Courses

* To request or schedule a course, please contact UFRA at 863-7700 (Utah County), or toll-free at 888-548-7816, and speak with someone in the Training department.

(BFT) Basic Firefighter Tactics (40 hrs)

Designed to build teamwork and help departments to safely fight fires in a variety of situations including structural, wildland, automobile and hazmat incidents. This course uses a "training-in-context" approach that develops skills within specific evolutions. It uses coaching techniques to provide a better overall understanding of the topics being taught. Key content includes: Safety, ICS, Fire Behavior, SCBA, Fire Attack, Search and Rescue, Ventilation, Salvage and Overhaul, Vehicle fires, Hazmat, Brush fires.

(FF I&II) Firefighter I & II (approx 145 hrs)

Corequisite: HM awareness and operations Covers all required topics for certification under NFPA 1001, requisite knowledge and skills, including specific evolutions. Content includes: Safety, ICS, Fire Behavior, PPE, Fire Attack, Search and Rescue, ladders, Ventilation, Salvage and Overhaul, Vehicle fires and extrication, Ground cover fires etc.. The course is designed to be taught in 4 and 8 hour blocks and can be expanded to include Live Fire components. (Certification available, must be scheduled separately)

(FFS/RIT) Firefighter Survival / Rapid Intervention Teams (16 hrs)

Identifies conditions and situations that may pose a risk to firefighters and teaches firefighters to help themselves and each other to evacuate hazardous areas in emergency conditions. Includes self and team rescue techniques using ropes, ladders and other common tools. Stresses correct response to mayday conditions, communications and safety.

(PLF) Prerequisites of Live Fire (8hrs)

Designed to fulfill NFPA 1403 requirements for updated training with live fire situations. This course also gives an overview of the Academy's live fire training props. The student will become familiar with the procedures and safety requirements of each prop. Subjects and Skills reviewed are ICS, Safety, ventilation, forcible entry, hose streams, fire behavior, ladders, SCBA and personal protective equipment.

(FST) Flashover Survival Training (4 hrs)

Prerequisite: FF I or BFT or PLF Describes the signs to look for and the skills needed to survive an impending flashover. It gives firefighters the opportunity to witness fire behavior from the incipient phase through flashover in a safe environment and to learn concepts and practices to prevent injury or death.

(IFA) Initial Fire Attack (4hrs)

Prerequisite: FF I or BFT or PLF This course is designed to build teamwork and skills. Designed for those who are currently enrolled in or have completed Firefighter I training. This intensive course will explain and demonstrate interior structural fire attack operations. Topics include incident command, personnel accountability, fire behavior, attack strategies, forcible entry and fire stream management. This course includes participation in live fire exercises. Satisfies the class B exterior and class A interior fire control training requirements for Firefighter I certification.

(VF) Vehicle Fires (4 hrs)

Prerequisite: FF I or BFT or PLF This course gives firefighters a better perspective to fight vehicle fires. The course teaches how to identify the causes, describes major hazard areas, and teaches firefighting techniques to extinguish vehicle fires. The course will teach a variety of attack methods to fight fires in the engine, passenger, and trunk compartments. Also involved are wheel fires, flammable liquid fires and bumper shock type explosions as well as new technologies such as air bags and hybrid components

(HMA) Hazardous Materials: Awareness (8 hr)

This course meets the hazardous materials training requirements for Firefighter I certification and for compliance with federal OSHA regulations for firefighters responding to hazardous materials incidents. Participants will be able to recognize and identify the presence of hazardous materials and determine basic hazard and response information form placards, labels, container markings and shipping papers. Course topics include understanding the risks and potential outcomes of a hazardous materials incident, using the DOT Emergency Response Guide, when and how to request additional resources, and the need for and Incident Command System. This course will include testing for Hazardous Materials First Responder - Awareness level certification (A prerequisite for Firefighter I certification) (Certification available, must be scheduled separately)

(HMO-B) Hazardous Materials: Operations: Basic (32 hrs)

Prerequisite: HM Awareness
This course is designed to provide the student with the basic skills necessary to safely and effectively manage (in a defensive mode) the initial activities of an emergency involving the uncontrolled release of dangerous chemicals as per NFPA 472. Course includes basic incident management, recognition and identification, PPE, decontamination, and product control techniques. (Certification available, must be scheduled separately) 

     (HMO-WMD) Hazardous Materials Operations: WMD (60 hrs) 

Prerequisite: HM Awareness
This course is designed to provide the student with all of the Hazmat Operations: Basic knowledge and skills as well as the new WMD skills according to NFPA 472. This course teaches the NFPA 472 Hazmat Ops: Basic and, in addition, allows the organization to choose from a menu of WMD modules according to their specific mission. All of the WMD modules can be delivered or ordered separately. Available modules are: Atmospheric Monitoring (4 hours), Illicit Labs (8 hours), Evidence Collection (8 hours), and Victim Rescue and Recovery (4 hours). The 60 hour time requirement represents the Basic course and all of the WMD modules being delivered. Modify the total hours based on the modules selected. (Certification available, must be scheduled separately)

(FSI I) Fire Service Instructor I (16hrs)

Fire Instructor 1 is designed for instructors, training officers and other fire or rescue service personnel with the responsibility for conducting fire department training. This course introduces the participant to basic instructional concepts and techniques with emphasis on those teaching principles and techniques applicable to fire and rescue service training and will provide the skills needed to teach from prepared lesson outlines. Key content includes: effective communication, teaching from lesson plans, methods of instruction with emphasis on skills training and adult learning. (Certification available, must be scheduled separately)

(FSI II) Fire Service Instructor II (32 hrs)

Prerequisite FSI 1 Fire Instructor II is designed to take a person from just being able to deliver a class from a prepared outline to being able to develop a lesson plan/outline. This person will also be able to identify training needs and prioritize them so that a training schedule is developed that will fit into a known budget and time frame. (Certification available, must be scheduled separately)

(FEAST) Fire Evolutions and Attack Systems Training (4 hrs)

Prerequisite: FF I or BFT or Prerequisites of Live Fire This live fire training will explain and demonstrate exterior combustible liquid fire control, interior structural fire attack operations, interior search and rescue. Topics include incident command, personnel accountability, fire behavior, fire attack strategies, forcible entry and fire stream management. Satisfies the class A interior fire control, Firefighter I& II skills and Firefighter Survival skills training requirements for Firefighter I & II certification.

( FSO 2040) Fire Origin and Cause, Operations I (45 hrs)

Presents fire cause and origin requirements in NFPA 1021 for Officer I certification. Includes determining the cause and origin of a fire, when to call an investigator, rules for preserving evidence, identifying fire setters, testifying in court, and the motives and methods of arsonists.

(FI I) Fire Inspector I (45 hrs)

Prerequisite: HM Awareness Addresses the principles of fire inspection and application of the International Fire Code. Topics include identification of fire hazards, fire prevention measures, inspection techniques, and pre-fire planning. Includes classroom discussion and actual inspections of both under-construction and occupied buildings. Successful completers should be prepared to attain Fire Inspector I certification. (Certification available, must be scheduled separately)

(ADO-P) Apparatus Driver Operator - Pumper (72 hrs)