Region 5 Course Update

In-house & Request classes:

Course Code/Section #	Course Name	Dates	Location	Prereqs	Registration Deadline
2147-14-504	NIMS ICS	9/23 & 9/26	James Island Fire Dept	n/a	9/2---fax to regional office
2147-14-505	NIMS ICS	9/24 & 9/27	James Island Fire Dept	n/a	9/2---fax to regional office
1181-14-502	Wildland for FF	9/26-9/27	Hilton Head Island Fire/Rescue	1152	9/5---fax to regional office
1152-14-503	Fund of FF	10/1-11/23	Berkeley Co ESTC	n/a	9/1---fax to regional office
2171-14-502	Leadership I	10/4-10/7	Isle of Palms Fire Dept	n/a	9/6---fax to regional office
2172-14-503	Leadership II	10-11-10/14	Isle of Palms Fire Dept	n/a	9/11---fax to regional office
2173-14-504	Leadership III	10/18-10/21	Isle of Palms Fire Dept	n/a	9/18---fax to regional office
3330-14-504	Auto Extrication	11/9-11/10	Sheldon Fire Dept	n/a	10/14---fax to regional office
4171-14-506	Fire Instructor I	11/18-11/22	Isle of Palms Fire Dept	n/a	10/14---fax to regional office

 

This is a brief update on some of our upcoming catalog courses:
·        2100-14-501, Fire Officer I, scheduled to start 9/23 at Beaufort Fire Dept has been canceled
·        2121-14-502, DMICO, scheduled to start 9/7 at Bluffton Fire Dept has been canceled
·        3310-14-502, Rope Rescue, scheduled to start 9/6 at Dorchester Co Fire/Rescue will go---this class is full
·        4171-14-504, Fire Instructor I, scheduled to start 9/23 at Ashley River Fire Dept will go---this class is full
·        4172-14-501, Fire Instructor II, scheduled to start 9/23 at Burton Fire Dept will go
·        1210-14-502, EVDT, scheduled to start 9/9 at Hilton Head Island Fire/Rescue has been canceled
·        1250-14-501, Aerial Ops, scheduled to start 9/10 at Colleton Co Fire/Rescue will go
·        1402-14-501, Hybrid FFI, scheduled to start 9/10 at Dorchester Co Fire/Rescue has been canceled
·        3350-14-501, Water Rescue, scheduled to start 9/14 at Jasper Co Fire Dept will go----this class is full
·        1153-14-502, FFI, scheduled to start 9/17 at Hampton Co Fire Dept will go
·        IFSAC testing, scheduled for 9/17 at City of Charleston Fire Dept will go
·        2154-14-501, I-400, scheduled to start 9/18 at St. John’s Fire Dept will go
·        2100-14-502, Fire Officer I, scheduled to start 10/7 at Ashley River Fire Dept will go---this class is full
·        4172-14-502, Fire Instructor II, scheduled to start 10/7 at City of Charleston Fire Dept will go---this class is full
·        1160-14-501, Truck Co, scheduled to start 9/28 at Goose Creek Rural Fire Dept will go---this class is full
·        IFSAC testing, scheduled for 10/1 at Lady’s Island Fire Dept will go
·        2147-14-501, NIMS ICS, scheduled to start 10/12 at Bluffton Fire Dept will go
·        2171-14-501, Leadership I, scheduled to start 10/19 at Lady’s Island Fire Dept will go
·        2155-14-502, Command Sim, scheduled to start 10/22 at Isle of Palms Fire Dept will go---this class is full
·        3224-14-501, Arson Detection, scheduled to start 10/29 at St. John’s Fire Dept will go

 

The following catalog courses are in danger of canceling (low enrollment):
·        2173-14-502, Leadership III, scheduled to start 9/14 at Summerville Fire Dept
·        2728-14-501, Haz Mat Ops, scheduled to start 9/28 at Sheldon Fire Dept
·        8118-14-501, PPV, scheduled to start 10/12 at Summerville Fire Dept
·        2102-14-502, Fire Officer II, scheduled to start 11/4 at Beaufort Fire Dept
·        1220-14-502, Pump Ops, scheduled to start 10/24 at Sheldon Fire Dept
·        2100-14-503, Fire Officer I, scheduled to start 11/18 at MCAS Beaufort

Blame it on the Stars

By: Pete Sulzer

from www.fireservicewarrior.com

            “The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars,

But in ourselves, that we are underlings.”

