Vernonia Rural Fire Protection District (OR)

NFPA Fire Pump Operator's Academy is a 32 hour program that includes both classroom and hands-on training.

The program meets NFPA 1002: Standards for Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator Professional Qualifications and follows the International Fire Service Training Association (IFSTA) Pumping Apparatus curriculum.

Students will be presented with essential information, written test, skills and practical exercises relevant to operating and pumping fire apparatus.

This training includes (but is not limited to):

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• Online Classroom Sessions
• Overview of Water Supply Systems
• Friction Loss and Calculations
• Basic Pump Operations
• Primer System
• Drafting Operations
• Portable Ponds
• Hydrant Water Supply
• Pumping to Handlines
• Pumping to Aerials and Monitors
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• Relief Valve / Pressure Governor
• Pumping from Tank
• Relay Pumping
• Foam Operations
• Troubleshooting
• And more…

Participants will be required to demonstrate proficiency with the delivered skills, including the use of various appliances, hose stretches, maintaining a water supply, managing proper flows and pressures, troubleshooting, foam operations and more.