HCFD graduates new class

All new recruits of the

Houston County Fire Department (HCFD) are required to go through basic training

provided by HCFD so that the recruit achieves a level of The Basic Firefighter

NPQ-1.

 

The Basic Firefighter NPQ-1

course is a 187-hour program designed to train fire personnel to meet all the

objectives of NFPA 1001-“Standards for Firefighters Professional

Qualifications.” This standard identifies the minimum job requirements for

career and volunteer firefighters whose duties are primarily structure in

nature. Students learned live fire techniques as described in NFPA 1403

(Standard on Live Fire Training Evolutions), and had meet the requirements in

these Standards to fight Live Fire on completion of this course.  The recruits also had to pass a

“Progressive Physical Ability Program” as part of the training.

Recruit Students had to pass

the final written examination with a minimum score of 70 percent to receive a

Georgia Fire Academy certificate and to be allowed to proceed with the

practical test stations of NPQ (National Professional Qualifications).

 

Recruits

who successfully pass all practical test stations will receive the NPQ

Firefighter I from Georgia Firefighters Standards & Training Council.

The Houston County Fire

Department has an ongoing recruit program. Anyone interested in becoming a

firefighter with the HCFD can contact HCFD Headquarters at 478-542-2040.

 

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