This year plans are being developed to have Dr. Denis O’Nieal
Deputy fire Administrator of the Unites State Fire Administration
(retired) as our keynote speaker.
OPEN CLASSES:
March 7, Drill Ground Instructor ($40)
April 2,4-5 Auto Extrication 1 ($150)
April 18-19 NFA Health & Safety Program Manager ($80.)
May 9,12 Auto Extrication 2 ($125)
TRAINING & EDUCATION ADVISORY COUNCIL
Recruit Firefighter Fitness assessment test.
Firefighter 2 combined with Firefighter 1
Apparatus Driver Certification program
DIVISION OF FIRE SAFETY
Spring Catalog available very soon.
NJ Weekend May 2-3 Registration now open. NJ will share weekend
with Delaware.
Several committees at work updating and creating both written exams
and skills exams for existing and new programs to be offered in the
near future.
Firefighter 1 & 2 textbook yet to be determined. Two vendors Penwell
and Jones Bartlett have submitted proposals. However it is possible
that IFSTA will submit now. We hope to have new books in time for
the fall semester.
G.C. EMERGENCY RESPONSE REPORT: Director of Fire Services
Jim Schmidt advised that Task Force and Recorder agreements have gone
out, they need to be signed and returned to the Communication Center.
The radio technicians are still working on installing the radio recorders and
tone issue. Hope to be able to start using the single tones for task forces
soon. Jim had sent out the Swift Water class certifications, if you need hard
copies, he has them with him tonight. Also if you need to update your
department’s profiles, contact Jim. Jim asked for thoughts and prayers for
the staff at the Communications Center, Logan Township FD, the family and
friends of Jason Spring whose body was found over the weekend, it was not
the outcome that we had all hoped for.