BC3 Core Fire & Hazmat Courses 


Course Details

Fees

All fees are per course not per student. Preferred Training Partnerships (PTP) agencies PTP partners only pay course fees for what they use up to a maximum of $2500 for 250 hours of training for individual fire departments, and $4500 for 500 hours of training for city and county-based organizations. Anything over the package hours, you start paying the class at cost.

Course Applications

The requesting agency must fillout and sign a course application.  Applications must be completed at least 6 weeks prior to the first day of class.  

Fire/Hazmat Course Application

Manuals & Books

Manuals and handouts may be provided for the course. Should the course require or recommend a published text it will be the responsibility of the student or sponoring agency to acquire or purchase the text.

 

Course Listings & Fees


Pennsylvania State Fire Academy - Suppression Courses

Course Code Course Title Fee Hours Min. Class Size Max Class Size Con. Ed Credits
ELIS Intro to the Fire Service $400 16 12 30 No
ELFG Fireground Support $850 32 12 30 No
ELEF Exterior Firefighter $1000 40 12 30 No
ELIF Interior Firefighter w/out Live Fire $1300 48 20 30 No
ELIF Interior Firerfighter w/ Live Fire $1800 48 20 30 No
ELAF Advanced Firefighter $480 24 12 30 No

Course Title Fee Hours Min. Class Size Max Class Size Con. Ed Credits
Fireground Support $1200 48 12 30 No
Firefighter I Training $3500 88 12 30 No
Firefighter II Training $1200 48 12 30 No

Course Code Course Title Fee Hours Min. Class Size Max Class Size Con. Ed Credits
ECOP Engine Company Ops. $400 16 12 30 No
575 Essentials Refresher $575 24 12 30 No
FFCP Firefighter I Skills Enhancement $960 32 12 30 No
TFE Forcible Entry $400 16 12 30 No
HIRI High Rise Fire Fighting $400 16 15 30 No
REPA Respiratory Protection I $400 16 12 30 No
REPR Respiratory Protection II $400 16 12 30 No
SBS Structural Burn Session $1250 16 20 30 No
SFR Structural Fire Rescue $400 16 12 30 No
MIFI Store/Mall/Mercantile Fire Fighting $250 16 12 30 No
TRCO Truck Company Operations I $400 16 12 30 No
ATRC Truck Company Operations II $400 16 12 30 No
TRVP Ventilation Practices $400 16 12 30 No
FDF Fire Dynamics Fundamentals $75 3 5 Unlimited No
FDST Fire Dynamics Strategy and Tactics $75 3 5 Unlimited  No
FLBU Flammable Liquid Fire Fighting $600 16 15 30 No
NFFB Foam Firefighting - Basic $120 7 12 30 No
NFFT Foam Firefighting - Technician Without Live Fire $400 16 12 30 No
NFFT Foam Firefighting - Technician With Live Fire $750 16 12 30 No
LPGE Liquefied Petroleum Gas/Natural Gas Emergencies $400 16 12 30 No
AAB Airport Annual Burn $400 8 12 30 Yes
ACFR Aircraft Crash Rescue Short Course $800 16 12 30 Yes
ARFF Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting - FAA Curriculum $1500 40 12 30 Yes
SURV Firefighter Survival $400 16 12 30 Yes
RITC Rapid Intervention Teams $75 4 5 Unlimited No
VFOE Vehicle Fires and Other Emergencies $600 16 12 24 Yes

Course Code Course Title Fee Hours Min. Class Size Max Class Size Con. Ed Credits
CORE Carbon Monoxide Detector Response $75 3 5 Unlimited Yes
RTKN Community Worker Right to Know $75 4 5 Unlimited Yes
BIDA Bloodborne Pathogens and Infectious Disease $75 4.5 5 Unlimited Yes
HMA-24 Hazardous Awareness $100 6 5 30 Yes
HMAR-24 Hazardous Awareness Refresher $75 2 5 30 Yes
HMO-24 Hazardous Operations $800 32 12 30 Yes
HMOR-24 Hazardous Operations Refresher $150 6 12 30 Yes
RTUEE Responding to Electrical Emergencies $75 4 5 Unlimited  No
RTNGE Responding to Natural Gas Emergencies $75 4 5 Unlimited No
SPAFS Solar Panel Awareness for the Fire Service $75 4 12 Unlimited No

