Green Country Fire Protection District

PROJECT PURPOSE

To train public servants in proper use of PPE, SCBA, Rescue and fire suppression techniques. This project would serve a 4 county area of volunteer firefighters, para-medics and emt's. This training center would provide live burn, forcible entry, high angle rope rescue and ladder training. Without this volunteers only receive live burn on their completion of Fire Fighter 1. Most volunteer firefighters do not have opportunity to train in live burn training centers and are therefore inexperienced when confronted with interior fire attack and rescue. This project would provide educational services to around 100 volunteer fire departments from the four counties.

EVIDENCE

Firefighters who do not have adequate training in a live burn scenario are not comfortable in a house fire where they need to operate by memory and save lives. Failure to adequately train has been shown to cost firefighters lives nationwide.

POPULATION DESCRIPTION

The cities of Prue, Sand Springs, Mannford, as well as their associated unincorporated areas surrounding these cities.

PERFORMANCE MEASURING

Training will be carried out within the OSU Fire Service (OSUFST) curriculum, students will sign up and receive credit from OSUFST. Classes will be offered through the OSUFST portal, tracked by OSU and we can provide data from them as well as from our training officer who will keep local records on all training.

ONGOING INVESTMENT AMOUNT

$

ONGOING INVESTMENT DESCRIPTION

None

ONGOING INVESTMENT REQUIRED

Able to continue operation without additional funding from the State of Oklahoma