2008 CONFERENCE TRAINING

California Fuel Cell Partnership

DESCRIPTION: The California Fuel Cell Partnership will be presenting the California Hydrogen Highway First Responder Program on Saturday, 09:00 - 12:00. The Equinox has high pressure hydrogen cylinders carrying approximately 1,800 cubic feet of hydrogen gas at 10,000 lbs psi. To provide fuel for these new vehicles, high pressure fueling stations are required. These stations and vehicles are coming to your city.

COURSE PREREQUISITES: None
HOURS: 4
CERTIFICATION: FSTI Certificate
INSTRUCTORS: Jennifer Hamilton, Juan Contreras and staff

NorthTree Simulator

DESCRIPTION: The NorthTree live-fire simulation trailer will be at the 2008 conference for two days. All conference participants with proper PPE will be able to take advantage of this training opportunity at no additional charge. More information will be available here shortly. Each participant must provide his/her own structure PPE and SCBA.

The simulator will be available Saturday, between 13:00 - 17:00 hrs., and again on Sunday, between 09:00 - 12:30 hrs., in the east parking lot. Instruction will be provided by Sierra Fire Protection District and NorthTree staff.

COURSE PREREQUISITES: Structure PPE is a must.
HOURS: 4 hrs. each season
CERTIFICATION: FSTI Certificate
INSTRUCTORS: Reno City Training Staff

EMS Continuing Education

DESCRIPTION: The first section includes JUMP STAT, start triage principles for pediatric patients. This section is 75 minutes and includes 1.5 ceu hours.

The second section includes START Triage. This program is a review of the history of triage, a review of adult START principles, followed by a discussion of SACCO Triage. The SACCO Triage approach builds upon the START principles to determine an accurate survivability index for patients. Thus, a treatment or triage officer can accurately determine the transport order of patients. This section is 75 minutes and includes 1.5 ceu.

COURSE PREREQUISITES: None
HOURS: 1.75 each
CERTIFICATION: FSTI Certificate and 1.5 ceu for each section
INSTRUCTOR: Donald L. Hays, M.Ed., M.P.A., Orange County Fire Authority

CSFA In-service Training

DESCRIPTION: The 2008 staff In-service Training program will be held on March 31. The program is still under development by the planning committee. This program is required of all staff, officers and committee chairs.