Course Code Course Title Fee Hours Min. Class Size Max Class Size Con. Ed Credits
ROBR Basic Rigging for Rope Rescue $400 16 12 30 Yes
PVRA-24 NFPA 1006 Passenger Vehicle Rescue Awareness 24 $400 16 12 24 Yes
PVRO-24 NFPA 1006 Passenger Vehicle Rescue Operations 24 $1000 28 12 24 Yes
PVRT-24 NFPA 1006 Passenger Vehicle Rescue Technician 24 $750 16 12 24 Yes
BRES Bus Rescue $400 16 12 30 Yes
CSR Confined Space Rescue $400 16 12 30 Yes
RORE Rope/High Angle Rescue I $400 16 12 30 Yes
RORA Rope/High Angle Rescue II $400 16 12 30 Yes
DHSV Special Vehicle Rescue (Dept. of Health) $400 16 12 30 Yes
SCOA Structural Collapse Operations - Level I $75 3.5 5 Unlimited Yes
SCOF Structural Collapse Operations - Level II $1000 16 15 30 Yes
TRRE Trench Rescue $1000 16 15 30 Yes
SSEP Street Survival for Emergency Medical Personnel $400 16 15 30 Yes

Course Code Course Title Fee Hours Min. Class Size Max Class Size Con. Ed Credits
IFBC Industrial Fire Brigade Incipient $400 16 12 24 No
IFBX Industrial Fire Brigade Exterior $525 24 12 24 No
ISET Employee Safety and Extinguisher Training $75 3 12 30 No

Pennsylvania State Fire Academy - Non-Suppression Courses

Course Code Course Title Fee Hours Min. Class Size Max Class Size Con. Ed Credits
BCN Building Construction: Non-Combustible and Fire Resistive - (NFA) $200 16 12 30 No
BCP Building Construction: Wood Frame and Ordinary - (NFA) $200 16 12 30 No
FMSP Fire Attack in Sprinklered Properties $75 6 12 Unlimited No
AUTO Automatic Detection and Suppression Systems $100 8 12 30 No

Course Code Course Title Fee Hours Min. Class Size Max Class Size Con. Ed Credits
AAEP Arson Awareness for Emergency Response Personnel $75 4 5 30 Yes
ADFR Arson Detection for First Responders - (NFA) $200 16 12 30 Yes
AREO Fire and Arson Investigation - Electrical I Overview $200 16 12 30 No
ARIN Fire Arson Investigation $200 16 12 30 No

Course Code Course Title Fee Hours Min. Class Size Max Class Size Con. Ed Credits
AELA Aerial Apparatus Practices $400 16 12 25 No
AELX Aerial Apparatus Practices Extended $400 16 12 25 No
EVRD Dynamics of Emergency Vehicle Response $75 4 5 Unlimited  Yes
EVOT Emergency Vehicle Operator Training Program $300 16 12 24 Yes
HSES Highway Safety for Emergency Service Personnel $75 4 12 30 No
HSTC Highway Incident Scene Safety and Management $200 16 12 30 No
NAEP New Aerial Apparatus Familiarization $200 8 5 30 No
PUOP Pump Operations I $400 16 12 30 No
PUOA Pump Operations II $400 16 12 30 No
RFWM Rural Fire Ground Water Movement $400 16 12 30 No
TAWS Tanker Water Supply $400 16 12 30 No
TIM Traffic Incident Management $75 4 12 Unlimited No

Course Code Course Title Fee Hours Min. Class Size Max Class Size Con. Ed Credits
AFPO Advanced Fire Police $250 16 12 30 No
BFPO Basic Fire Police $250 16 12 30 No

