Live Fire Instructor Credential - Fixed Facility

This intensive three-day program explores the most recent NFPA 1403 standard and applies the principles of the standard to the student’s ability to instruct live fire training in a safe environment. The course is delivered in a true blended learning approach using the online-learning system to prepare the candidate for the three day instructor led course.

Students must first complete an extensive online learning platform with several activities and pre-test. NFPA 1403 content will be discussed and demonstrated in hands-on live fire training evolutions at the host facility where skill checklists validate candidate performance. Candidates must meet all prerequisites as specified in NFPA 1403 Chapter 4 Section 4.3 to participate as students in this program.

Program Highlights:

Instructor responsibilities in operations of permanent gas fire and Class A combustible fueled live fire training structures
Creating and implementation of a sample pre-burn plan
Emergency planning and operations
Instructor and student pre-fire walk-through
Review and analyze relevant case studies
Working with students in fire conditions
Situational awareness during fire conditions
Fuel characteristics and safe loading
Participant PPE inspections
Review of current industry research involving live fire conditions
Application of duties to ignition officer, safety officer and instructor-in-charge

Course Schedule:

Day 1: Lecture and Student Activities
Day 2: Lecture, Practical Application, and Evolutions (To include Live Fire)
Day 3: Lecture, Practical Application, and Written Examination

Student Prerequisites for Live Fire Instructor Credential Program:

Must be an AHJ credentialed Firefighter II & AHJ credentialed Instructor
Must have a minimum of one year as an instructor
Successful completion of online pre-course examination
Must have a signed letter, by Fire Chief of represented department, verifying these aforementioned prerequisites

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Program Overview:

Reading Material (not provided with registration):

NFPA 1403 Standard on Live Fire Training, 2018 Version
Live Fire Training: Principles & Practice to NFPA 1403, Second Edition

Online Course Work

Approximately 16 hours of activities and examination
EVALS platform (log in information provided at time of registration)

Classroom and Practical:

Tour & operations in permanent gas fired and/or non-gas fired structural fire training props
Safety Planning
Emergency planning & operations (emergency egress, RIT, students/instructor rescue, emergency suppression)
Instructor & student pre-fire walk-through (purpose, content, instructor’s role)
Working with students in fire conditions (includes physical positioning, maneuvering in low visibility, observation of students for difficulties and/or unsafe behavior; teaching in the environment)
Situational awareness during fire operations (changes in fire dynamics and conditions, student behavior, operational issues such as complacency, compliance to safety plan)
Fuel characteristics & safe loading
Participant PPE inspections
Using the Training Plan (focuses on implementation not preparation of a plan & understanding and meeting training objectives)
Task Books: Sign off on skills completed during class