National Fire Academy Handoff Courses

The Illinois Fire Service Institute through a FEMA / NFA grant, is pleased to announce the availability of seventeen National Fire Academy Classes.  These 12-16 hour classes are offered at no charge to local fire departments.  They will be delivered, on request, by IFSI instructors using National Fire Academy curriculum.  Individuals successfully completing these classes will receive a National Fire Academy certificate.  Each of these classes requires a minimum of 25 students.

To request these classes, please use the Illinois Fire Service Institute's Training Request Form.  Please allow a 30 day lead time so we have ample time to arrange the appropriate instructor and complete all necessary paperwork.  The list of classes that are currently available are:

Course Name:

• Basic Life Support to Haz-Mat Incidents

• IC for High Rise Operations

• ICS

• ICS for Structural Collapse

• Incident Safety Officer

• Infection Control for Emergency Response Personnel

• Initial Response to Haz-Mat Incidents Basic Concepts

• Introduction to Fire Inspection Principles and Practices

• Introduction to Volunteer Emergency Services Management

• Leadership 1 Strategies for Company Success

• Leadership 2 Strategies for Personal Success

• Leadership 3 Strategies for Supervisory Success

• Managing Company Tactical Operations: Decision Making

• Managing Company Tactical Operations: Preparation

• Managing Company Tactical Operations: Tactics

• Shaping the Future

• Building Construction - Combustible

• Building Construction - Non Combustible

Please contact either Matt Weber at 217-244-7134, or John McCastland at 217-333-5018, if you have any questions about any of these classes.