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Citizens' Fire
Academy
The Jersey
Village Citizens' Fire Academy is open to anyone over the age of
18. This program is designed to give the citizens of Jersey
Village an opportunity to learn about their emergency services
provider and gain valuable safety and health education.
Participants will be put through training similar to that of a
beginning firefighter, as well as skills needed for CERT
(Community Emergency Response Team). There will be no cost for
this course and all materials necessary will be provided to the
student.
The Citizens'
Fire Academy is a three month program with a weekly meeting time
and two Saturday training sessions. Below is a brief timetable of
the training sessions:
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Introduction, Paperwork, Fire Service History, Fire Dept.
Organization and Station Tour
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Adult CPR
Course
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Basic First
Aid Course
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Communications, Incident Command, Dispatch Center and Police
Dept. Tour
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Protective
Clothing and Self Contained Breathing Apparatus
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Fire Science
and Fire Extinguisher Use
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Fire
Prevention, Home Inspection and Disaster Preparedness
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Rescue
Equipment, Simple Shoring and Hazardous Materials Operations
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Saturday Car
Extrication Practical
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Ladders,
Forced Entry, Utilities Control and Search Techniques
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Ventilation
and Salvage Operations
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Hose
Evolutions and Pump Operations
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Saturday
Live Burn Exercises
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Graduation
Participation
in any section of the class is voluntary; no one will be asked to
do anything that makes them feel uncomfortable. Two Saturday
training sessions will be scheduled: one for vehicle rescue with
the jaws of life and the second is a live burn exercise at a local
fire training field. All classes will be taught by members of
Jersey Village Emergency Services.
To obtain an
application or for more information,
contact Rob Missall at 713-466-2130.
Jersey
Village Fire Department
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