If you’re a firefighter, EMT or inspector, and you’re in need of continuing education or training, we have a great weekend we highly recommend you take part in.
Every year the Wayne County Fire and Rescue Association puts on a fantastic weekend of continuing education training for firefighters and EMTs. This year, the 62nd annual Wayne County Regional Fire School will be Sept. 20–21.
For just $50 per day you’ll get a great breakfast, a hot lunch, six hours of continuing education and a fantastic day spent with firefighters and EMTs from all over Ohio. Plus, there will be several vendors there, exhibiting products and answering questions, including Rawhide Fire Hose.
The keynote speaker for this year’s school is Ryan Pennington, a firefighter/paramedic from the Charleston Fire Department in Charleston West Virginia.
He is currently assigned to Station 8 and is part of the West Virginia Task Force 1 USAR team.
With more than 17 years of combined Fire, Rescue and EMS experience, Ryan started with a local volunteer department and continued through EMS to spend five years as a Critical Care Paramedic. He then transferred to the career fire service in 2003 and has worked for Charleston since 2007.
Also, Ryan is a Firehouse.com contributing editor where he has multiple articles, blogs a podcast. And, he appeared in the July 2010 issue of Firehouse Magazine. Currently a West Virginia State Instructor 2, Hazmat Technician and Certified Fire Officer 2, he is very involved teaching EMS and firefighter safety. Check out his website at Viewfromthejumpseat.com or reach him at[email protected].
The Class schedule on Saturday (one-day class) includes:
- Hoarder Homes: Piles of Hazards for Firefighters
- Search and Rescue Training Lab
- Basic Rope 1
- New Vehicle Technologies
- Forcible Entry Academy
- Fire Inspector CE
- All About Fire Pumps
- Cardiology Made Simple
Sunday’s (one-day class) schedule includes:
- Assault: A New Reality for First Responders
- Understanding Fire Behavior
- Grain Bin Rescue
- Basic to Advanced Auto Extrication
- Building Construction for the Fire Service
- Fire Inspector CE — a little bit of everything
- Prehospital Management of the Trauma Patient
Saturday and Sunday (2-day class)
- Scenario-Based Firefighting
- Pump Operations
- Intro to Firefighter Survival/Rapid Intervention Techniques
- Efficient Tanker Shuttle: Moving More Water with Less People
These classes are a fantastic opportunity to gain training, knowledge and spend the day with fellow Firefighters, EMTs and inspectors. Be sure to register today as space is limited.
