Major incidents and disasters require the response of many agencies from local, state, Federal agencies along with community partners, public, private, and non-governmental.  Some of these incidents include Mass Casualty, Hazardous Materials leaks and spills, train wrecks, bombings, and terrorist events, in addition to natural disasters.  During these incidents, the Incident Commander may face not just one incident but several incidents throughout his/her jurisdictions.  Several incident command events may be taking place simultaneously and require the activation of a Unified Command System coordinating many response agencies.  This course will address expanding the ICS into a Unified Command System. 

Also, the course will introduce how fire, EMS, and Law Enforcement will support the functions of the West Virginia Regional Response Team when they are called to assist local responders in handling major Hazardous Materials releases, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Urban Search and Rescue.  The Wheeling Fire Department team will demonstrate their response equipment and teach local first responders how they will support the team when called to their jurisdiction.

Rescue Core, Vehicle Machinery Rescue Level 1

*PLEASE NOTE*

If you do not have rescue core, a certificate of participation will be issued from the fire school

Vehicle and Machinery Rescue Level II is a course designed to train rescuers in multiple types of vehicles and machinery rescue. This course will meet or exceed NFPA 1006 Chapters 5 & 10.2 requirements. Students will be taught the basic and advanced concepts of Vehicle and Machinery Rescue: scene size up, identifying hazards, stabilization of commercial vehicles and machinery, entry and egress techniques, disentanglement techniques, tool usage, patient packaging and removal and scenario type training. Emphasis will be placed on rescuer and victim safety, proper tool selection and usage and utilizing a multi-step approach to extrication planning.

FULL TURNOUT GEAR INCLUDING EYE AND HAND PROTECTION REQUIRED

203) ROPE RESCUE LEVEL 2

 *This is a 20 hour class*

Rescue Core , Rope Rescue Level 1

*PLEASE NOTE*

If you do not have rescue core, a certificate of participation will be issued from the fire school

This hands on course is designed to introduce the new firefighter to the basic fundamentals of fire ground operations or to bring the experienced firefighter "back to the basics."  Topics to be covered will include fire suppression, hose line advancement, forcible entry, ground ladder use, victim rescue, and ventilation.  This class will be held in a controlled environment using simulated smoke.

*ALL STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO BE CLEAN SHAVEN FOR CLASS. FULL TURNOUT GEAR AND SCBA WITH SPARE BOTTLE REQUIRED   

ALL JUNIOR STUDENTS MUST HAVE THE STUDENT REGISTRATION AND JR. FF PERMISION SLIPS FILLED OUT AND TURNED IN THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS

Students can expect a 2 day class full of hands on intense training. This will be a highly demanding and physical class. (not for the faint of heart) Students will learn several rescue techniques and downed fire fighter skills. A down firefighter can be a highly stressful incident. We will be running several scenarios in an extremely chaotic environment. Students can expect very little class room activity. Students should have prior RIT skills that we will build off of.

Students need to have full PPE with a spare cylinder. All students must be clean shaved for class.

This class is primarily live fire operations to allow crews the ability to experience the realism of fire operations in a secure environment.  This challenging class will be full of tactics and operational procedures as well as after-action critiques.  All instructors involved are experienced live fire instructors.  This class will be held at the Wheeling Fire Department Training Facility.  Prerequisites:  Firefighter Level 1 or equivalent

*STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO BE IN GOOD PHYSICAL CONDITION.  ALL STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO BE CLEAN SHAVEN FOR THIS CLASS.  NO EXCEPTIONS.  PERSONAL FLASHLIGHT, FULL TURNOUT GEAR, SCBA, AND 2 SPARE BOTTLES ARE REQUIRED              

NAEMT’s Advanced Medical Life Support (AMLS)course is the first EMS education program that fully addresses how to best assess and manage the most common medical crises in patients, offering a "think outside the box" methodology.  It is for all levels of practitioners with a strong commitment to patient care, including emergency medical technicians, paramedics, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurse anesthetists and physicians. 

The course emphasizes the use of scene size-up, history, interactive group discussion on potential treatment strategies, and physical exam to systematically rule out and consider possibilities and probabilities in treating patients’ medical crises. The course offers an initial assessment-based approach that progresses to a diagnostic-based approach to quickly develop the best treatment plan. 

AMLS is a sixteen-hour, two-day program that consists of interactive lectures, teaching and evaluation stations. The interactive/case based lectures include the following topics: altered mental status and neurologic disorders, respiratory dysfunction, shock, chest discomfort, endocrine, metabolic and environmental disorders, abdominal discomfort, infectious disease, and toxicologic emergencies, hazardous materials and weapons of mass destruction. Teaching stations follow the associated lectures each day. 

AMLS is endorsed by the National Association of EMS Physicians (NAEMSP). It is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for PreHospital Continuing Education (CAPCE) and is recognized by the National Registry of EMTs (NREMT). Students who successfully complete the AMLS course will receive a certificate of completion that is valid for four years.