Airport Fire Fighter
February 12, 2024
Muscle Shoals Regional Training Center
3020 Reduction Plant Road
Muscle Shoals,
Alabama
35661
Designed for fire departments, both civilian and military, whose primary mission is aircraft fire and rescue. This course meets the training requirements of both NFPA 1003: Standard for Airport Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications, and FAA FAR Part 139.319. The course covers such topics as Airport Familiarization, Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Apparatus, Aircraft Types, Engines and Systems, and Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Procedures. These classroom sessions are followed by practical exercises in turret operations and extinguishment of wheel/brake, engine, interior cabin, and fuel spill fires through the use of handlines. This course will be held at a facility where various aircraft and apparatus are available.
Prerequisites:
High School Diploma/GED;(IFSAC or Pro Board) Certified Fire Fighter II
Cost:
Instate Cost: 350
Out of State Cost: 590
Required Text:
Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting, 6th Edition