**Alert on Upcoming October Classes** at Open Fire Academy

**Alert on Upcoming October Classes**

Due to the high demand of the first Fire Officer I class, we will be offering a second one beginning October 20, 2008. If you or someone in your department is interested in taking the course, please contact admin@openfireacademy.org, immediately. Space and time to register are limited and we will only be able to take the first 20 registrations.

Here is the course information:

Course: Fire Officer I (online)
OFA Link:http://openfireacademy.com/course/view.php?id=36

Dates: October 20, 2008- December 14, 2008
Sponsoring Entity: Open Fire Academy/ Haywood Community College

ProBoard/IFSAC: Yes (Please see details in course description)
Tuition: NC Residents-$0.00; NC non-residents-$60.00 (books cost additional)


For questions or to register, please email admin@openfireacademy.org.
We are taking registrations for:

Residential Search and Rescue for the Street Firefighter

Course description:

This class presumes that the art of performing searches and making true rescues during a residential fire scenario is fast becoming a dying art in the fire service; not through any deliberate act on the part of responding firefighters but rather through the act of omission due to manpower constraints (which effects both career and volunteer firefighters alike) and a lack of usable and practical techniques. The class seeks to arm firefighters with practical, usable tools and techniques for conducting searches and performing rescues as well as a thorough understanding of assessing the potential for making rescues in a real world setting. Furthermore, the students will learn how to properly identify and categorize their actions based on a given set of circumstances as well as how to effectively communicate this information to incoming companies. The class will introduce new terminology, new and current search and rescue techniques and review statistical data to support theories and evaluate photographs of real incidents. All information presented during the class is compliant with the current governing standards within the fire service. Students will be better prepared to fulfill the most vital mission of a firefighter as well as being able to communicate the techniques and information to those within their own departments.


OFA Link:

http://openfireacademy.com/course/view.php?id=42
[http://openfireacademy.com/course/view.php?id=42]

Dates and times:
October 28, 2008 at 7pm EST.

Instructor:

Michael Bricault is a firefighter for the City of Albuquerque Fire Department serving since 1993. He is a nationally certified fire service instructor and a frequent speaker on a variety of fire service topics relating to search and rescue during residential fires. He is a contributing author to a variety of fire service publications including Fire Engineering Magazine, Firehouse Magazine, Fire International Magazine, Fire Chief Magazine and is an FDIC presenter. Bricault has also written a firefighter’s training manual on the subject of Residential Search and Rescue as well as department s.o.p.’s.

Cost (If books or additional costs please provide specifics)
$50.00 (includes books and any additional materials)
ProBoard, IFSAC, or College Credit
Check with your certification agency for CEs or your local college for credit.
For questions or to register, please email admin@openfireacademy.org.