Firefighter Training - Forsyth Tech

The Piedmont North Carolina Advanced Firefighter Safety & Survival School is a physically, mentally, and highly challenging training opportunity. The courses will challenge the firefighter to dig deep and take advantage of their full firefighter survival instincts.

The school features:

A state-of-the-art training center
Physical agility course
Air consumption drill
Mayday & self-survival (RIC)
Flashover simulator, & more!

The course will run Monday-Friday, October 21-25:

Monday through Friday, 8:00 am until 5:00 pm.

Lunch will be provided and individual awards presented including:

Top Gun Award–physical ability award
Best in Class–based on class vote
Instructor’s Award–based on instructor vote

Requirements:

At least 18 years of age and a member of a Fire/Rescue Department
Approval to attend by department Chief Officer
Full protective clothing (an extra set is preferred)
A completed Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) and one spare cylinder, in full working condition, marked with your department identification. Cylinders must be within current hydro date.
Excellent physical condition and fully capable of operating in simulated firefighter compromised situations.
Proof of NCDOI Firefighter Level II certification

Space is limited, so register now! Limited to the first 40 registered participants.

Registration Form

Additional Information

Firefighter Training Technical Standards

Firefighter Certification Courses

Preregistration is required for any firefighter and rescue certification courses listed below.

Firefighter II Schedule 2019

Forsyth Tech – Northwest Forsyth Center/ESTC

FIP 3024 – Health & Wellness (8 hours)

Day/Date	Hours of Class
Tuesday, February 5, 2019	6:30 – 8:30 PM (2 hrs.)
Wednesday, 02/06/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Thursday, 02/07/19 – Exam	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)

FIP 3001 – Orientation & Safety (17 hours)

Day/Date	Hours of Class
Tuesday, 02/12/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Wednesday, 02/13/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Thursday, 02/14/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Tuesday, 02/19/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Wednesday, 02/20/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Thursday, 02/21/19 – Exam	6:30 – 8:30 PM (2 hrs.)

FIP 3004 – Fire Behavior (12 hours)

Day/Date	Hours of Class
Tuesday, 02/26/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Wednesday, 02/27/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Thursday, 02/28/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Tuesday, March 03/05/19 – Exam	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)

FIP 3006 – Personal Protective Eq. (21 hours)

Day/Date	Hours of Class
Wednesday, 03/06/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Thursday, 03/07/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Tuesday, 03/12/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Wednesday, 03/13/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Thursday, 03/14/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Saturday, 03/16/19 – Exam	09:00 AM – 4:00 PM (6 hrs.)

FIP 3005 – Portable Extinguishers (8 hours)

Day/Date	Hours of Class
Tuesday, 03/19/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Wednesday, 03/20/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Thursday, 03/21/19 – Exam	6:30 – 8:30 PM (2 hrs.)

FIP 3009 – Ropes (12 hours)

Day/Date	Hours of Class
Tuesday, 03/26/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Wednesday, 03/27/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Thursday, 03/28/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Tuesday, April 02, 2019 – Exam	6:30 – 8:30 PM (2 hrs.)

FIP 3007 – Forcible Entry (12 hours)

Day/Date	Hours of Class
Wednesday, 04/03/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Thursday, 04/04/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Saturday, 04/06/19 – Exam	09:00 AM – 4:00 PM (6 hrs.)

FIP 3010 – Ladders (18 hours)

Day/Date	Hours of Class
Tuesday, 04/09/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Wednesday, 04/10/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Thursday, 04/11/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Tuesday, 04/16/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Wednesday, 04/17/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Thursday, 04/18/19 – Exam	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)

FIP 3008 – Ventilation (21 hours)

Day/Date	Hours of Class
Tuesday, 04/23/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Wednesday, 04/24/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Thursday, 04/25/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Tuesday, 04/30/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Wednesday, May 1, 2019	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Saturday, 05/04/19 – Exam	09:00 AM – 4:00 PM (6 hrs.)

