Vehicle Extrication & complex highway incidents require collaboration, coordination, and integration of multiple agencies & personnel for a common mission

Anthony Correia

0800-0945

Cobb County Fire Training

Forcible entry is one of the most common jobs for a truck company. Every day across America firefighters go to jobs with the first priority being to gain access. Many fire departments fail during recruit school to adequately prepare their firefighters when it comes to forcible entry.

Bill Lang

0800-0945

Cobb Co. Safety Village

Whether you're on an engine, truck, or battalion car; whether you're assigned fire attack, search, or
ventilation; whether you're riding the tailboard or the command board: Imperfect Pitch is the building
construction class you've always wanted.

Gary Bowker

0800-0945

Cobb Co. Safety Village

Today’s structure fires are more dangerous than ever before. Lightweight
construction, low-mass synthetics, and open space floorplans have created a perfect storm for rapid,
prolific fire growth and extreme behavior.

Jordan Phillips

0800-1145

Cartersville Fire

There is no doubt the engineer is one of the most critical jobs in any fire company. This class is a fast-paced look at the effective, time-tested techniques, tricks of the trade and tips for engineers.

Nick Peppard

0800-1145

Cobb Co. Safety Village

The rate of suicide nationally has grown exponentially in the Fire Service. While there are resources
available to all first responders in their time of need, they are not being utilized.

Nancy Wesselink

1000-1145

Cobb Co. Safety Village

Todays fireground is constantly changing. With that our tactics need to change. Can we be more
aggressive and educated?

Chad Christensen

1000-1145

Cobb Co. Safety Village

For as long as I can remember, I’ve always been told the acronym for truck work is L.O.V.E.R.S.U. When the fact of the matter if we focus on the three major functions, it all gets better. If we can fine tune our skills in basic forcible entry, performing primary search operations, and venting the structure, everything will fall into place.

Gary Bowker

1000-1145

Cobb Co. Safety Village

The Aggressive Mindset, what does that mean to you and the members of your department? Our mission has always been to serve the citizens in which we swore to protect. Placing their wellbeing above our own is the expectation that they have and the OATH that we took.

Chris Kessenger

1000-1145

Cobb Co. Safety Village

10-15% of what firefighters do involve Hoselines, Halligans, & Hydraulic Tools. 100% of what firefighters do
involve Character, Attitude, & Values, yet most of our emphasis is on tactical skills.

Anthony Correia

1000-1145

Cobb Co. Safety Village

“The Mayday Mindset” presentation will cover experienced driven firefighter survival and
RIT/RIC training models backed by real world data.

Robert Ramirez

1300-1445

Cobb Co. Safety Village

Tactical Engine is a down and dirty look at the blue-collar fundamentals of an aggressive engine. This class will examine effective tactics for first-alarm assignment engine companies.

Nick Peppard

1300-1445

Cobb Co. Safety Village

Very few fires and emergency incidents go perfectly, some even have poor outcomes that injure or kill firefighters. Many after incident critiques become a blame game that causes distrust and disharmony.

Anthony Correria

1300-1445

Cobb Co. Safety Village

Fighting fires in High-Rise buildings can present several challenges to every fire department. Less frequent than the “bread and butter” incidents we respond to daily, the intricacies presented by these structures and its systems make the event an even greater challenge to manage.

Daniel Nelms

1300-1445

Cobb Co. Safety Village

Have you ever shown up at a call and felt like you are spinning wheels? On the fireground or the incident scene, time is of the essence- things get worse the longer we take to make a decision.

Jack McGovern

1300-1645

Cobb Co. Safety Village

The Engine Company's Guide to Truck Work is a discussion on the necessity of Truck Company Operations on the fire ground.

Jeffrey MrWik

1500-1645

Cobb Co. Safety Village

Have you ever noticed how many times we discuss great ideas because of WHO is presenting them? So often, we in the fire service, foil to even consider ideas because of we "don't like so and so."

Nick Peppard

1500-1645

Cobb Co. Safety Village

This course focuses on improving patient outcomes during an extrication.

Anthony Correria

1500-1645

Cobb Co. Safety Village

At every fire a line must be stretched. No matter the building construction or the occupancy type, this action must be taken. In this class we will take a no nonsense approach to the coveted “Engine Company Playbook”.

Daniel Nelms

1500-1645

Cobb Co. Safety Village