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COMBINED BASIC/ADVANCED
MARINE FIREFIGHTING TRAINING
U.S. Department of
Transportation
MARITIME ADMINISTRATION
Great Lakes Region
Fire Training Center
2600 S. Eber Road
Swanton, Ohio 43558
Phone (419) 574-1965 or E-mail
GLFireschool@dot.gov |
Students apply classroom
training in extinguishing live fires in a realistic ship-like
structure. Topics of this five-day course include:
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Chemistry of Fire
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Fire Prevention
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Extinguishing
Agents
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Portable and Fixed
Extinguishers
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Self-Contained
Breathing Apparatus
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Organizing Fire
Response Teams
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Firefighting Safety
Fire Control Planning and Procedures
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Hands-On
Firefighting Evolutions Under Live-Fire Conditions
Firefighting is, by its very nature,
hazardous. Trainees must be in sound physical condition. The
United States Government does not provide insurance of any type for
participants in the program. Participants personally assume all
risks in connection with the firefighting training activities. The
Maritime Administration reserves the right to deny or terminate
training of any individual if such training appears to constitute a
hazard to that person or to others.
U.S. COAST GUARD APPROVED
A
student who successfully completes the 40-hour Combined Basic and
Advanced Firefighting Course will be issued a certificate of
completion. This will satisfy the following requirements:
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The Basic
Safety Fire Prevention and Firefighting training requirement
of Section
A-VI/1 and Table A-VI/1-2 of the STCW Code and 46CFR 10.205(1)
(2); -AND-
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The Advanced
Firefighting training requirements of Section A-VI/3 and
Table
A-VI/3 of the STCW Code; -AND-
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The
Basic and Advanced Firefighting training requirements of
46CFR 10.205(g)
and 10.401(g)(1) for a license; -AND-
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The
Firefighting Training requirements of 46CFR 13.113(d)(2)(i)(A),
13.113(e)(1)(i)(A) or (B); 13.201(e),
13.301(e), 13.401(e), or 13.501(e) for any tankerman
endorsement.
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Interactive classroom instruction
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Demonstration of proper donning of complete
firefighter turnout gear
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Operation of self-contained breathing apparatus
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Understanding of proper rescue procedures for a
personnel casualty
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Application of classroom training through a
live-fire situation in a ship simulator
ABOUT THE TRAINING
The five-day class
is held Monday through Friday, beginning at 8:30 a.m. and
concluding at 4:30 p.m. each day. Sessions include both
classroom training and actual live-fire exercises.
Training Schedule
Trainees should bring work
clothes, long-sleeve shirts, full-length pants or coveralls, and
heavy socks. Trainees should dress for the local weather
conditions. Showers are available at the facility.
Please be prepared to show a verifiable picture ID such as a
driver’s license or passport.
Lodging and meals are the responsibility of the trainee, and are
NOT available at the fire training facility. Trainees must also
make arrangements for their own transportation.
Fire
Training
Center is
located near
Toledo Express Airport, approximately 15 miles west of downtown
Toledo,
Ohio.
Phone (419) 574-1965 or E-mail
GLFireschool@dot.gov
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