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ALABAMA FIRE COLLEGE SYLLABUS:
APPARATUS OPERATOR: PUMPER CERTIFICATION COURSE
COURSE INFORMATION
Days and hours of
instruction: 5 days; 40 hours
CONTACT INFORMATION
AFC staff and contact
email:
Kevin Pate
kpate@alabamafirecollege.org
Bart Marshall:
bmarshall@alabamafirecollege.org
Jimmy Conner:
jconner@alabamafirecollege.org
AFC web address:
www.alabamafirecollege.org
TEXTBOOK/OTHER MATERIALS
Required Text:
IFSTA’s Pumping
Apparatus Driver/Operator Handbook, 2nd edition
Available from the
Shelton State Bookstore at 1-800-538-0762
Supplementary
reading:
NFPA 1002, Standard for
Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator Professional Qualifications, 2003 edition,
available from NFPA at
www.nfpa.org
Additional material
required:
Performance Standards
that must be completed and documented by the student at their department
prior to attending class.
Skill Sheets 1-5 are used to document the 16 hour training.
Please note:
Test questions are taken from the instructor's lecture AND the assigned
reading. While some questions from the assigned reading may not be covered
during class due to time constraints, students are responsible for knowing
and understanding ALL information assigned in the syllabus.
Instructor materials:
Teaching Outline and PowerPoint: Rev. 11/2003
COURSE DESCRIPTION OBJECTIVES
Pre-requisites:
Certified Fire Fighter or Certified Volunteer Fire Fighter, valid driver's license and documentation of 16 hours of apparatus driving (Skill
Sheets 1-5).
Description:
A course designed for
the fire fighter who wishes to advance to the next level of his/her
profession. This course consists of six modules: Preventive Maintenance,
Test and Inspections, Driving/Operating, Water Supply, Sprinklers and
Standpipes, and Operations.
Goals:
The purpose of this
course is to specify, in terms of performance objectives, the minimum
requirements for professional service as an apparatus operator/driver. This
course shall cover the requirements for the Apparatus Operator/Driver: Pumper level of progression.
Objectives:
After completion of the
Apparatus Operator: Pumper course, the candidate must be able to perform the
following job performance requirements;
Instructional
methods:
Classroom and hands-on
COURSE SCHEDULE
(Tentative, subject to change depending on the progress of the class)
Monday:
Introduction & Orientation; Driver Operator Qualification; Types of
Apparatus, Inspections and Maintenance; Operating Emergency Vehicles;
Positioning Apparatus
Tuesday:
Water
Supply; Hose & Nozzles; Flow Rates; Fire Pump Theory; Operating Fire Pumps;
Relay Pumping Operations
Wednesday:
Fire
Ground Hydraulics; Practical exercises – Drafting, Relay Pumping Operations,
Pump Testing
Thursday:
Water
Shuttle Operations; Fire Ground Hydraulics; Practical Exercises – Fire
Stream Calculations on the Fire Ground, Elevated Master Stream Applications
Friday:
Foam
Applications; Apparatus Testing; Review; Certification Testing; Evaluations
COURSE POLICIES
Attendance:
Students are expected to
attend all classes. Failure to appear in class for a scheduled activity will
be considered an absence, unless prior permission is received from the
instructor. For any absence to be excused, it must be accompanied by written
description of extenuating circumstances. For a certification course,
students must attend all classes to obtain certification.
Tardiness:
Students must adhere to
class schedules. Students are required to be punctual for all classes and
class activities. Classes will begin promptly at the scheduled time unless
specific instructions are given otherwise.
Class participation:
This course will involve
discussion, questions and answers on the materials, and case study. Class
participation is expected from all students.
Safety:
Safety of the students
is top priority to the Alabama Fire College. Students must adhere to safety
regulations while attending a class on or off the Fire College campus. At
the Fire College campus, safety instructions are posted in every classroom,
as well as escape routes and tornado actions.
Academic misconduct:
Academic misconduct or
dishonesty such as cheating and plagiarism is not permitted in class.
Suspected cases of academic misconduct will be reported to the Executive
Director. Conduct detrimental to the fire service on or off campus will not
be tolerated. We will investigate any complaints, and if the complaint is
valid the student will be dismissed and his/her agency will be notified.
Grading:
Letter grades are assigned according to the following system for all
certification courses for which students have registered.
A – Excellent (90-100)
B – Good (80-89)
C – Average (70-79)
Satisfactory grades for
certification are A, B, or C. A mark of AU is assigned for course work
performed as an audit.
Certification:
There will be an
examination for state certification provided by the Alabama Fire College and
Personnel Standards Commission. An overall score of 70% is required to the
successful completion of this examination. Re-tests may be taken after 30
days and within 12 months of the date of course completion. The Alabama
Fire College and Personnel Standards Commission is accredited by the
National Professional Qualifications System (NPQS). The
Executive Director has generously decided to fund national registration and
certification for all successful students, so each student will
automatically receive certification from the NPQS upon successful completion
of the course and exam.
STUDENT
FEEDBACK
Evaluation form:
An evaluation form will
be provided for each student at the end of the course. Please use this
evaluation form as a means of communicating your opinions on the course,
course content, instructor and facilities.
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