Lyndoch CFS Brigade

Training Course Information

 


 

 

 

Below is a list of some of the course open to Firefighters. Where appropriate the pre-requisites for the course have been identified.

This is the introdcutory course for all new CFS Members, providing basic knowledge and skills. The new course has a number of units which are now Nationally Accredited under the Public Safety Competency Standard - this means that should brigade member transfer interstate and wish to join a fire service then a number of their units (training competencies) will be automatically recognised.

BFF1 Overview

This is a Nationally Accredited course dealing with the responding to Wildfires. The course forms part of the Certificate III in Public Safety (Firefighting Operations or Firefighting and Emergency Operations)

Suppress Wildfire Overview

The third of three parts to the basic firefighter’s course. It develops urban fire fighting, LPG firefighting and completes the basic material in regard to Hazmat (Dangerous Substances).

This course has been discontinued from regular delivery - a new course will take its place in the future.

 

This course provides the knowledge and skills necessary for fire fighters to wear and operate a Compressed Air Breathing Apparatus. It includes knowledge and skills of the operation of a set and application in the use of CABA in heat and reduced visibility conditions.

OBAOC Overview

This course provides firefighters with the knowledge and skills to operate as a Road Crash Rescue operator. A significant part of the knowledge component of this course is home based.

RCR Overview

 
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Updated: December 2007