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Sun. Apr 27th 2008
Annual Awards Banquet

Sat. April 26, 2008
The West End Fire Department held their annual awards banquet at Hideaway Hills. The 2008 Officers we...

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Tue. Apr 15th 2008
Station 43 Participates in Hose Drill

Department members took a Hose Management class put on by Bucks County College.  Member sat through a classroom presenta...

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Sun. Mar 2nd 2008
PA State Weekend at the NFA

The applications to attend the State Weekend at the National Fire Academy have been released. The weekend this year is Aug. 2...

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Effort, PA  18330

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Basic Requirements to become an active member:

Drill is held every Tuesday except the second Tuesday of the month which is our business meeting, drills usually take between 2 - 4 hours depending on the topic being covered. Drills are usually  held at our Brodheadsville Station or at the Monroe County Public Safety Center (Fire Academy).

At a minimum all active members are required to attend one monthly drill (approx. 2 hrs). They are also required to have taken Hazardous materials Awareness, Blood Borne Pathogen Training, and Complete either Basic firefighting training or Basic Fire Police Training within their first year.

Certification:

Presently we have members with the following national accreditations:

Hazardous Materials Awareness

Hazardous Materials Operations

Hazardous Materials Technician

Hazardous Materials EMS I

Hazardous Materials EMS II

Firefighter I

Firefighter II

Fire Officer I

Safety Officer

Fire Inspector

Fire Service Instructor I

Fire Service Instructor II

Fire Service Certification Program

The department is also a Participating Department in the Fire Service Certification Program at the 25% mark. This means that 25% of our active membership are nationally certified. The department is in the process of applying for 100% certification this means all of our active members hold a national certification (will update when we have it).

Officer Training Requirements:

The Chief must meet the following qualifications:

Be certified as a Firefighter I; Effective for the elections held for the 2010 calendar year and thereafter, be certified as Firefighter II;

Attend and receive a certificate for Incident Command System class;

Attend and receive a certificate for an annual Haz-Mat Operations refresher class;

Received certification in ten (10) certified classes from the Pennsylvania State Fire Academy, National Fire Academy, or the Federal Emergency Management Institute;

Certification in First Aid or higher and CPR.

The Deputy Chief must meet the following qualifications: 

Be certified as a Firefighter I; Effective for the elections held for the 2010 calendar year and thereafter, be certified as Firefighter II; 

Attend and receive a certificate for Incident Command System class; 

Attend and receive a certificate for an annual Haz-Mat Operations refresher class;

Received certification in eight (8) certified classes from the Pennsylvania State Fire Academy, National Fire Academy, or the Federal Emergency Management Institute; 

Certification in First Aid or higher and CPR.

The Assistant Chief must meet the following qualifications: 

Be certified as a Firefighter I; Effective for the elections held for the 2010 calendar year, be certified as Firefighter II; 

Attend and receive a certificate for Incident Command System class; 

Attend and receive a certificate for an annual Haz-Mat Operations refresher class;

Received certification in six (6) certified classes from the Pennsylvania State Fire Academy, National Fire Academy, or the Federal Emergency Management Institute;

Certification in First Aid or higher and CPR.

The Captains must meet the following qualifications: 

Be certified as a Firefighter I;

Attend and receive a certificate for Incident Command System class; 

Attend and receive a certificate for an annual Haz-Mat Operations Class;

Received certification in four (4) certified classes from the Pennsylvania State Fire Academy, National Fire Academy, or the Federal Emergency Management Institute;

Certification in First Aid or higher and CPR.

The Lieutenants must meet the following qualifications:

Be certified as a Firefighter I; 

Attend and receive a certificate for Incident Command System class; 

Attend and receive a certificate for pump class; 

Attend and receive a certificate for an annual Haz-Mat Operations refresher Class;

Received certification in four (4) certified classes from the Pennsylvania State Fire Academy, National Fire Academy, or the Federal Emergency Management Institute;

Certification in First Aid or higher and CPR.

The Fire Police Captain must meet the following qualifications: 

Attend and receive a certificate for basic fire police class;

Attend and receive a certificate for legal concepts class;

Attend and receive a certificate for advanced fire police class;

Hold a National Certification In Fire Police Effective 2010.

The Fire Police Lieutenant must meet the following qualifications:

Attend and receive a certificate for basic fire police class;

Attend and receive a certificate for legal concepts class; 

Hold a National Certification In Fire Police Effective 2010.

The Chief Engineer must posses the following qualifications: 

Attend and receive a certificate for pump class;

Attend and receive a certificate for an annual Haz-Mat Operations refresher class.

Certification in First Aid or higher and CPR.

The Engineers must meet the following qualifications: 

Attend and receive a certificate for pump class;

Attend and receive a certificate for an annual Haz-Mat Operations refresher class.

Certification in First Aid or higher and CPR.

The safety officers must meet the following qualifications:

National Fire Academy Safety Officer Class (Effective Year 2009);

Attend and receive a certificate for an annual Haz-Mat Operations refresher class.

Certification in First Aid or higher and CPR

 For additional information contact: Training Officer John M. Murray at  training@westendfire.net

 




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