NFPA 1002 Driver Operator/Pumper Phase 1

Course Description

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Course Completion Requirements

Participants Must Provide

• a photo identification on the first day of class. See the Participant Handbook for approved forms of identification and additional guidelines.
• a basic calculator which includes the square root function. Smartphones and scientific calculators are not allowed for testing

Course Attire / Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Level 2 as described in the TEEX Student Safety Manual.

Attendance Requirements

Class attendance is an essential part of the education process and participants in TEEX courses are expected to attend all class sessions and field exercises. This course requires participants to attend a minimum of 80% of the class hours as a component of successful course completion. During the course, your instructor will review any additional attendance requirements, for example a field exercise that cannot be missed

Recommended

The participant should be trained to the level of NFPA 1002 Firefighter 1 and Firefighter 2.

It is strongly recommended participants purchase and read prior to attending:

Textbook “Pumping Apparatus Driver/Operator Handbook”, 3rd Edition”, which can be purchased from:
IFSTA or thru the SFFMA
ISBN: 978-0-87939-574-2
IFSTA Item #36727

This textbook will be used for both Driver Operator/Pumper Phase 1 and Phase 2.

TEEX will not provide or sell the recommended IFSTA textbook.

READING ASSIGNMENT PRIOR TO ATTENDING CLASS: Chapters 1-9 from the Pumping Apparatus Driver/Operator Handbook, 3rd Edition.

Topics

• Types of Apparatus Equipped with a Pump
• Inspection and Maintenance
• Safety and Operating Emergency Vehicles
• Positioning Apparatus
• Principles of Water
• Hose, Nozzles and Flow Rates
• Theoretical Pressure Calculations
• Fireground Hydraulic Calculations
• Fire Pump Theory

Suggested Audience

All Emergency response personnel, including fire prevention, suppression, control and safety personnel, especially pump operators.

Continuing Education And Professional Credits

• State Firefighters’ and Fire Marshals’ Association of Texas (SFFMA)
• Texas Commission on Fire Protection (TCFP)

Other Information

Registration Requirements

Annual Schools require that you use the online registration system. 

We have streamlined the process for payment via Texas A&M Forest Service funding (H.B. 2604 or TIFMAS Grant Assistance Program). Before you register for a course, you must attain approval from the Texas A&M Forest Service for training tuition. On your approval letter, there will be a voucher approval number. Each participant approved for tuition grant assistance will need this number.

Register for your course through your TEEX student portal. On the payment section, choose “Purchase Order” and enter the “VFDE” number (for example “E123456”). If your department was approved for multiple participants, each participant up to the maximum approved in the training tuition request may use the same VFDE number. If the total amount due is greater than the total amount allowed by the tuition voucher, the individual/department will be responsible for the difference. You are no longer required to email or fax the approval letter to TEEX/ESTI unless it is specifically requested by TEEX staff. 

The PO contact email needs to be either yourself or a responsible person within your organization.

A new data field has been added to the payment process. The Tax ID (Tax Payer ID, EIN or FEIN) will be the number assigned to your organization. The field is required and needs to be in the following format: xx-xxxxxxx.

Late Registration

The full rate will be applied after the early-bird registration deadline.