Randolph Community College Weekend Fire, Rescue & EMS College Set For March 1-3

Emergency services workers from across the state are invited to participate in Randolph Community College’s 2013 Weekend Fire, Rescue & EMS College on March 1, 2 and 3. Forty-six courses in firefighting, emergency care, rescue, safety, and leadership skills are scheduled at RCC’s Asheboro Campus and at the Emergency Services Training Center.
           
Courses include Firefighter I & II courses such as Fire Alarms and Communications, Ventilation I & II, Rescue I & II, Fire Department Organization & Safety I & II; Specialty courses such as Basic Wildland Fire Suppression, Clandestine Drug Labs and Fire Service, and LP Gas Emergencies; Driver Operator and Pump Operations courses such as Emergency Vehicle Driving; Technical Rescue courses such as TR General Helicopter Transport, VMR Rescue Operations, and VMR Bus and Machinery; EMS classes such as Responder Safety in the Modern World and Land Navigation for Rescue Personnel; and American Heart Association classes such as Healthcare Provider and BLS Instructor.
           
Most of the classroom training will be held at RCC’s Asheboro Campus beginning Friday evening. Additional training will be held at the Emergency Services Training Center at 895 Training Center Drive, Randleman, on Saturday and Sunday. This 60-acre facility maintains modern equipment and props for each respective emergency service. It includes three firing ranges, an emergency vehicle driving course, five-story drill tower, live burn building, tactical building, LP Gas facility with six props, USAR course, and underground confined space/trench area.
           
There is a $25 registration fee. Registrations will be accepted by phone, 336-633-4165, or fax, 336-633-3071. A course booklet with complete course descriptions, local hotel information, and registration form is available at www.randolph.edu/esws. Registration should be completed as soon as possible to guarantee course selections.