March 2008 Academy Page 1
Incident Command and Emergency Operations Track: Three elements… Command & Fireground Operations, Vehicle Extrication, and Emergency Medical Services.
Lead Instructors: Battalion Chief Mike Carr California Fire Department (CAL FIRE)
Fire Captain Ron Lindroth Poudre Fire Authority (PFA) Colorado
Flight Paramedic Erin Cox B.S. American Med Flight Nevada
· The command and fireground operations element of this years Academy will focus on building fireground company officer and command officer skills. Students will learn Emergency Incident Management skills, Utilization of the Incident Command System, and will participate in intense training evolutions designed to increase the company officers and incident commanders abilities to manage fire and rescue emergencies.
Subjects Covered will include:
Emergency Incident Management
Incident Command System
Leadership Skills
Fireground Operations and Management
High Rise Firefighting and Multiple Occupancy Incidents
Rescue
Firefighter Rescue and Self Rescue
· The vehicle extrication element of this years Academy will focus on improving the student’s abilities to safely and effectively manage and mitigate emergencies involving vehicle traffic collisions. The students will be able to apply the fundamentals learned in the Command and Control element in order to safely rescue victims who have become entrapped due to traffic collisions.
Subject covered will include:
Vehicle Anatomy
Newer Vehicle Safety Systems
Traffic Collision Rescue and Victim Removal Techniques
Vehicle Stablization
Large Vehicle "Truck" rescue and stabilization
Emergency Incident Scene Safety
March 2008 Academy Page 2
· The emergency medical services element of this years Academy will focus on improving the student’s ability to manage and treat victims of various types of medical and other emergencies. Students will participate in various skills evolutions and classroom instruction designed to improve the life saving capabilities of emergency responders.
Subjects Covered will include:
Incident Scene Safety and Management
Patient and victim evaluation
Injury and illness treatment for victims
Patient Packaging techniques
Spine Immobilization and injury prevention
Airway management
Basic First Aid
Victim and Patient transportation
Mass Casualty Incident management
Triage of Victims
Treatment of Victims
Transportation of Victims