Basic NET Training Standard Syllabus: Difference between revisions
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The FFE lasts approximately three and a half to four hours, depending on schedule. The Trainee cohort is split into four groups and those groups cycle through each of the four FFE stations. Those stations are: | The FFE lasts approximately three and a half to four hours, depending on schedule. The Trainee cohort is split into four groups and those groups cycle through each of the four FFE stations. Those stations are: | ||
==== Fire Suppression Station ==== | ==== Fire Suppression and Utilities Shutoff Station ==== | ||
At this station, Trainees will use dry chem ABC fire extinguishers to put out a large fire on a burn pan. Trainees should be ready to use the PASS method. Instructor will also review shutting off a water main. Usually held at Training Area A. | |||
==== Cribbing Station ==== | |||
Trainees will safely extricate an exercise dummy from underneath a one-ton (or larger) concrete slab using wrecking bars and cribbing blocks. Scene sizeup is also important for this station. Usually held at Training Area B. | |||
==== Triage Station ==== | |||
In the Blue Shed, survivor actors in [[moulage]] need to be triaged and removed from the building. | |||
==== Search Station ==== | |||
Instructor will cover building markings, scene sizeup, and interior search patterns to locate survivors in the building. Trainees will want to have their flashlights ready. | |||
== Basic NET Class Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) == | |||
===== Q: If I do not complete the prerequisites before class, should I drop out of the class? ===== | ===== Q: If I do not complete the prerequisites before class, should I drop out of the class? ===== | ||
