Oyen hosts firefighting school
By Diana Walker
Twenty-six volunteer firefighting students gathered in Oyen on the first weekend in April to complete the fourth weekend of the NFPA 1001 level 1 course. This is a mandatory entry-level course for all firefighters. Students are required to attend five weekends of in-person training along with online assignments and textbook review on their own time prior to attending the in-person portion.
Students came from Oyen, Hanna, Consort, Veteran, Cereal, Cessford, Acadia Valley and Big Stone Fire departments as well as the County of Paintearth (Castor) and Flagstaff County (FRESS).
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Training includes fire service safety, communications, building construction, fire dynamics, protective clothing and equipment, fire extinguishers, ropes and knots, ladders, forcible entry, structural search and rescue, tactical ventilation, fire hose and hose stream, fire suppression and overhaul and scene preservation.
Once the students have completed the 1001 level 1 course, they will be able to respond as part of a crew to structure fires in their communities.
Students traveled to Hanna May 2-4 for the fifth weekend of this level. Students will receive the results of the exam written that weekend in a couple of weeks.
“This course is the platform they will use to complete the remainder of their training to becoming 1001 level 1 and level 2 certified,” said Rob Palmer, Fire Chief, Special Areas Board.
The course is called NFPA 1001 level one. This is the entry-level course that all fire fighters start with.
The students are required to attend 5 weekends of in person training along with online assignments and textbook review on their own time prior to attending the in-person portion.
There are 26 students in this class from, Oyen, Hanna, Consort, Veteran, Cereal, Cessford, Acadia Valley and Big Stone Fire departments. This class also has students form outside our training group from the County of Paintearth (Castor) and Flagstaff County (FRESS).
The training includes Fire service safety, communications, Building construction, Fire dynamics, protective clothing and equipment, fire extinguishers, ropes and knots, ladders, forcible entry, structural search and rescue, tactical ventilation, fire hose and hose stream, Fire suppression and overhaul and scene preservation. Once the students have completed the 1001 level 1 course, they will be able to respond as part of a crew to structure fires in their communities.
This course is the platform they will use to complete the remainder of their training to becoming 1001 level 1 and level 2 certified.