2009 Tax Credit Program Equivalencies
For purposes of the 2009 Form 1A $200 tax credit program, the following programs can be taken in lieu of the Volunteer Firefighter Practices Program. If you have any questions about the following programs and subject material, please contact OSU-FST at 800-304-5727.
Structural Firefighter - 48 hours
Fire Behavior
Safety
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Search and Rescue
Ladders
Fire Hose, Appliances
Forcible Entry
Ventilation
Extinguishers
Overhaul
Water Supply
Pump Operations
Basic Firefighter Skills - 80 Hours
Firefighter Orientation and Safety
Fire Behavior
Search and Rescue
PPE
Portable Extinguishers
Ropes and Knots
Extrication Fundamentals
Forcible Entry
Ground Ladders
Ventilation
Water Supply
Fire Hose
Fire Streams
Fire Control
Training Records and Reports
Loss Control
Protecting Evidence for Fire Cause Determination
Fire Department Communications
Fire Prevention and Public Education
Pumping Fundamentals
Wildland Firefighting Fundamentals/Skills - 32 hours
Wildland Firefighting Fundamentals
Firefighter Safety
Fire Behavior
PPE
Tools and Equipment
Strategies and Tactics
Water Supply
Wildland Scenario
Wildland Firefighting Skills
Firefighter Safety
PPE
Tools and Equipment
Strategies and Tactics
Water Supply
Fire Control
Progressive Hose Lays
Volunteer Firefighter Practices - 30 hours
Fire Behavior
Safety and Organization
PPE/SCBA I
PPE/SCBA II
Hose and Fire Streams I
Hose and Fire Streams II
Ladders
Ventilation and Forcible Entry
Intro to Ground Cover Firefighting
Loss Control Incident Termination
Firefighter I - 136 hours
Firefighter Orientation and Safety
Fire Behavior
Building and Construction
Firefighter PPE
Portable Extinguishers
Ropes and Knots
Rescue and Extrication
Forcible Entry
Ground Ladders
Ventilation
Water Supply
Fire Hose
Fire Streams
Fire Control
Fire Detection, Alarms, and Suppression Systems
Loss Control
Protection Evidence for Fire Cause Determination
Fire Department Communications
(Please note that the above listed courses are not a complete listing of Firefighter I courses--for more information please contact OSU-FST at 800-304-5727.)