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1220 W College St, Murfreesboro, TN 37129 • Phone: (615) 898-7764 • Fax:( 615) 898-7840

24 HOUR EMERGENCY
– CALL 911 –

 

Poison Control Center
1-800-222-1222

 

 

 

Training Schedule

Please contact Rutherford County Emergency Management Agency for training applications.

LATE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Each class must have a minimum of 15 students,

if this number is not met the class will be canceled and notifications will be sent out.

Unless otherwise noted each class will be held at the Rutherford County EMA

training room and will last typically from 0800-1630 hrs.

For training questions and applications please contact the EMA

1220 W. College St.
Murfreesboro, TN 37130
Phone: (615) 898-7764
Fax: (615) 898-7840

 

RESOPONDER TRAINING

FIREFIGHTER TRAINING

The Natchez Trace Parkway and Stones River Battlefield will be hosting the 2012 Wildland Fire Refresher and Pack Test at RCEMA EOC. January 21st 2012 at the EMA 8am to 6pm

Please RSVP by December 15th 2011 to:

Mark R Whipps

Mark_Whipps@nps.gov

662-840-7574 / 662-680-4052

Fax 662-840-7566

2680 Natchez Trace Parkway

Tupelo, MS 38804

Annual Fireline Safety Refresher Training is required for all personnel participating in wildland fire who may be subject to an assignment on a fireline. This is the yearly refresher to remain current and be able to be a Red-Carded firefighter.

*Please bring all your wildland fire gear as well as shelters and Incident Response Pocket Guides.

Student Pre-requisites;      

Students should have successfully completed S-130 and S-190 and have at least one season as a firefighter.

 


AIRCRAFT RESCUE AND FIREFIGHTING (ARFF)


EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO AIRCRAFT / AIRFIELD INCIDENTS – AF100*

Course Dates: February 3,4 and 5 of 2012.

Course Location: Smyrna Airport

This course is geared to those agencies that do not have an airport fire department and to volunteer fire departments that respond to aircraft incidents within their jurisdiction. Topics include: aviation fire suppression, general safety of airfield, airport terminology, search procedures and how to locate downed aircraft. Emergency response to commercial incidents and rescue of occupants are also included in this course.

Course Hours: 20

Course Fee: $75.00

Prerequisites: Recruit/Firefighter I - F100 or Basic Live Firefighting - F102

*Note: All students are required to provide Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA).

PPE and SCBA rental are available through TFACA if needed.

Times: Friday February 3 class starts at 6pm.
Saturday / Sunday class starts at 0800.

Register on line: http://www.state.tn.us/commerce/sfm/tfaca/index.shtml

Tennessee Fire Service and Codes Enforcement Academy

2161 Unionville-Deason Road

Bell Buckle, Tennessee 37020

Telephone:

 

MERRTT:

MODULAR EMERGENCY RESPONSE RADIOLOGICAL TRANSPORTATION TRAINING

March 13th 8:00am 5:00pm

Rutherford County EOC

1220 W College St, Murfreesboro TN

This course gives and understanding of basic radiological response hazards and safety and teaches the responders to safely respond to and monitor for radiation events.

 (This is a prerequisite course to HMTO (Hazmat Tech Training)

Target audience:   Public safety emergency responders.

Prerequisites: FEMA IS 3: Radiological Emergency Management

    May be taken on line at- http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is3.asp

You may request an application by email or pick one op at the office.

APPLICATION CUT OFF DATE is close of business February 29th.

 

Fire Training PHOTOS and Insight into Classes. (CLICK)

Fire training should be coordinated through: Chief Larry Farley.

ALL Applications require submittal to the EMA 2 weeks prior to class.

TFACA Certification Criteria: Registration for all below classes will be through TFACA.


 

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