Course Code Course Title Fee Hours Min. Class Size Max Class Size Con. Ed Credits
EMLL Educational Methodology for Local Level Instructors $500 40 12 20 No

Course Code Course Title Fee Hours Min. Class Size Max Class Size Con. Ed Credits
LODD Firefighter Line of Duty Death and Injury  $100 8 5 Unlimited No
HSO Health and Safety Officer $200 16 12 30 Yes
ICHO Incident Command for High-Rise Operations - NFA $200 16 12 30 No
ICSSI Incident Command for Structural Collapse Incidents - NFA $200 16 12 20 No
INFO Introduction to Fire Officership $200 16 12 30 Yes
ISO Incident Safety Officer $200 16 12 30 Yes
LAFS Legal Aspects for the Fire Service $200 16 12 30 Yes
LSI Leadership I: Strategies for Company Success - (NFA) $200 16 12 30 No
LSII Leadership II: Strategies for Personal Success - (NFA) $200 16 12 30 No
LSIII Leadership III: Strategies for Supervisory Success - (NFA) $200 16 12 30 No
PFEP Public Fire Education Planning - (NFA) $200 16 12 30 No
RAO Resource Accountability Officer $75 5 5 30 No
RAR Resource Accountability Responder $75 3 5 30 No
VSFR Volunteer Retention and Recruitment $75 4 12 50 No

Course Code Course Title Fee Hours Min. Class Size Max Class Size Con. Ed Credits
ICS-100.b Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICA-100) $100 8.5 15 30 Yes
ICS-200.b ICA for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents (ICS-200) $150 12.5 15 30 Yes
ICS-300 ICS-300: Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents $575 24 15 32 Yes
ICS-400 Advanced ICS for Command & General Staff, Complex Incidents and MACS $400 16 15 32 Yes
IS-700.A National Incident Management System (NIMS) An Introduction IS700.A $100 8 15 30 Yes
IS-800.B IS-800.B National Response Framework, An Introduction $100 9 5 Unlimited Yes
NICS-EMS NIMS ICS for Emergency Medical Services $200 16 15 30 Yes
NICS-FS NIMS ICS for the Fire Service (Replaces current NFA ICS) $200 16 15 30 Yes

Course Code Course Title Fee Hours Min. Class Size Max Class Size Con. Ed Credits
ALSR Advanced Line Systems Rescue $575 16 12 16 No
EBOR Emergency Boat Operation and Rescue $575 16 12 16 No
IRER Ice Rescue & Emergency Response $575 16 12 16 Yes
WRER Water Rescue & Emergency Response $575 16 12 16 Yes
WRFA-A Water Rescue for the First Responder 1670-Awareness Level $75 3 5 Unlimited No

