This course provides firefighters with essential knowledge of building types, construction methods, and their influence on fire behavior. Participants will learn to identify construction features, assess hazards like fire spread and structural collapse, and understand how ventilation impacts heat, smoke, and toxic gases. This training enhances firefighter safety and supports effective decision-making during emergencies.

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Chief Usdin is a nationally recognized fire chief. His firefighting career began on Long Island where he served as a company officer in the busy Massapequa FD and then as the first Fire Chief of the Lancaster Township FD in Pa. He owns Command Fire Apparatus, a Lancaster County business that has bought and sold used fire apparatus in Pa. for almost 37 years. Chief Usdin has been a student of Incident Command his entire career and ran the highly acclaimed nationwide Command School for many years. We are very excited to welcome Chief Usdin to our Regional Fire School this year.