Course: Firefighter Health & Safe
This comprehensive training course is designed to address the critical health and safety challenges faced by firefighters, focusing on cancer prevention, cardiac health, and maintaining fit-for-duty readiness. Participants will explore the latest research and best practices related to occupational cancer risks, the leading cause of firefighter deaths—cardiac-related incidents—and strategies to promote physical and mental fitness.
Through interactive discussions, real-world case studies, and practical applications, firefighters will learn to identify risk factors, implement decontamination protocols, adopt heart-healthy habits, and develop personal fitness plans. The course emphasizes early detection, behavioral changes, and departmental culture shifts that prioritize long-term health and operational readiness.
- Instructor: Kevin Quinn
- Prerequisites: None
- Equipment: None
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Course: Railroad Emergency Response Training
Classroom Training
- VRS Dispatcher Notification
- Trains may run in any direction at any time.
- Signalized and non-signalized railroad crossings.
- Safety considerations when responding to a railroad incident
- Communication with the Dispatcher and train crew.
- Rail car Reporting Marks,
- Types of railcars on the VT Rail System
- Hazardous Materials and Tank cars.
- Diesel-Electric Locomotives.
Field Training
- Hands-on training with railroad equipment:
- Vermont Rail System Locomotive
- Freight cars
- Locomotive cab and engine room orientation
- Locomotive fuel cut-off buttons
- Railcar braking systems.
- Freight car valves and doors.
- Freight car stencils
- Instructor: VT Rail System
- Prerequisites: None
- Equipment: PPE
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Course: Alternative Fueled Vehicle Identification & Awareness
Your Alternative Fueled Vehicle course covers the basics of identification, proper response, types of steel, dangers associated with these and the newer vehicles and basic extrication locations (no hands-on as we do not have people willing to give up their new vehicles). It is a one-day course with both classroom and outside vehicle familiarization (bunker gear is not required). We would recommend the course for fire officers from Lieutenant to Chief as they will be making the decisions on how to safely deal with these types of vehicles.
- Instructors: Green Mountain Associates
- Prerequisites: None
- Equipment Required: None
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