BC3 Specialized and Custom Core Programs

Course Code Course Title Fee Hours Min. Class Size Max Class Size Con. Ed Credits
BCCC 11 Things a Fire Officer Must Know to be Successful $200 16 12 50 No
BCCC Accountability System $75 4 12 50 No
BCCC Advanced Rigging for Rope Rescue $400 16 12 30 No
BCCC Advanced Structural Burn Session $2000 16 12 30 No
BCCC Advanced Highline Rope Rescue $400 16 12 30 No
BCCC Aviation Rescue and Firefighting for Structural Firefighters $400 16 12 25 No
BCCC Basement Fires and Rollover-Flashover Recognition $1250 16 20 30 No
BCCC Basic Firemanship $400 16 12 50 No
BIDA Bloodborne Pathogens and Infectious Disease $75 4.5 5 Unlimited Yes
BCCC Citizen Fire Academy $480 24 8 Unlimited No
BCCC Confined Space Rescue Awareness $75 4 8 Unlimited No
BCCC Confined Space Rescue Advanced $400 16 8 24 No
BCCC Confined Space Rescue Refresher $75 3 8 24 No
BCCC Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Safety $100 6 8 Unlimited No
BCCC Elevator Rescue Training $200 8 12 25 No
BCCC Elevator Operations for Fire and Rescue Operations $400 16 12 25 No
BCCC Emergency Services UTV/ATV Safety Program $100 8 12 24 No
BCCC Emergency Services Trailer Safety Program $100 8 12 24 No
BCCC Engine Co. Ops Advanced $400 16 12 24 No
BCCC Firefighter I Practical Skills Prep Course $300 12 12 24 No
BCCC Firefighter II Practical Skills Prep Course $300 12 12 24 No
BCCC Firefighter Safety Review $75 4 12 50 No
BCCC Fireground Leadership Strategies and Tactics $100 8 12 24 No
BCCC Flashover Recognition $400 8 12 20 No
BCCC Flammable Liquid Firefighting $600 16 12 24 No
BCCC Foam and Foam Equipment $75 3 12 24 No
BCCC Handling Chimney Fires $75 3 12 24 No
BCCC High Rise Firefighting Operations & Exercises $1250 16 12 24 No
BCCC Highway Safety for Firefighters and Fire Police $300 12 12 24 No
BCCC Ice Rescue Basic Survival and Rescue $75 3 12 24 No
BCCC Incident Response to Gas/Oil Well Emergencies - Awareness $75 4 5 25 No
BCCC Incident Response to Gas/Oil Well Emergencies - Operations $600 16 15 25 No
BCCC Integrated Structural Fire Operations $1750 16 15 25 No
BCCC Industrial Firefighting for the Structural Firefighter (Fuel Cost Billed Separately)  $600 16 12 20 No
BCCC Legal Aspects Series $200 16 12 24 No
BCCC Lock Out/Tag Out $75 4 12 24 No
BCCC Man In Machine $300 8 12 20 No
BCCC Managing Emergency Incidents on the Roadway $100 8 12 24 No
BCCC Rapid Intervention Crew Exercises $1000 16 24 30 No
BCCC Rapid Intervention Crew Exercises Extended $1000 16 24 30 No
BCCC Reading Smoke and Buildings $100 8 12 24 No
BCCC Responding to Food Truck Emergencies $75 2 12 24 No
BCCC Responding to Helicopter Emergencies $300 8 12 24 No
BCCC Rope Rescue III $400 16 12 30 No
BCCC Rope Rescue IV $400 16 12 30 No
BCCC Rope Rescue V $400 16 12 30 No
BCCC Rope Rescue VI $400 16 12 30 No
BCCC Strategy and Tectics for Fire Ground Operations $200 16 12 30 No
BCCC Technical Heavy Truck Rescue $400 16 15 30 No
BCCC Trench Rescue Awareness $75 4 5 Unlimited No
BCCC Thermal Imaging Camera Operation $1250 16 12 24 No
BCCC Trench Rescue Awareness $75 4 12 24 No
BCCC Vehicle Rescue Refresher and Technology Update $600 16 12 30 No
BCCC Wilderness Rescue Review $100 8 12 30 No

