FIRE/RESCUE TRAINING
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Fire Service
The Fire Services courses prepare firefighters and potential firefighters
with both entry level skills and specific area skills in fire related
subjects. The Firefighters' Certification Program includes 22 classes
that are required for certification as Firefighter I and II. These courses
are taught individually or in an 12-week academy. Specialty areas for
firefighters include Driver Operator, Emergency Vehicle Operator, Aerial
Operator, Hazardous Materials and many other related courses. National
Fire Academy courses are also presented with FTCC certificates and National
Fire Academy certificates presented. There are no expenses incurred for
these courses as long as the student is affiliated with a fire department.
A high school diploma or GED certificate is required for certification.
Emergency Rescue Technician
Emergency Rescue Technician certification classes are presented to fire
departments, rescue squads, and ambulance services. The Emergency Rescue
Techncian (ERT) certification contains several individual classes dealing
with various areas of situational rescues. Areas of emphasis include vehicle
extrication, raises and lowers, rappeling, confined space, trench, search
management, and several other similar areas. There are no expenses incurred
for these classes if the student is affiliated with a fire department,
rescue squad, or other emergency service provider. A high school diploma
or GED certificate is required for certification.
Airport Firefighting Training Facility
The Fayetteville Regional Airport Firefighters' Training Facility has
been designed and built to provide state-of-the-art training for airport
firefighters in accordance with the Federal Aviation Regulation part 139,
National Fire Protection Association Standard 1003, and the United States
Air Force Regulation 92-1. The facility is operated by Fayetteville Technical
Community College and the City of Fayetteville. The facility contains
the most modern fire service training mockups in the country to date.
All of the live-fire simulators utilize propane fuel, which makes this
facility the first to be built which is environmentally safe. Currently,
the college offers programs that will provide airport managers and fire
chiefs the opportunity to meet the requirements of FAR 139 pertaining
to airport fire services. More programs will be added in the future. All
live-fire simulations will utilize water during attack.
Emergency Medical Technician
This course provides training in the first phase of the EMT career structure.
The student will be provided knowledge and training in skills to control
bleeding, application of splints, prevention of shock, childbirth, and
other basic life support techniques. This course will also include instruction
on oxygen therapy, respiratory emergency, major trauma, and advanced CPR
techniques. At the completion of this course, the student will be qualified
to take the office of EMS NC State EMT Basic Exam. The course requires
the student to comply with FTCC Hepatitis B Immumization policy. The policy
states that the student must have Hepatitis B vaccination (which they
can obtain at the Cumberland County Health Department at an estimated
cost of $123.00) or proof thereof, or sign a waiver of refusal prior to
clinical sessions of class. There may be other expenses incurred during
this course. Prerequisite for this course is a high school diploma or
GED.
Nursing Assistant I
The Nursing Assistant I course prepares graduates to provide personal
care and perform basic nursing skills for the elderly and other adults.
Emphasis is on the process of aging, including mental, social and physical
needs of the elderly: patients' rights, nutrition management, disease/disorders,
human body structure and function, etc. The course includes class, laboratory
and clinical learning experience. This course requires the student to
have no less than a high school diploma or a GED and to comply with FTCC
Hepatitis B vaccination (which can be obtained at the Cumberland County
Health Department at an estimated cost of $123.00) or proof thereof, or
sign a waiver of refusal prior to clinical sessions of class. There may
be other expenses incurred during this course.
Emergency Medical Technician (Intermediate - Paramedic)
Certification as a Basic Emergency Medical Technician is a prerequisite
for this course, which details more advanced medical procedures. Students
will be trained in the use of advanced airway devices, intravenous lines,
pharmacology, the cardiovascular system, principles of electrocardiography,
dysrythmia recognition, defibrillation/pacing, management of cardiac dysrythmias,
respiratory/cardiac emergencies, communication skills, and a review of
basic and advanced life support.
Homemaker Home-Health Aide
Instruction to provide homecare for the elderly, families with children,
the cronically ill and convalescent and the handicapped. The aide provides
and demonstrates the care of the home and the family, hygiene, nutrition,
disease prevention and good health practices. The aide will be able to
work in the private home as well as rest home/retirement facilities.
