Fire Fighter 1 course

Hello!

I am hopefully soon going through the FF1 training course, (not through the academy, through a local dept)

anyone have any tips, or advice for me ?

I just joined my fire dept this past summer, my husband and his family are actively involved. I do respond to calls, and I am slowly being trained on driving the engines and tankers...

Thanks!

Mel :)

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Permalink Reply by Josh Eudy on November 24, 2008 at 9:36am

hey
first off good luck with the FF1 course i only have one more to go all i can tell you is just pay attention and soak up every bit of information good luck

Permalink Reply by Jr on December 10, 2008 at 1:27am

IFSTA essentials manual for starters....learn your skills well....this is your foundation to build on for the rest of your career...good luck..

Permalink Reply by Tim on December 14, 2008 at 11:56am

I went through this program back in 2006 when I was a probie, it's a very interesting course to take, as long as you keep your head in the books and prep for the hands on (The Knots portion is a pain if you're bad with knots) you'll do fine, any other questions regarding the class you can message me, good luck to you.

Permalink Reply by Ray on December 14, 2008 at 12:47pm

For me it was Always keep talking to your crew. That was the biggest thing are teacher keep going over in our heads.
Someone mention this already But Knots were and are a big thing I Study and did my knots everyday for 6 months. I still can do them now LOL but I have to say i havent used them yet.

Just study pay attention and ENJOY it was fun for me as it will be fun for you. Good Luck

Permalink Reply by Bill Brierton on December 24, 2008 at 9:03am

Learn, get involved in the practial skills. And when you're not training practice what you learned.

Permalink Reply by Jim JFD-16 on December 29, 2008 at 12:30pm

As volunteers we need all the training we can get but if you are not able to get your FF1 (you said hopefully) a good VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTING PRINCIPLES is a good class. Followed with WILDLAND TACTICS most of our volunteers that have done both said they got the same basic FF training from VFFP as they did from FF1. (VFFP did not have a test on knots)

Permalink Reply by Steven Baughman on January 13, 2009 at 1:38pm

Hey Mel
I dont know what state you are from but I will say its long and FUN.

Tips;
1. Talk to you station crew. Ask for advice, help, about the instructors, . . .
2. KNOW YOUR KNOTS!! Haha and always wear your gloves when doing them, personal experience.
3. Make sure your instructors know YOU.
4. Study your book because things are different in TEST WORLD and REAL
5. Be patient, everyone there is volunteer and just there to do good, trust me anyone will help.

You've probably already started so let us know how it goes, everyone else seems to have good advice to so give us an update.

Everyday is a Holiday

Permalink Reply by Amy on January 14, 2009 at 7:53pm

Hey Mel. I took FF1 about 5 years ago, and I'm not sure how much has changed in that time. What I did is practice everything taught back at my station. Even dressing drills, make sure you set your gear up the way you want it so be able to put it on faster.
The class is a lot of fun and I'm sure you'll enjoy it. Good Luck!

-Amy

Permalink Reply by Chief 29 on January 14, 2009 at 9:39pm

In the practical skills remember SAFETY FIRST. Were your gear properly, safety glasses and ear plugs are a good add. Be sure to sound out what you are doing when being safe such as "sounding floor" when you sound the floor and so on. There is no such thing as being to safe. An unsafe act is enough to fail you in most if not all skill stations.

Permalink Reply by David Gray on January 15, 2009 at 6:50am

Mel
As an Instructor who teaches this class(with an excellent pass rate :)) the best advice I can give you is to find a study method that works for you and go with it. I have had people in my classes who never opened their book outside of class because they were able to pick everything up just by listening, I have also had the other end of the spectrum who couldn't pick up on anything even by studying for hours on end. There is no trick to the FF1&2 class it is all in the students as to how hard they make it. As long as you study and pay attention in class then you should be fine. Yeah knots are a pain but know your NFPA codes. if you have any problems feel free to drop me a line and maybe i can explain what you need to know. One last note, Don't read too much into the questions on your tests. Sometimes that can cause you to anwswer wrong. Good Luck

Permalink Reply by Bobby on March 3, 2009 at 6:31pm

I as one of the odd balls that didn't hardly crack open the book on my fire 1&2 or even my hazmat classes but I'm currently going through first responder and struggling. the two biggest things i noticed is the teacher and your intrest. my intrest has always been on the tactical fire side, so that was one part and i'm not to confident in my instructor with the first responder class.
SO just stay exited and tlak about it with class mates, brother and sister fire fighters that have been there and if you have a question take it to the instructor. (I one time got the side nod for proving a point that a assitant instructor counted wrong but i dont suggest this cause i also got a but chewin)

Permalink Reply by shrek on March 14, 2009 at 10:25am