Course Code Course Title Fee Hours Min. Class Size Max Class Size Con. Ed Credits
Topic #1 Hose Equipment & Hose Roll Review/Advancing Hoselines/Hose Stretching Exercise $75 3 5 30 No
Topic #2 Supply Hose Lays & Water Supply Connections/Fire Hydrant Inspection & Testing $75 3 5 30 No
Topic #3 Inspecting & Service Testing of Fire Hose $75 3 5 30 No
Topic #4 Extending Wyed Lines from a Large Handline/Replacing Burst Hose Section while in Service at Emergency $75 3 5 30 No
Topic #5 Fire Hose Nozzles and Nozzle Maintenance $75 3 5 30 No
Topic #6 Foam & Foam Equipment $75 3 5 30 No
Topic #7 Compressed Air Foam Systems $75 3 5 30 No
Topic #8 Forward Lay/Attack Line Evolution $75 3 5 30 No
Topic #9 Reverse Lay Evolutions $75 3 5 30 No
Topic #10 High-Rise Attack Line Evolution $75 3 5 30 No
Topic #11 Safety Precautions for Using SBCA/Inspecting & Refilling SCBA/Dress-for-Fire Activity $75 3 5 30 No
Topic #12 Negotiating Restricted Areas with SCBA/Pass Device Location Activity/SCBA Cylinder Changing Activity $75 3 5 30 No
Topic #13 Breathing Apparatus Basics $75 3 5 30 No
Topic #14 Handling Ground Ladders/3 & 4 Firefighter Ground Ladder Raises/Ground Ladder Safety & Victim Rescue $75 3 5 30 No
Topic #15 1 & 2 Firefighter Ground Ladder Raises/Ground Ladder Safety & Victim Rescue $75 3 5 30 No
Topic #16 Inspecting & Service Testing of Ground Ladders $75 3 5 30 No
Topic #17 Portable Fire Extinguishers/Trash Container and Class A Piled Fires $75 3 5 30 No
Topic #18 Fire Behavior $75 3 5 30 No
Topic #19 Vehicle Fire Evolution $75 3 5 30 No
Topic #20 Wildland Firefighting $75 3 5 30 No
Topic #21 Structural Fire Search & Rescue/Window Rescue Evolution $75 3 5 30 No
Topic #22 Ropes & Knots $75 3 5 30 No
Topic #23 Emergency Evacuation Activity/Firefighter Survival/Mayday Procedures $75 3 5 30 No
Topic #24 Rescue & Forcible Entry Tools $75 3 5 30 No
Topic #25 Assembling & Preparing a RIT Staging Area $75 3 5 30 No
Topic #26 Fire Station Visitor & Telephone Procedures/Roles of Other Agencies $75 3 5 30 No
Topic #27 Recruitment & Retention/Junior FF Programs $75 3 5 30 No
Topic #28 FD Role at Bomb Threat/Active Shooter Situations $75 3 5 30 No
Topic #29 Public Safety Education Programs $75 3 5 30 No
Topic #30 Assembling an Extrication Staging Area/Auto Extrication/Evolution $75 3 5 30 No
Topic #31 Electric & CNG Vehicle Considerations $75 3 5 30 No
Topic #32 Operating Your Fire Dept for Today and Tomorrow $75 8 5 30 No
Topic #33 Missing Person Search $75 3 5 30 No
Topic #34 Initial Trench Rescue Considerations $75 3 5 30 No
Topic #35 Water Rescue Support/Initial Considerations $75 3 5 30 No
Topic #36 Missing Person/Search Details $75 3 5 30 No
Topic #37 Ventilation Drills $75 3 5 30 No
Topic #38 Rapid Intervention Evolutions $75 8 5 30 No
Topic #39 4-Hour Drill Night Burn $150 4 15 30 No
Topic #40 8-Hour Drill Burn $300 8 15 30 No
Topic #41 Cold Weather Firefighting $75 3 5 30 No
Topic #42 Handling Chimney Fires $75 3 5 30 No
Topic #43 Industrial Firefighting Drill (Fuel Cost Billed Separate) $150 4 12 30 No
Topic #44 Firefighter I Review $75 3 12 30 No
Topic #45 Fire Police Operations $75 3 12 30 No
Topic #46 Forcible Entry $75 3 12 30 No
Topic #47 Rural Pumping $75 3 12 30 No
Topic #48 Building Construction Review $75 3 12 30 No
Topic #49 4 Hr. Rapid Intervention Evolutions $75 4 12 30 No
Topic #50 Firefighter CPR $75 3 12 30 No
Topic #51 Auto Detection Systems $75 3 12 30 No
Topic #52 Sprinkler System Review $75 3 12 30 No
Topic #53 Creating Your Dept. Drill Schedule $75 3 12 30 No
Topic #54 Pre-Connect Pump Pressures $75 3 12 30 No
Topic #55 Ventilation Review $75 3 12 30 No
Topic #56 Company Readiness $75 3 12 30 No
Topic #57 Air Monitoring $75 3 12 30 No
Topic #58 Fire Dynamics with Live Fire $75 4 12 30 No
Topic #59 Vehicle Stabilization $75 3 12 30 No