Version 1: Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: properly don and doff personal protective clothing and SCBA (self-contained breathing apparatus); hoist tools and equipment using ropes and knots; locate information in department documents and standard or code materials; operate fire department communications equipment; utilize fire-ground operations; identify and evaluate fire-ground hazards; utilize SCBA during emergency operations; safely mount and dismount fire apparatus; set up and operate in protected work areas; use hand and power tools to force entry; operate in hazardous areas as a member of a team; demonstrate a variety of ladder carries; set-up and utilize ground ladders; safely attack vehicle fires; operate hand lines and master streams; conduct search and rescue operations as a member of a team; attack structural fires; advance charged and uncharged hose lines; perform vertical and horizontal ventilations using hand and power tools; perform overhaul and property conservation operations; connect a pumper to various water supplies; operate portable fire extinguishers to safely extinguish Class A Class B and Class C fires; safely operate mobile generating equipment to illuminate fire-ground operations; control and extinguish ground cover fires; clean and maintain various fire department equipment including ladders and hoses; connect to and operate dry and wet sprinkler systems. Version 2 and 3: In addition to the above outcomes, students will be able to: identify and describe the basic principles of combustion; identify and describe the three methods of heat transfer; identify and describe the phases of burning; understand the difference between Flashover and backdraft; identify the five classifications of building construction; understand how fire, smoke and heat travel within these structures due to their construction; identify conditions that require SCBA;demonstrate donning and doffing of SCBA; regularly check remote gauge to determine amount of air remaining; demonstrate Emergency Escape Procedures and harness conversion; demonstrate primary Search, Reduced Profile and Swim; demonstrate relief of nozzle team and secondary search; demonstrate proper response to low air alarm; demonstrate proper use of portable radios with SCBA; demonstrate the ability to quickly find and remove a downed firefighter; explain vehicle construction and its fuels and the associated hazards they present; gain access to a vehicle to suppress a fire using basic firefighting and rescue techniques; identify proper apparatus placement for a vehicle fire incident; and identify various types of Hybrid Vehicles and describe hazards associated with each. Version 4: In addition to the above outcomes, students will be able to conduct a primary search in a live fire environment operating as a member of a team wearing full Personal Protective Equipment; demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to be certified by the American Heart Association in the performance of CPR and the use of the AED; and demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to be certified by the American Heart Association as a First Aid Provider.