JBFA
The Joint Basic Fire Academy for Tuolumne County is designed for new firefighters. Attendees must be sponsored by a Fire Department/Fire District within Tuolumne County. The Academy's primary site is 18440 Striker Court in Tuolumne, CA. The Academy is scheduled for January through June of each year. Curriculum focuses on first responder EMS, basic firefighting skills, firefighter safety, basic incident management systems, hazmat fires responder operations, confined space rescue awareness, and manipulative skills. Successful completion of written exams and manipulative performance exams required for graduation.
Fire Engineer Jon Rock was recognized for his work as Coordinator of the JBFA in 2009
This year the Groveland Fire Department was asked to host the JBFA for Tuolumne County. Our training officer Fire Engineer Jon Rock took the lead. Jon elevated the level of training provided by offering additional classes, and requiring all instructors to be certified by the state to approve the participant's Firefighter 1 certifications. This new requirement allowed the graduates to have the majority of their Firefighter I certification signed off through participation in the Academy. Jon worked closely with Dean Wimberly, CAL Fire Training Captain, to develop many new ideas for curriculum making the Academy very enjoyable for the firefighters this year. Jon and Dean approached this challenge with great enthusiasm, and spent an enormous amount of time outside the classroom making sure they were meeting the needs of the students in the Academy.
Structure Fire Training
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Vehicle Extrication Training
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Hose Drills
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First Responder Skills
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Required Text:
- IFSTA Firefighting Essentials
- Student binder
- State Fire Marshall Firefighter 1 Task book
Goals:
- Provide student with the training mandated for a new firefighter joining TCFD or associated Fire Districts
- Increase or maintain student physical endurance required for the position
- Instruct student in general understanding of TCFD and associated Fire District's Safety Programs
- Meet all training mandates set forth by California Code of Regulations Title 8
Requirements:
- Outside reading of agency materials will be required
- Outside practice of skills will be required
- Student must be sponsored by a Fire Station/District within Tuolumne County
- Student must be fit tested prior to attending the fire module of the course (last week of February)
Certifications Received:
Students who successfully complete all course work and exams, both written and manipulative, will received the following certifications by the end of the JBFA course:
- Fire Responder
- S-212
- Confined Space
- Haz-Mat FRO
- ICS-200
- Auto Extrication
- Fire Control 3
- RIT
- Basic 32
- Majority of Firefighter 1 signed off
Evaluation:
Student is expected to score no lower than a 70% or above on the written and skills final for a passing grade. In case of failure, one retake is possible, if failure on retake further testing upon student's Chief's discretion.
Attendance:
Student must contact the Coordinator or Administrator if they will be unable to attend any classes. If a student misses a day of class that student is responsible for coordinating a plan with his Training Officer on how and when he will make up the missed material and present this to the JBFA Coordinator no later than 2 weeks from the missed day. Unexcused absences will result in the following actions:
- 1st unexcused absence: student will be issued a verbal warning
- 2nd unexcused absence: student will be counseled and a written notification will be sent to the student's Chief and Training Officer
- 3rd absence: student may be cancelled from the course at student's Chief's discretion
Notifications:
The JBFA Coordinator will be sending weekly performance reports to the student's station Chief and Training Officer
Student Responsibilities:
It is the responsibility of the student to get his/her State Fire Marshall Firefighter 1 Task Book signed off during each module
The student is responsible for coordinating a plan with his/her Training Officer on how and when he/she will make up missed material and present this to the JBFA Coordinator no later than 2 weeks from the missed day; if any days are missed.
It is the student's responsibility to inform the Coordinator prior to class if there are any learning disabilities in order for the Coordinator to work with those disabilities
Cheating:
Cheating will not be tolerated. If cheating has been committed the student's registration will be cancelled from the course.