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Welcome to Sturgeon County Emergency Services' NFPA 1001 Firefighter 1 course. This course is designed to provide you with the basic skills and knowledge required to be an effective and safe firefighter. Sturgeon County Emergency Services responses to a variety of incidents types. In order for you to be an effective member of the team, your efforts in this course will determine your success as a firefighter. The course will challenge you both physically and mentally, so be sure to work together and support each other throughout the next few months of your learning experience. 

In order to successfully complete this course, you will be required to dedicate a large amount of time to studying the course material and performing the practical skills. A career as a firefighter, whether part-time, full-time, or casual requires you to constantly learn and refine your skills. I highly recommend you reach-out to each other, and members from your stations, to practice and refine the skills you will be learning.  

The safety of everyone both in the classroom and on the fire ground will always be our first priority.  Horse play, inattention, or dangerous actions will not be tolerated.  Students who fail to follow safety procedures may be released from the course. 

Here are some brief words from your Lead Instructor of this course:

Hello and welcome to Sturgeon County Emergency Services. I'm excited for each of you taking the first step in your career as a firefighter with SCES. Whether you intend to make this a full-time career or are just looking for a way to get involved with the community, I'm happy you have joined our family and hope you enjoy your journey. 

By now, all of you may have noticed a motto on the side of our trucks "Committed to Community". During the next few months, I would ask you to think about what that motto means to you and how you can live it out as a SCES Firefighter. We are going to ask a lot from you in this course, on the fireground, and both directly and indirectly from your personally lives. If you are able to fully understand and appreciate what it means to be "Committed to Community", I believe you will fully understand what it means to be a great Firefighter. 

I look forward to meeting you all and working together. I truly believe we can offer you a great learning experience, due to the unique background and experiences of your instructors.

I want to see everyone be successful. If you have any questions about the course, need help with material, or  just need to chat, I am available at 780-984-5806.

Good luck and take care!

Firefighter Spencer Zee

New York Office of Fire Prevention & Control - Fire Officer I

This course is designed to meet the needs of entry-level fire and emergency service instructors by meeting or exceeding the job performance requirements in National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1041, Standard for Fire Service Instructor Professional Qualifications, Chapter 4 “Fire Instructor I”. 

The required textbook is IFSTA Fire and Emergency Services Instructor, 9th edition (ISBN: 978-0-87939-696-1)

To become certified in Instructor Level I you must:

• Complete a commission approved Instructor I training program
• Qualify for and pass the Instructor I exam; you must have an unexpired exam score on file to qualify for certification
• Have a minimum three (3) years of experience

Textbook:    Fire and Emergency Services Instructor. Ninth Edition (2019). IFSTA. ISBN: 978-0-87939-696-1

Course Overview:     

This is a five-day course: 32 hours of instruction and 8 hours of evaluation. It addresses NFPA 1041-2019, Standard for Fire Instructor Professional Qualifications, Chapter 4, 2019 edition competencies at the fire service instructor I level. The course prepares fire and emergency service instructor for planning instruction, using a variety of instructional methods, teaching diverse learners, and evaluating course outcomes. The target audience is emergency services personnel who have, or may have, a responsibility to teach training classes. This course focuses on the presentation skills needed by new instructors delivering prepared lesson plans.

Course Competencies and Assessment:

As an entity that provides pre‐certification coursework, it is necessary that we maintain competencies for Fire Service Instructor 1 as enumerated below:

•             Completion of chapter quizzes with a minimum score of 70%

•             Completion of end of course exam with a minimum score of 70%

Course Requirements:

Overall, this course is graded on a pass/fail basis, based upon quality and quantity of participation, submissions, and chapter quizzes. Assignments are expected to be completed by the due date.  Reading assignments cover the Fire Service Instructor I portions of the textbook only.

Course Participation:

The course utilizes open discussions, individual activities, and small group activities to achieve the outcome objectives.  Every student is expected to come to course prepared to actively participate in discussions, read the text prior to the class day, complete all homework assignments, respectful of the beliefs, opinions, and values of other students, and have an open mind about the issues being discussed.  Each student must bring a laptop with some form of presentation software. (i.e.- PowerPoint, Keynote, Google Slides, etc.)

Missouri Division of Fire Safety’s Fire Service Instructor I Practical Skills:

Once the course completion information is submitted to DFS they will send you your FSI I practical skills booklet.  Your course instructor will not be able to help you with the practical skills booklet.  All correspondence pertaining to the practical skills must be through MDFS.  The practical skills booklet must be completed, submitted, and successfully approved to complete the certification process. You will also be notified of when you are eligible to take the cognitive certification exam.