FORT OSAGE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT - TRAINING DIVISION

Mission Statement

The Training Division of the Fort Osage Fire Protection District is committed to:

• Developing Training Resource Programs that are relevant to department operations.
• Develop and provide Training resource material for use by district personnel, to meet expectations and obligations as required by the general public.
• Develop and refine Training outlines and testing material for the improvement of knowledge and pertinent skills, for all personnel.
• To provide a leading example of quality training improvement and execution.

In order to provide emergency services efficiently, the district takes great pride in our training program. This is made possible by having a full-time Division Chief of Training, as well as the majority of our paid personnel are trained to the level of Fire Service Instructor I. Firefighters, both paid and reserve, train weekly on fire and emergency medical related material.

Every effort is made to keep our firefighters up on the latest trends and technologies relevant to our profession. Firefighters are trained to the level of the most current nationally recognized standards. A majority of our personnel have gone above the District minimum requirements and have achieved other pertinent certifications. Below is a list of the required, as well as optional certifications that our firefighters have achieved.

• Firefighter I & II - Meets NFPA 1001 Standard for professional Firefighter Qualifications.
• Fire Service Instructor I, II, & III - Meets NFPA 1041, Standard for Fire Service Instructor Qualifications.
• Fire Investigator I - Meets NFPA 1033, Standard for Fire Investigators Professional Qualifications.
• Fire Inspector I - Meets NFPA 1031, Standard for Fire Inspectors Professional Qualifications.
• Fire Officer I & II - Meets NFPA 1021, Standard for Fire Officer Professional Qualifications.

With Emergency Medical Services also being a vital aspect of our emergency services delivery it is also incumbent upon our training division to provide EMS continuing education. Our district currently has Training Entity Accreditation. This allows our district to provide the relicensure requirements.

Below is a list of the districts Training Delivery Guidelines.

Training Delivery Guidelines

• Regular Training will be conducted Tuesday - Thursday four times a month. Training will begin at 09:30 on those days unless otherwise scheduled by the Division Chief of Training. In November and December there will only be 3 regular training conducted.
• Shift Training will be conducted by the Captains each month. They will be given four training objectives at the beginning of the month. The Captains will return the required documentation back to the Division Chief of Training no later that the last day of the month.
• Instructor training will be given out to all department instructors every other month. Instructors will work independently or together to complete the assignments.
• Special Training sessions will be conducted as needed beyond the requirements listed above.

Core Training Requirements

Paramedic
	Preparatory	12 hours
	Airway Management and Ventilation	12 hours
	Trauma	20 hours
	Medical	36 hours
	Special Considerations	12 hours
	Operations	4 hours
	EMS Related Programs	96 hours
	ACLS certification (Needed every 5 years for relicensure)	Total: 144 hours
EMT
	Preparatory	2 hours
	Airway	4 hours
	Patient Assessment	6 hours
	Medical/Behavioral	8 hours
	Trauma	8 hours
	OB, Infant and Children	4 hours
	Core Electives	16 hours
	EMS Related Programs	48 hours
	BLS certification ( Needed every 5 years for relicensure)
		Total: 100 hours
Hazmat Awareness
	Hazmat Review - Needed every year (State)	4 hours
Hazmat Operations
	Hazmat operations skills - Needed every year (State)	8 hours
Hazmat Technician
	Hazmat tech skills review - Needed every year	24 hours
Fire Instructor
	Related to instructional areas - Needed every 3 years (State)	24 hours
Fire Investigator
	Related to fire investigation areas - Needed every 3 years (State)	30 hours
Harassment Training
	Review of policies/types of harassment - Needed every year (Risk Management)	1 hour
Respiratory Protection
	Evaluation of SCBA use - Needed semi-annually per GOG 107.00	1 hour
Infectious Control
	Review Infectious Control Procedures - Needed every year (NFPA 1581)	2 hours
Officer Training
	Review Officer related programs - Needed every year (ISO)	16 hours
Driver and Operator Training
	Driver and Operator related programs - Needed every year (ISO)	16 hours
Radioactivity
	Radioactivity related programs - Needed every year (ISO)	4 hours
Live Fire Burn
	Live Fire training evolution - Needed every year (ISO)	4 hours