member of the emergency a considerable background in incident and benefits of using NIMS. medical services team. Through both management in both academic and Designed for: All firefighters a written and practical skills challenge practical application. Course Length: 3 hours approach, this course will help evaluate Designed for: Fire officers, law Course number : 01-11-0160 the current skill and knowledge of the enforcement supervisory personnel, Course Location(s): Locally via Outreach refreshing EMT student and provide an emergency medical officers and opportunity for customizing the course emergency management personnel to meet the needs of the individual Course Length: 16 hours student. It will also provide a mechanism Prerequisite: Incident Command System EMERGENCY MEDICAL to acknowledge and provide credit for Intermediate (I-300) SERVICE the experience of the EMT student. All Course number: 01-11-0158 candidates will be required to submit Course Location(s): Academy, Locally via Emergency Medical Technician- proof of completion of 6 short, on-line Outreach courses assigned between the first and Basic second weekends of the course. Intermediate ICS, ICS for This unique seventeen day program Designed for: Current or previously includes instruction in all skills certified NYS Emergency Medical Expanding Incidents I-300 necessary to provide emergency Technicians The complexity of incident medical care at a basic life support level Course Length: 100 hours management, coupled with the growing with an ambulance service or other Prerequisite: Current or previous need for multi-agency and multi- specialized emergency medical service certification as a NYS Emergency functional involvement on incidents, (EMS) operations. A clinical experience Medical Technician has increased the need for a single requirement, to be completed outside Materials Fee: $10 standard incident management system of class, is part of the course. Tuition fee: $335 (Waived for members of that can be utilized by all emergency Designed for: All emergency