FIP 3011 – Fire Hose/Streams and Appliances (21 hours)

Day/Date	Hours of Class
Tuesday, 05/07/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Wednesday, 05/08/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.) NO CU
Thursday, 05/09/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Tuesday, 05/14/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Wednesday, 05/15/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Saturday, 05/18/19 – Exam	09:00 AM – 4:00 PM (6 hrs.)

FIP 3012 – Foam Fire Streams (9 hours)

Day/Date	Hours of Class
Tuesday, 05/21/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Wednesday, 05/22/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Thursday, 05/23/19 – Exam	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)

FIP 3014 – Loss Control (17 hours)

Day/Date	Hours of Class
Tuesday, 05/28/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Wednesday, 05/29/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Thursday, 05/30/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Saturday, June 01, 2019 – Exam	08:00 AM – 5:00 PM (8 hrs.)

FIP 3018 – Water Supplies (21 Hours)

Day/Date	Hours of Class
Tuesday, 06/04/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Wednesday, 06/05/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Thursday, 06/06/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Tuesday, 06/11/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Wednesday, 06/12/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Thursday, 06/13/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Tuesday, 06/18/19 – Exam	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)

FIP 3003 – Alarms & Communications (18 hours)

Day/Date	Hours of Class
Wednesday, 06/19/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Thursday, 06/20/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Tuesday, 06/25/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Wednesday, 06/26/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Thursday, 06/27/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Tuesday, July 9, 2019– Exam	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)

FIP 3019 – Sprinklers (18 hours)

Day/Date	Hours of Class
Wednesday, 07/10/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Thursday, 07/11/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Tuesday, 07/16/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Wednesday, 07/17/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Thursday, 07/18/19- Exam	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)

FIP 3021 – Fire & Life Safety (12 hours)

Day/Date	Hours of Class
Tuesday, 07/23/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Wednesday, 07/24/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Thursday, 07/25/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Tuesday, 07/30/19 – Exam	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)

FIP 3022 – Building Construction (18 hours)

Day/Date	Hours of Class
Wednesday, 07/31/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Thursday, August 01/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Saturday, 08/03/19	8:00 AM – 4:00 PM (7 hrs.)
Tuesday, 08/06/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Wednesday, 08/07/19 – Exam	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)

FIP 3017 – Rescue (20 hours)

Day/Date	Hours of Class
Wednesday, 08/07/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Wednesday, 08/14/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Thursday, 08/15/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Saturday, 08/17/19	08:00 AM – 5:00 PM (8hrs.)
Tuesday, 08/20/19 – Exam	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)

FIP 3013 – Fire Control (37 hours)

Day/Date	Hours of Class
Wednesday, 08/21/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Thursday, 08/22/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Tuesday, 08/27/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Wednesday, 08/28/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Thursday, 08/29/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Wednesday, September 4, 2019	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Thursday, 09/05/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Saturday, 09/ 07/19	08:00 AM – 4:00 PM (7 hrs.)
Tuesday, 09/10/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Wednesday, 09/11/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Thursday, 09/12/19 – Exam	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)

FIP 3026 – Calling the Mayday (10 hours)

Day/Date	Hours of Class
Tuesday, 09/17/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Saturday, 09/21/19 – Exam	8:00 AM – 5:00 PM (8hrs.)

FIP 7000 – Traffic Incident (4 hours)

Day/Date	Hours of Class
Thursday, 10/03/19	6:00 – 10:00 PM (4 hrs.)

