FIREFIGHTING COURSES
PREMIER FIREFIGHTER TRAINING IN ALABAMA
CATS FACILITY OFFERS HANDS-ON FIREFIGHTER TRAINING PROGRAMS
Central Alabama Training Solutions’ firefighter training roots stem back to the company’s start in 2004 when founders Keith Sharp and Dennis Weverink, former firefighters with Tuscaloosa and Montgomery’s departments, respectively, launched CATS’ first firefighter training programs. Since then, the company has grown to include 10 certified instructors and one of central Alabama’s premier firefighting facilities, complete with a burn building for live fire evolutions, underground vessels for confined space courses, gas simulators for propane emergency training and a three-story tower for rope rescue training.
Below are some of the available firefighter training programs offered through CATS.
FOR ALL LEVELS OF FIREFIGHTING
An essential component of firefighter training, this Live Fire Training Course provides hands-on instruction in a controlled environment at the CATS facility, featuring a Connex box burn building. Drills are tailored to department needs but address fire behavior, situational stress, nozzle operation and victim care.
BASIC LIFE SUPPORT TRAINING
FOR FIRST RESPONDERS AND EMPLOYEE OSHA CERTIFICATION
Well-trained first responders serve as a vital link to the healthcare team. This curriculum includes Basic Life Support training that enables individuals to provide emergency medical care with a limited amount of equipment while on scene. Upon course competition, students obtain CPR/AED same-day certification.
CONFINED SPACE ENTRY AND RESCUE COURSE
FOR ALL EMERGENCY RESPONDERS
An essential component of firefighter training, this Live Fire Training Course provides hands-on instruction in a controlled environment at the CATS facility, featuring a Connex box burn building. Drills are tailored to department needs but address fire behavior, situational stress, nozzle operation and victim care.
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS EMERGENCY RESPONSE TRAINING
FOR EMS/FIRE/RESCUE/LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL
This course teaches students how to recognize and identify hazardous materials while equipping personnel with procedural knowledge for incident mitigation. Training duration ranges from 8 hours to one week, depending on level of training (Awareness, Operations, Technician or Incident Commander training). Course fulfills OSHA requirements.
INCIDENT COMMAND TRAINING
FOR RESPONSE OPERATION MANAGEMENT
This xx-hour course helps command identify and describe the roles of various personnel, including hazardous material teams. Course attendees learn proper notification procedures and how to establish liaison with local, state and federal authorities while being able to identify and avoid potential hazards.
HIGH-ANGLE ROPE RESCUE TRAINING
FOR RESCUE TEAMS
This xx-hour course prepares responders for safety rig rescues from low-, steep- and vertical-angle environments, providing instruction on equipment, including ropes, knots, webbing and hardware before progressing into anchors and raising and lowering devices. The majority of the class is spent on practical application, including patient packaging and rappelling skills.
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