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New Hope Fire Department holds training sessions on Monday nights at 7:00 PM, as follows:

    2nd and 4th Mondays of the month. Firefighter training, which consists of physical, hands on activity that allows members to train in a controlled atmosphere. Training in this type of setting helps prevent injuries and allows inexperienced firefighters to train along side more experienced members to hone their skills.

    3rd Monday of the month. Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Continuing Education training (for firefighters who have completed training at the First Responder or EMT level).

New firefighters are required to take the minimum 10 classes (NFPA Section 1403) in order to perform fire suppression activity. All FIREFIGHTER I and II classes must be completed before becoming a certified firefighter.1

The State of North Carolina requires that firefighters attend a minimum of 36 hours of training a year to continue to perform as a firefighter in any capacity. Once a firefighter becomes certified by the State, in order to maintain this certification he/she must record 150 training hours every 5 years.

Training goes beyond the local firehouse. There are many Fire and Rescue Training courses offered statewide throughout the year. These schools allow you to interact with teachers and personnel from other agencies. Interactions such as these allow you to learn new ideas you can take back to your fire department.

Captains Dusty Wall and Will Bernard are in charge of all training for New Hope Fire Department.

 

1 For a list of courses that are required in order to perform firefighting, open this document and look at the second page. All classes in the FIREFIGHTER I and FIREFIGHTER II section with (LB) next to the class title are required to meet NFPA Section 1403, and the complete list of FIREFIGHTER I and II classes must be completed before you can become a fully qualified firefighter in the state of North Carolina.

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