Question about Firefighter 1 and 2

I am currently in the process of joining one of the local FD's in my area. It is a combo department. My question is, What does the FF 1 and 2 certification consist of? I have looked around and everyone has mentioned 4 hours of Basic First aid, 10 Hours of live burn etc. Is the FF 1 and 2 Certification a class or do you take a certain number of classes to reach to the certification level? Thanks for your help in advance.

Mark

Each state is a little different. There should be a small description of the course where you signed up. I would ask one of the guys from your dept on what to expect.

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Originally Posted by Ocean County NJ Fire Academy

FIREFIGHTER 1
The Ocean County Fire Academy in conjunction
with New Jersey Division of Fire Safety offers
the Firefighter 1 certification program. This
course is designed to meet the requirements of
NFPA standard 1001, professional qualifications
for Firefighters. Those who pass this course will
be eligible to apply for state Firefighter 1
Certification and will also allow a Firefighter
to meet the requirements for Blood Borne
Pathogens and the Right to Know Act.
Students will be required to attend all sessions
and pass both a 100 question State of New
Jersey, Division of Fire Safety certification
examination and practical skills evaluation.
The Firefighter 1 Program includes the
following courses:
Fire Behavior
Ground Cover
Fire Prevention and IMS
Firefighter Survival
Communications
Ropes and Knots
First Aid
Building Construction
Salvage and Overhaul
Sprinklers
Fire Cause and Determination
Forcible Entry
CPR
Haz-Mat Awareness
Haz-Mat Operations
Ventilation
Rescue
Utility Emergencies
Water Supply
Fire Hose & Appliances
Extinguishers
Nozzles / Fire Streams / Foam
Burn Education
Firefighter Equipment
Personal Protective Equipment
Smokehouse
SCBA / Burn
Ladders
Emergency Response to Terrorism
Live Fire Training
Vehicle Fires
Clothing Requirements: Full protective
clothing, SCBA (with spare bottle) that meets
OSHA and/or NFPA requirements shall be
required.
Prerequisites: Must be a certified member of
an organized fire department.
Hours: 180

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In Pennsylvania it's a 196 hour course. To pass you must attend 100% of the classes, pass a 100 question multiple choice exam for the fire aspect, a 50 question multiple choice exam for HAZMAT Awareness, and a 100 question multiple choice exam for HAZMAT Operations. You must also pass the practical skills for the fire aspect and HAZMAT Operations. Included is also a 16 hour structure burn session which must be completed. Everything meets NFPA 1001 and are all ProBoard certs. This is a copy of exactly what was done at the most recent class in my area. Firefighter 2 here is only a 48 hour class, but I'm not exactly sure what is covered in it.

1. Orientation / Safety / POV Safety
2. Fire Behavior
3. Highway Safety / LZ Safety
4. PPE / SCBA Lecture
5. PPE / SCBA
6. Ropes & Knots / Search Lecture
7. Fire Ext. / Forcible Entry Lecture
8. Rope, Search / Forcible Entry / Fire Ext
9. Rope, Search / Forcible Entry / Fire Ext
10. Communications
11. Building Construction
12. Mid Term
13. Ladder lecture
14. Ground Ladder & Aerial Operations
16. Ventilation Lecture
17. Water Supply / Sprinklers Lecture
18. Water Supply / Sprinkler / Ventilation Drills
19. Water Supply / Sprinkler / Ventilation Drills
20. Wildland FF / Arson Awareness
21. Fire Hose Lecture
22. Fire Hose Loads Advancement / Deployment
23. Fire Hose Loads Advancement / Deployment
24. Fire Stream / S & O Lecture
25. Fire Control 1
26. Fire Control 2 & 3
27. Fire Control 2 & 3
28. S & O / Fire Stream Drills
29. SBS Lecture
30. SBS Wet Lines / Drills
31. SBS

32. HAZMAT Awareness
33. HAZMAT Awareness Test
34. HAZMAT Operations
34. HAZMAT Operations
34. HAZMAT Operations
34. HAZMAT Operations
34. HAZMAT Operations
34. HAZMAT Operations
35. HAZMAT Operations Written Test
36. HAZMAT Operations Practical Test

37. Firefighter 1 Written Test
38. Firefighter 1 Practical Test

Firefighter 1 and 2 generally refers to the NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) 1001-I-II Standard. 1001 is the Standard for Professional Firefighter Qualifications and it basically has two parts. Part I and II, hence the NFPA 1001-I-II. Different states place their own twist on these but if you actually read the standard it will tell you what you must be able to do in order to meet the standard. To answer the question it is really entirely up to your department or state as to what they chose to adopt in the standard. Your department would be called the AHJ (Authority Having Jurisdiction), the things you must be able to do to meet the standard are called JPR's (Job Performance Requirements). You can view this document online at NFPA's website but you have to make an account and you cannot print it for free.