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BUCKS COUNTY FIRE POLICE TRAINING
ATTENTION! ATTENTION! The Fire School and Bucks County Community College no longer supply manuals for the
various classes held at the Bucks County Public Safety Training Center. Manuals MUST be purchased prior to attending
the class. The Manuals can be purchased from the Somerset County and Cambria County Fire Police Associations.
Click here to open and print an order form for the training manuals.
Note: There is now a no-show policy for ALL fire school courses. If you or your authorizing chief do not fill out
the cancellation form and send it in no less than 72 hours prior to the start of the course, your fire company
will be billed for the course. To see the whole policy, please click on the above link.
| Basic Fire Police |
| Hours | Prerequisites |
| 16 | None |
| This course sets forth the need for fire police, their legal
police power, personal and professional qualifications, their
appointment and control, their general and special duties, and
their limitations.
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January 22 & 23, 2011
BCPSTC
242.500S |
October 8 & 9, 2011
BCPSTC
242.500F |
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| Advanced Fire Police |
| Hours | Prerequisites |
| 16 | Basic Fire Police |
| This course will touch upon training and the training officer's
qualifications, policy and procedures, legal, liabilities, court
appearance, leadership, communications and public relations,
defensive driving, traffic control, security, self protection and
uniforms.
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March 19 & 20, 2011
BCPSTC
243.500S |
December 17 & 18, 2011
BCPSTC
243.500F |
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| Legal Concepts for Fire Police |
| Hours | Prerequisites |
| 16 | Basic Fire Police |
| This course provides an in-depth study of the laws governing fire
police, their fire departments, and their municipalities. This includes
powers, negligence, liability, detention, lawsuits, training, insurance,
courtroom procedures, vehicle codes and regulations, and the
crime code.
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June 11 & 12, 2011
BCPSTC
244.500S |
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| Non-Emergency Response for Fire Police |
| Hours | Prerequisites |
| 16 | Basic Fire Police |
| This course will detail the work of fire police on duty at funerals,
fairs, parades, sports events, municipal events and other work
details.
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August 13 & 14, 2011
BCPSTC
330.500F |
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| Fire Police Review |
| Hours | Prerequisites |
| 16 | Basic Fire Police |
| The intent of this program is to clarify some misunderstandings fire
police officers have developed regarding their duties and
responsibilities, provide additional information to assist them in the
performance of their duties, and to bring into focus material and
information gained during attendance at various training programs.
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April 9 & 10, 2011
BCPSTC
1001.500S |
November 19 & 20, 2011
BCPSTC
1001.500F |
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| Emergency Vehicle Driver Training (EVOC) |
| Hours | Prerequisites |
| 16 | Age 18 and up, Valid Drivers License |
| This course provides instruction for emergency personnel, who may
be involved in operating emergency vehicles. Topics included:
defensive driving, emergency response, vehicle maintenance, and a
driver training obstacle course.
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April 16 & 17, 2011
BCPSTC
235.500S |
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| Hazardous Materials Awareness Level Online |
| Hours | Prerequisites |
| 4 | Age 14 and up, Internet Access (This course is only available online) |
| The primary target audiences for this course are the First
Responders charged with response actions associated with
hazardous materials releases. Student will learn and adapt the
knowledge and skill requirements for effective scene and response
management. The goal of this program is to provide the First
Responder with the training needed to comply with NFPA 472
Chapter 4 Competencies for the First Responder at the Awareness
Level, and 29 CFR 1910.120 OSHA’s Hazardous Waste Operations
and Emergency Response, (HAZWOPER), First Responder
Awareness Level. This program is designed to give the first
responder the necessary skills to handle hazardous materials
emergencies.
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January 15 thru February 10, 2011
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762.500S |
February 15 thru March 10, 2011
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762.501S |
March 15 thru April 10, 2011
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762.502S |
April 16 thru May 10, 2011
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762.503S |
May 15 thru June 10, 2011
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762.504S |
June 15 thru July 10, 2011
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762.505S |
July 15 thru August 10, 2011
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762.500F |
August 15 thru September 10, 2011
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762.501F |
September 15 thru October 10, 2011
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762.502F |
October 15 thru November 10, 2011
http://online.bucks.edu
762.503F |
November 15 thru December 10, 2011
http://online.bucks.edu
762.504F |
December 15 thru January 10, 2011
http://online.bucks.edu
762.505F |
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