FIP 3025 – Safety & Survival (18 hours)

Day/Date	Hours of Class
Tuesday, 09/24/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Wednesday, 09/25/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Thursday, 09/26/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Tuesday, October 1, 2019	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Wednesday, 10/02/19 – Exam	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)

FIP 3351 – Haz Mat Responder (39 hours)

Day/Date	Hours of Class
Tuesday, 10/08/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Wednesday, 10/09/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Thursday, 10/10/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Wednesday, 10/16/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Thursday, 10/17/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Tuesday, 10/22/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Wednesday, 10/23/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Thursday, 10/24/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Tuesday, 10/29/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Wednesday, 10/30/19	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)
Saturday, 11/02/19	8:00 AM – 3:00 PM (6 hrs.)
Tuesday, 11/05/19 – Exam	6:30 – 9:30 PM (3 hrs.)

FIP 3016 – Emergency Medical Care (TBD based on need)

Day/Date	Hours of Class
TBD	TBD

Forsyth Technical Community College – Training Calendar 2019

Course Offering	Dates	Times
Fire Officer I	3/19, 3/20, 3/21, 3/26, 3/27 and 3/28 * (registration cut off is 2/28/19)	9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Fire Officer II	4/16, 4/17, 4/18, 4/23, 4/24 and 4/25 * (registration cut off is 3/29/19)	9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Fire Investigator Technician (FIT)	May 20 through 24, 2019 June 3 through 6, 2019 (Two week course – 80 Hours) * (registration cut off is 4/12/19)	8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Fire Officer I & II Block	6/4, 6/5, 6/6, 6/11, 6/12, 6/13, 6/18 and 6/19 * (registration cut off is 5/24/19)	8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Chief 101	6/24 * (registration cut off is 6/10/19)	8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Instructor I	9/17, 9/18, 9/19, 9/24 and 9/25 * (registration cut off is 8/30/19)	9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Instructor II	10/8, 10/9, 10/10, 10/15 and 10/16 * (registration cut off is 9/27/19)	8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Instructor I & II Block	10/22, 10/23, 10/24, 10/29, 10/30, 10/31, 11/4, and 11/5 * (registration cut off is 10/4/19)	8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Chief 101 Upgrade	11/15 * (registration cut off is 11/01/19)	1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Fire & Life Safety Educator	12/2 through 12/6 * (registration cut off is 11/15/19)	8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Note: Pre-registration is required for all courses!

To register for these courses, contact:

Derek Hughes
336.757.3056
dhughes@forsythtech.edu

Wesley Hutchins
336.757.3053
whutchins@forsythtech.edu

Erica Lelle
336.757.3055
elelle@forsythtech.edu

Forsyth Tech Fire Academy

Forsyth Tech Fire Academy is an intense 19-week program (8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday) that uses real life scenarios and conditions to prepare firefighters for the challenges they will face. It provides rigorous training and will test you physically and mentally. You will work with highly qualified instructors who have the experience and know-how to train you for anything, and you’ll learn using the latest technology.

The Academy takes place at the Emergency Services Training Center at the Northwest Forsyth Center in King. The facility offers the latest advancements in firefighter training, including a six-story Burn Building that lets you experience a variety of real life scenarios under controlled burn conditions, and a five-story Drill Tower that lets you learn how to get in and out of high-rise buildings.

To be accepted into Forsyth Tech Fire Academy, you must be at least 18 years of age and meet the following requirements:

Complete a rigorous physical ability exam
Complete an application packet
Obtain medical and physical exams at your own expense
Submit letters of reference regarding attitude and self discipline

If you believe you can meet the criteria for acceptance and make it through the training, we urge you to apply. It will prepare you for a career with rewards like no other. For information on applying, contact:

Erica Lelle
336.757.3055
elelle@forsythtech.edu

Wesley Hutchins
336.757.3053
whutchins@forsythtech.edu

Completion of Forsyth Tech Firefighter Academy will earn you the following certifications:

Firefighter I & II
Emergency Medical Technician
Technical Rescue General

As a graduate of the Academy, you will be qualified to work as a firefighter and can apply for a position with your local fire department. If you want to expand your training, Forsyth Tech also offers an Associate of Applied Science degree in Fire Protection Technology as well as an Associate of Applied Science in Emergency Medical Science.