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Course and Event Schedule

Tentative class schedule for 2023 is now posted below – Subject to Change!   All classes are being held at Northwest Florida State College in Niceville, Florida except for the classes starting on Wednesday and Thursday. For classes starting on Wednesday or Thursday, please report to the location indicated below. Classroom assignments for all other classes will be given to you when you check-in on Friday afternoon, Saturday morning, or Sunday morning in the Student Services Center, 1st Floor. Lunch will be provided at no charge on Campus in Student Services Center on Saturday and Sunday from 11:45am till 1 pm. The Banquet on Saturday evening will be in the Parish Life Center at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church located at 1200 Valparaiso Blvd. in Niceville from 6 pm till 8:30 pm. By request from the Church, please do not arrive before 6pm. Opening ceremony starts promptly at 6:30 pm.

  
 

Wednesday, September 13, through Sunday, September 17, 2023

Wednesday thru Friday – S330, Task Force/ Strike Team Leader (Classroom TBD)

Fire Prevention Practices – 8 am till 5 pm 
(Classroom located at Nutrition Center Dining Room, 202-A N. Hwy 85, Niceville)

Private Fire Protection Systems I – 8 am till 5 pm

(Classroom located at Best Western, 106 Bayshore Dr., Niceville)

S-130/S-190/L-180 – 8 am till 5 pm
(Classroom located at Emergency Operations Center, 90 E. College Blvd., Niceville) (Preference given to Florida FF I Students)  

Thursday, September 14 through Friday, September 15, 2023

Florida Firefighter I Skills Second Signature Sign Off – 8 am till 5 pm (Class located Ft. Walton Beach FD Sta. 7, 1968 Lewis Turner Blvd., Ft. Walton Beach, FL) Check-in will be on 9/13/2023 from 6:30p till 7:30p, and 9/14/2023 from 6:30a till 7:30a in the Lobby/Breakfast area of Comfort Suites. (For FF I Students Only)

Thursday, September 14, 2023
Mental Health & Resiliency – 6pm till 10pm (Best Western Conference Room, 106 Bayshore Dr., Niceville, FL)

Friday, September 15, 2023

Rehab Operations – 6pm till 10pm
Fentynal Exposure Awareness (NEW) – 6:30 pm till 9:30 pm
Grant Writing – 6pm till 10pm
Recognizing Signs of Human Trafficking for First Responders – 6:30pm till 8:30pm 
 


FFCA Volunteer Fire Officer Section Meeting – 7 pm, NW FL State College, Bldg. 400, Room 308/309

Saturday, September 16, 2023

8 am till 12 pm Classes
Rehab Operations
Explosive Awareness (NEW) 
Human Side of the Fire Service (NEW) 


Managing the Rural Emergency Incident 
It’s Not the Fire that will Burn You 

VEIS (NEW) 

1:00 pm till 5:00 pm Classes
Rehab Operations
Photovoltaic/Solar Farm Safety
Cancer Awareness
Explosive Awareness (NEW)
Ethics in the Fire Service (NEW) 

8:00 am till 5:00 pm Classes
Emergency Vehicle Operation Course (Day 1 of 2)
Engine Operations: From Hydraulics to Hose Streams (Day 1 of 2)
Live Fire Evolutions (FF I Students Only) (Class starts Friday, 9/15 @ 6 pm CDT(Day 1 of 2)  
New Vehicle Technology and Extrication 
Water Tender/ Rural Water Supply (Day 1 of 2)
Firefighting with Limited Resources 

Lost Person Search Management  
S215, Fire Operations in Wildland Urban Interface (Day 1 of 2) NEW

Sunday, September 17, 2023

8:00 am till 12:00 pm Classes
Rehab Operations
Mental Health and Resilency 

Animal First Aid
Managing the Rural Emergency Incident
VEIS (NEW) 




1:00 pm till 5:00 pm Classes
Animal First Aid
Aircraft Incident Management 
Strutural Collapse Awareness

8:00 am till 5:00 pm Classes
Emergency Vehicle Operation Course (Day 2 of 2) 
S215, Fire Operations in Wildland Urban Interface (Day 2 of 2)
Engine Operations: From Hydraulics to Hose Streams (Day 2 of 2)
Lost Person Behavior 
Live Fire Evolutions (For FF I Students Only)(Day 2 of 2)

Water Tender/Rural Water Supply (Day 2 of 2)
New Car Technology and Extrication

Firefighting with Limited Resources