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    FIREFIGHTING PROGRAM

    FIREFIGHTER TRAINING AT THE FLORIDA STATE FIRE COLLEGE

    If you are looking for challenging and rewarding career that saves lives, then firefighting may be for you. The state firefighter certification program challenges students mentally, physically and emotionally in firefighter training combining classroom learning and hands-on instruction. All classes are held at the Florida State Fire College campus, in northwest Marion County on County Road 25A. Graduates have ample opportunities serve their communities and save lives as volunteer or professional firefighters.

    COURSES:

    FFP 0010 Fire Fighter 1
    This course introduces students to the basic activities and principles of fire fighting including history of fire service, firefighter safety and health, fire behavior, building construction, personal protective gear, portable extinguishers, ropes & knots, building search & victim removal, forcible entry, ladders, water supply, hoses, fire control, sprinkler systems, protecting fire scene evidence.
     
    FFP 0020 Fire Fighter 2
    This course allows students to develop the basic skills in using fire fighting tools and equipment including building construction & structural collapse awareness, rescue and extrication, water supply, fire hose, fire streams, fire control, fire detection, alarm, and suppression systems, fire department communications, live fire burns, fire prevention and public education, flammable gas control, Florida Fire Chiefs Statewide Emergency Response Plan, engine company evolutions, ladder company evolutions.

    PROGRAM LENGTH:

    538 hours, 13 weeks

    ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

    TABE test required or qualifying SAT, ACT, or CPT test scores (must be within 2 years of date of entry into a class or AA Degree or higher will waive test scores). High School Diploma or GED. Submit a class request form with documentation of test scores or degree.


    View additional firefighting school requirements.


    FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE FIREFIGHTING PROGRAM, PLEASE CALL (352) 369-2849 OR (352) 671-4132.