Region 5 Update

ProBoard Information/Update:  Please see attachment.

HSO Class:  We have 2 spaces remaining in a Health & Safety Officer class at Jasper Co Fire/Rescue on 4/25 & 4/26.  Registration is available on the portal.   

Evaluations:   When agreeing to evaluate, please make a note which position you have been assigned (lead or skills).   Also, instructors,  please note that evaluations will be conducted per the course schedule.  If you are running ahead and want your evaluation to start earlier in the day, please communicate with the regional office at least 24 hours in advance.

Allendale/Bamberg/Hampton Weed & Feed:   There is some room in the Allendale/Bamberg/Hampton Co Weed & Feed program starting mid-March.  This program will be weekends only and include IOW’s/teach backs for the entire Essentials series (1152/1153/1154), Haz Mat Ops, EVDT and Auto Extrication.   Instructors wishing to attend should have successfully completed these classes as a student and have successfully completed the Fire Instructor I class.  The Weed & Feed program is not available for electronic registration, so please submit paper registrations to this office.

Long Range Planning:   Now is the time to meet with your neighboring departments and coordinate training through the remainder of 2015.  Once you have determined your training needs, coordinated with your neighboring departments, and looked on the portal to see what is already available, please email your in-house and request class needs to Brent Turner at brent.turner@llr.sc.gov    Brent will need the following information via email:

·         Course Name/Course Code

·         Will it be In-House (you will supply the instructors) or Request (SCFA will supply instructors, must meet a minimum student requirement)?

·         If you have a preferred schedule—evening, weekday, weekend, etc.. (if you need us to staff, please do not give us specific dates, let us pick dates based on our instructor availability)

·         Location of class (station name or number)

·         Any SCFA equipment/trailer support needed

Additionally, you can let Brent know if your department would like to host an IFSAC testing/general retesting session at any point after June 30, and some potential dates/times.

Southeastern Fire School:   The brochure for Southeastern can be found at the following: http://www.scfa.state.sc.us/PDF/2015_Southeastern_Brochure.pdf  

Retesting policy:  Be aware that students have up to 120 days from course completion to take their first retest.  If they fail their first retest, then they have up to 210 days from course completion to take a second retest.  Please make sure students schedule their retesting session far in advance, so we are able to accommodate them during their eligibility period.

Reminder: Students cannot register for a class until all the required prereqs for that class are on their transcript.

Available IFSAC testing & general retesting sessions  **To register for any session, please contact the regional office** 

3/25	Wed	9am	Colleton Co Fire/Rescue, Sta 19
4/25	Sat	9am	St. Paul’s Fire Dept HQ
5/27	Wed	6:30pm	Burton Fire Dept, Pinewood Sta
6/24	Wed	9am	Colleton Co Fire/Rescue, Sta 19