TargetSolutions maintains a library of more than 250 hours of NFPA-approved first emergency responder training courses covering an array of topics and scenarios designed to effectively attack fires with an emphasis on safety and awareness.

1. Top 20 NFPA Courses
BASED ON THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMPLETIONS

2. Top 20 NFPA Courses
Bloodborne Pathogens Safety
Building Construction
Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus
Fire Behavior
Hazard Communication
Respiratory Protection
Confined Space Entry
Ground Ladders
Adv. HAZWOPER Awareness (1)
Driving Safety
Fire Control
Fire Hose
Adv. HAZWOPER Awareness (2)
Personal Protective Equipment
Firefighting Foams
Detection, Alarm & Suppression Systems
Forcible Entry into a Structure
Ventilation
Water Supply
Fire Streams

3. Bloodborne Pathogens Safety
This course provides practical information on various diseases and
protection strategies associated with bloodborne pathogens. It also
includes an explanation on requirements for complying with the
Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act.
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4. Building Construction
Understanding the fundamentals of building construction is crucial in
order to properly understand firefighting. Likewise, a lack of
knowledge of building construction can potentially lead to deadly
error during the course of fire suppression. This course covers the
basic elements of building construction and related hazards.
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5. Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus
This lesson focuses on proper SCBA use with an emphasis on safety
including the importance of fit testing and understanding conditions
requiring such use. Also included are types of SCBA, SCBA
malfunctions and emergencies, and proper maintenance and
inspection procedures.
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6. Fire Behavior
To safely manage fire, firefighters must understand the science
behind how fires start, how they spread, and how they can be
extinguished. This course focuses on fire behavior including types of
fuel, products of combustion, and the phases of fire development.
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7. Hazard Communication
This course covers the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) with
an emphasis on how to comply and incorporate changes to the
standard in accordance with the Globally Harmonized System (GHS)
of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals.
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8. Respiratory Protection
A basic overview on the selection, use, and maintenance of
respiratory protective devices. This course explores different types of
respiratory hazards, examines criteria for respiratory selection, and
the requirements and special considerations associated with
respirator use.
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9. Confined Space Entry
This course provides training for activities related to confined space
entry and its corresponding hazards. Focusing on awareness level
training, this lesson includes information on the purpose of confined
space entry permits and the characteristics of common toxic gases.
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10. Ground Ladders
Whether a fire department’s ladder is made of wood, aluminum or
fiberglass, firefighters must be knowledgeable of their designs,
characteristics, and proper uses. This course highlights ladders used
in fire operations, maintenance, and how to carry and place.
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11. Advanced HAZWOPER Awareness (MOD #1)
Understanding the nature of hazardous materials and how to respond
to incidents will quickly help manage dangerous situations. This
module reviews the basics of hazardous materials that awareness
level first responders must be vigilant of.
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12. Driving Safety
Traffic accidents are a leading cause of incidental deaths among US
workers. This training course presents information to aid employees
in operating vehicles safely including safe driving techniques, various
driving conditions, and coping with roadway scenarios.
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13. Fire Control
Fire control is the defining test of a firefighter’s training, experience,
and skills. This course focuses on the tactical side of fire suppression
with topics including an overview on fire control, fire extinguishment,
and the general distinctions between fire types.
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14. Fire Hose
This course is an introduction to fire hose standards that are required
learning for fire personnel. Also touched upon is an overview of types
of hoses and couplings, basic hose lay procedures, and the handling
and service testing to ensure the integrity in the hose.
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15. Advanced HAZWOPER Awareness (MOD #2)
It’s integral that fire professionals understand how hazardous
substances are labeled and identified. This course examines various
methods of hazard identification, the use of safety data sheets, and
what materials are available for understanding the properties and
hazards of certain chemicals.
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16. Firefighter Personal Protective Equipment
This course covers the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) with
an emphasis on how to comply and incorporate changes to the
standard in accordance with the Globally Harmonized System (GHS)
of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals.
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17. Firefighting Foams
Foams are considered the best fire suppression agents for class B
fires but there remain misunderstandings, hence departments
highlighting a need for training in this area. This course provides an
overview of the effectiveness of foams, reviews different types of
foams available, and describes how foams work.
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18. Fire Detection, Alarm & Suppression Systems
Sprinkles, smoke detectors, and other fire protection systems are a
key first line of defense in controlling and sometimes extinguishing
structural fires. This course emphasizes the importance of fire
protection systems and covers how fire detection and alarm systems
operate.
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19. Forcible Entry into a Structure
Duties requiring forcible entry may save lives and minimize property
damage. This course covers the knowledge and skills necessary to
perform forcible entry safely while also examining the appropriate
location to enter, basic considerations for entry, and how to care for
forcible entry tools.
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20. Ventilation
Proper ventilation leads to better visibility, lower temperatures, and
reduced smoke damage while increasing the ability to rescue victims
and attack a fire. This course covers the best practices and strategies
for ventilation during a fire and touches on several forms of ventilation
including vertical, negative pressure, and hydraulic.
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21. Water Supply
This course presents a basic overview of water supply systems
including knowing where the water is located locally, the capacity of
an area’s water supply, and how much water is needed to extinguish
a particular fire.
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22. Fire Streams
A majority of fires are extinguished using water or other substances
that are delivered under pressure. This course examines types of fire
streams and how they’re deployed including the hardware used to
produce effective streams and streams that are appropriate for
particular types of fire.
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