Fire & Rescue Training
Fire & Rescue Training
Our program prepares students for the fast-paced environment of fire rescue. Students receive hands-on instruction from industry professionals who have decades of real-world knowledge. These courses dedicate most of their time to putting the skills and techniques taught in the classroom into practice.
Train for a career as a firefighter. Free tuition for current volunteer firefighters. Certifications earned in the course are Firefighter I/II, Hazardous Materials Ops and Technical Rescuer. The program incorporates EMT-Basic and prepares students to sit for the state certification exam. Application packets are available in Public Safety in Kennedy Hall. For more information, contact Hannah Butner at butnerh@sandhills.edu or Chad Thomason at thomasonc@sandhills.edu.
Print and complete the Fire Academy 2025 Application Packet. Tuition is free for current Volunteer Firefighters.
Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
After successful completion of these courses, candidates will receive the Fire Fighter I & II Fire and Rescue Commission IFSAC Certification.
Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
After successful completion of this course candidates will receive the Hazardous Materials
Operations Fire and Rescue Commission IFSAC Certification. NFPA 1072, 2017 Standard
for Hazardous Materials/ Weapon of Mass Destruction Emergency Response Personnel Professional
Qualifications, Chapters 4, 5, 6.2 & 6.6.
Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
This certification-related course will present the Technical Rescuer (TR) with the knowledge, skills, and ability to satisfy the requirements of Chapter Five (General) and Chapter Six (Ropes) of NFPA 1006: Standard for Technical Rescue Professional Qualifications. Individual courses included in this block course are Rescue Operations, Anchors and MAS, Fixed Rope Systems, Health and Wellness, Helicopter Transport, Horizontal Systems, Lowers and Raises, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Rescue Equipment, Rope Basics, and Victim Management.
DIMCO, PICO, STICO
Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
DMICO – Decision Making for Initial Company Operations
PICO – Preparation for Initial Company Operations
STICO – Strategy and Tactics for Initial Company Operations
Fire & Rescue College
Students must be at least 16 years old to take classes. Certain classes are unavailable for students 16-17 years of age.
Classes
- Electric & Alternative Fuel Vehicle Incidents
- Emergency Medical Services Tract
- Emergency Vehicle Driver
- Fire Instructor 1
- Fire Instructor 2
- Fire Officer 1
- Fire Officer 2
- First Due Engine Company
- Fire Life Safety Educator 3
- Flashover Simulator
- High Impact Weather 101
- Law and Administration
- Lessons from Hurricane Helene
- Mayday Safety & Survival
- Mental Health Peer Support
- National Fallen Firefighter Foundation - Courage to be Safe
- National Fallen Firefighter Foundation - Four Steps to Building Quality Leaders and Highly Motivated
- National Fallen Firefighter Foundation - Leadership, Accountability, Culture and Knowledge
- National Fallen Firefighter Foundation - Leadership So Everyone Goes Home
- Rescue Ops 1
- TIMS
- Thermal Imaging
- Wildland Fire Suppression
Contact
Hannah Butner at (910) 695-3776 or butnerh@sandhills.eduPriority registration deadline is January 10th.
NC Extrication School
Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None
Advanced Hands-On Practical training focused on the best practices, up-to-date techniques, and latest equipment available to prepare first responders for a wide-range or extrication scenarios.
Hosted by NC Office Of State Fire Marshals, Sandhills Community College, NCAREMS
Fire & Rescue personnel are in high demand, both locally and nationally. Local industries recruit from our classes. Explore a career in Fire & Rescue.
Estimated expenses per course.
| ITEM | COST |
| Fire Academy*** | $940.00 |
| Emergency Vehicle Driver | $185.00 |
| Firefighter I & II | $185.00 |
| Hazardous Materials Ops | $185.00 |
| Technical Rescuer | $185.00 |
| DIMCO, PICO, STICO | $185.00 |
| NC Extrication School | $185.00 |
*Cadets may be eligible for a fee waiver based on their membership with a North Carolina
fire
department.
**Other scholarships may also be available for students- please contact Donnie Smith
for more
information.
***Fire Academy has a list of specific fees in the fire academy application packet.
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Contact
Hannah Butner
Coordinator, Public Safety Programs
121 Kennedy Hall
(910) 695-3776
butnerh@sandhills.edu