Students will complete the course will be eligible to test for the following Washington State IFSAC certificates: Firefighter I; Firefighter II; Hazardous Materials Operations; Hazardous Materials Awareness. The North Sound Fire Academy prepares students to meet the job performance requirements for volunteer, part-time and career firefighters whose duties are primarily structural in nature as described in NFPA 1001 Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications. Additional instruction is provided to meet the requirements of Washington Administrative Code (WAC) 296-305 Vertical Safety Standards for Fire Fighters and NFPA 1500 Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health Program. The Fire Academy emphasizes manipulative skills, team building, physical fitness, and wellness concepts. Classroom and training ground instruction includes firefighter skills, fire behavior, fire control techniques, fire ground operations, salvage, hazardous materials, and incident command. Training ground activities allow the recruits to apply their knowledge and emphasize the mastery of basic manipulative firefighter activities and skills needed to perform tasks successfully and safely. Program objective: To meet the standards for Washington State Firefighter I and II Certification. Upon successful completion of this 11 week program, attendees will receive a FIREFIGHTER I and II certificate of program completion. This qualifies the student to take the Washington State Exam for Firefighter I & II Certification.
Financial information
Total tuition
$3,500.00
Total required fees
$350.00
Books and supplies
$1,200.00
Locations
Stanwood
Instructional methods
In-person Primary Location, In-Person Variable Sites
Is this program offered on evenings and weekends?
No
Additional details
Award name
FIREFIGHTER I and II certificate of program completion
Education Prerequisites
None
Prerequisite courses and other requirements
Is this program approved to train veterans?
No
Program languages
English
Certification/license obtained as part of training program
Certification/license test preparation provided
Employment performance results
Data is unavailable for one of several reasons: In some cases, the institution has not provided the Workforce Board with data to independently evaluate program performance. We encourage all schools to provide this data on an annual basis. In other cases, the program joined Career Bridge recently and student data has not been reported yet. In other cases, the program is too small or too new to provide reliable results.
Top industries for graduates
Data is unavailable for one of several reasons: In some cases, the institution has not provided the Workforce Board with data to independently evaluate program performance. We encourage all schools to provide this data on an annual basis. In other cases, the program joined Career Bridge recently and student data has not been reported yet. In other cases, the program is too small or too new to provide reliable results.
Data is unavailable for one of several reasons: In some cases, the institution has not provided the Workforce Board with data to independently evaluate program performance. We encourage all schools to provide this data on an annual basis. In other cases, the program joined Career Bridge recently and student data has not been reported yet. In other cases, the program is too small or too new to provide reliable results.
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