Engine Company Operations (ECOP) - for Hempfield Fire Department

Course Goal: Participants in this course will be given the knowledge and skills necessary to operate on a fireground as a member of an engine company. Description of Course: A discussion of fire behavior and spread in structures, methods of calculating needed fire flow and organizing and equipping engine company is followed by a series of "hands on" drills involving various engine company evolutions. Prerequisites: Minimum age: 18 years old at start of course, and ELIF or EBM or FF I certification. Student Equipment & Supplies: Pen/Pencil, Notebook; helmet, gloves, turnout coat, turnout pants, boots, protective hood, and protective eyewear (safety glasses or goggles), and SCBA and spare cylinder required. Course is a PSFA CEU program. Total hours = 16, CEUs = 1.6