In this presentation, we will review the seven drug categories, providing examples of the types of drugs that fall under each category, and delve in-depth into understanding the clues and indicators of drug/alcohol impairment that a Firefighter & EMT may encounter at scenes they respond to. At the conclusion of the presentation, there will be time for a Q&A.

The class is designed to provide responders who may be working near water or flood conditions with sufficient knowledge to be aware of hazards created by this environment and develop an understanding of water rescue techniques.   The class will allow responders to support rescue teams that may be called to assist in flooding incidents.  There are no pre-requisites, recertifies at Water and Flood Awareness Level. 

Everybody has them. Small towns, big towns and large cities. Senior care facilities. It’s where folks gowhen they can no longer care for themselves and they can be there for a myriad of reasons.These facilities take on various shapes and sizes and come with different names. NFPA defines seniorcare facilities as those that are responsible for the treatment of persons with physical, mental illness,disease or infirmity of aged persons. These may consist of sleeping accommodations for individualswho may be incapable of self-preservation due to physical or mental disabilities/limitations. Somemay have security measures that limit freedom of movement.They include independent-living facilities, assisted-living facilities, limited-care facilities, long-term carefacilities and now hybrid facilities which are large facilities that can handle all four groups including Alzheimer’s patients.A fire incident in one these facilities will be resource intensive. Many, if not all, of the occupants willdepend on others to keep them safe. Fireground operations may take on a different complexion compared to a “bread and butter” house fire.

The program includes:

• Review of building construction and fire protection features

• Strategic decision making

• Tactical considerations

• Incident command functions

• Mass casualty incident potentials

• A review of notable fire incidents and case studies involving these occupancies.

• Review of sample standard operating guidelines

• In classroom fire simulation exercises.