            -William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar (I, ii, 140-141)

            The fire service is often greatly influenced by the nation’s largest departments. However, the majority of the American fire service is composed of departments that serve less than 10,000 people. Members of these smaller agencies tend to look to the metropolitan departments for trends in operations, equipment, and staffing. There is nothing wrong with this practice; in fact, it can be beneficial. Larger departments have the resources to test and perfect new concepts. They are typically busy enough to thoroughly try out new equipment. In addition, instructors from larger departments can often be relied on since they have been sifted out from among the ranks of hundreds, if not thousands, of their co-workers. Borrowing “big city” methods and ideas can have a positive outcome, granted that you must analyze and modify those methods to fit your own area, apparatus, and staffing. However, problems can manifest when members of smaller departments become enamored with the bigger, busier, and perceivably “better” agencies.  

         

            These issues arise if we turn our attention back to our own company in disgust and disappointed. We may wonder, “Why can’t we operate like that? Why aren’t we that efficient?” We curse fate for delivering us to a quiet, suburban department and turn our nose up at last year’s meager run numbers—as if that were the cause of our faults and mistakes. However, as Cassius told Brutus in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, “the fault…is not in our stars.” On the contrary, our poor fireground performance, lack of company pride, and less-than-stellar equipment condition cannot be blamed on low population density or call volume. “Men at some time are masters of their fates”,[i] and if blame is to be placed, then we must own it and do something to correct it.     

Region 5 Update

Retesting: In the event of a failure, students have 180 days from the date of course completion to take a retest.  PLEASE do not allow your students to wait until the last minute to schedule a retest.  We have multiple retest sessions each month, but if a student waits until the last few days of eligibility, we may not be able to accommodate them.  Thanks for your help with this.

 

In-House & Request Classes:

 

Course Code/Section #	Course Name	Dates	Location	Prereqs	Registration Deadline
1220-14-503	Pump Ops	9/3-9/18 shift schedule	James Island Fire Dept	1210	8/20---fax to regional office
1220-14-504	Pump Ops	9/4-9/19 shift schedule	James Island Fire Dept	1210	8/20---fax to regional office
1220-14-505	Pump Ops	9/5-9/20 shift schedule	James Island Fire Dept	1210	8/20---fax to regional office
2147-14-504	NIMS ICS	9/23 & 9/26	James Island Fire Dept	n/a	9/2---fax to regional office
2147-14-505	NIMS ICS	9/24 & 9/27	James Island Fire Dept	n/a	9/2---fax to regional office
1181-14-502	Wildland for FF	9/26-9/27	Hilton Head Island Fire/Rescue	1152	9/5---fax to regional office
1152-14-503	Fund of FF	10/1-11/23	Berkeley Co ESTC	n/a	9/1---fax to regional office
2171-14-502	Leadership I	10/4-10/7	Isle of Palms Fire Dept	n/a	9/6---fax to regional office
2172-14-503	Leadership II	10-11-10/14	Isle of Palms Fire Dept	n/a	9/11---fax to regional office
2173-14-504	Leadership III	10/18-10/21	Isle of Palms Fire Dept	n/a	9/18---fax to regional office
4171-14-506	Fire Instructor I	11/18-11/22	Isle of Palms Fire Dept	18 years of age	10/14---fax to regional office

 

This is a brief update on some of our catalog courses:

 

·        3310-14-502, Rope Rescue, scheduled to start 9/6 at Dorchester Co Fire/Rescue will go---this class is full
·        4171-14-504, Fire Instructor I, scheduled to start 9/23 at Ashley River Fire Dept will go---this class is full
·        4172-14-501, Fire Instructor II, scheduled to start 9/23 at Burton Fire Dept will go
·        1250-14-501, Aerial Ops, scheduled to start 9/10 at Colleton Co Fire/Rescue will go
·        3350-14-501, Water Rescue, scheduled to start 9/14 at Jasper Co Fire/Rescue will go---this class is full
·        1153-14-502, FFI, scheduled to start 9/17 at Hampton Co Fire Dept will go
·        IFSAC testing, scheduled for 9/17 at City of Charleston Fire Dept will go
·        2154-14-501, I-400, scheduled to start 9/18 at St. John’s Fire Dept will go
·        2100-14-502, Fire Officer I, scheduled to start 10/7 at Ashley River Fire Dept will go---this class is full
·        4172-14-502, Fire Instructor II, scheduled to start 10/7 at City of Charleston Fire Dept will go---this class is full
·        1160-14-501, Truck Co, scheduled to start 9/28 at Goose Creek Rural Fire Dept will go---this class is full

 

The following catalog classes are in danger of canceling, due to low enrollment:

 

·        2100-14-501, Fire Officer I, scheduled to start 9/23 at Beaufort Fire Dept
·        2121-14-502, DMICO, scheduled to start 9/7 at Bluffton Fire Dept
·        1210-14-52, EVDT, scheduled to start 9/9 at Hilton Head Island Fire/Rescue
·        2173-14-502, Leadership III, scheduled to start 9/14 at Summerville Fire Dept
·        2728-14-501, Haz Mat Ops, scheduled to start 9/28 at Sheldon Fire Dept