Social Distancing and PPE Guidance:

• All attendees are required to bring their own face masks/coverings.

• The host agency will be responsible for ensuring an appropriate supply of masks for attendees if they do not have one and that personnel are in place to provide cleaning, disinfecting and/or sanitizing of classrooms, break areas and equipment to be used during the class.

• Class sizes will be limited to numbers based on the ability to maintain social/physical distancing in the classroom. Tables have been arranged to ensure proper social distancing.

• Attendance at class sessions will be restricted to students in the class, other instructors or personnel required to assist with instruction, evaluation and safety.

• Whenever the 6-foot distance cannot be maintained, attendees will wear appropriate face covering, especially during break periods and mingling prior to and after the class session.

• When performing hands-on skill sessions, Instructors will attempt to maintain proper distance between students and groups. If working in a group, all students will wear proper face covering.

• Students will be required to wash their hands or use another accepted method to sanitize their hands between training evolutions and following skills sessions.

The New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control strives to be the nationally recognized leader in fire services, delivering the highest quality, state of the art, and most comprehensive training, response, and technical assistance programs and services to emergency responders, local entities, and the citizens of New York State. The Office’s programs enable: the state’s fire service to become the best trained, well prepared and most effective professional emergency response force in the nation; New York State’s colleges, universities, state properties and its citizens, to be the safest in regard to fire prevention and awareness; and the state to maintain arson related fires at the lowest per capital within the United States.

Student Health COVID-19 Screening Assessment Form

• • NYS OFPC Training Information
  • Fire Training 2-18-2021
  • Firefighter I Qualifications Training Letter from OFPC
  • Training Course Sign-up Form
  • NYS OFPC Training Authorization Form
  • Fire Training Request Form

Students signed up for Fire Training Courses.

***** YOU NEED A TRAINING AUTHORIZATION LETTER FOR EVERY COURSE ON THE START DATE SIGNED BY THE CHIEF LINE OFFICER *****

Apparatus Operator -Pump May 11, 13, 18, 25, 27 June 1, 3, 2021

Course: National Certification Firefighter I Exam

Date: Postponed till sometime in 2021 we will keep you posted.
Time: 9:00 AM
Location: Training Center

Equipment needed: Structural PPE, SCBA, & Spare Cylinder

Pre-req:

1. NYS Firefighter I course;*
2. First Aid/CPR meeting NFPA 1001 section 4.3 AND;
3. Live Fire Suppression Verification Form

* NOTE: Completion of the following NYS courses are accepted as equivalent with the Firefighter I course for prerequisite purposes:

1. NYS Firefighting Essentials or Basic Firefighter Training Course or Basic Exterior Firefighting Operations 2016 AND;
2. NYS Initial Fire Attack or Intermediate Firefighter Course or SCBA/Interior Firefighting Operations AND;
3. NYS Hazardous Materials Operations course or Basic Exterior Firefighting Operations 2016

Sign-Up: Submit the attached forms and proof of pre-reqs to:

ofpc.standards@dhses.ny.gov

or

OFPC Standards Unit

State Office Campus

1220 Washington Avenue,

Bldg 7A, Fl. 2

Albany, NY 12226

16 & 17 YEAR OLDS MUST ALSO PROVIDE A TRAINING AUTHORIZATION LETTER SIGNED BY THE CHIEF LINE OFFICER & PARENT

Due Date: Applications are due to OFPC by November 2, 2020.

Greene FFI National Certification Application

16 & 17 Year Old Only Authorization Form

Practical Skills Test can be downloaded at: http://www.dhses.ny.gov/ofpc/training/documents/FF1SkillsPacket.pdf