|
 Chauffeur
School trained 546 members of this Department in 1996.
The ladder company chauffeur's
training program graduated 110 members, 138 graduated
as engine company chauffeurs, 114 as tractor trailer
drivers and four as "Fatal Fire Reduction House" trailer
drivers. An Apparatus Familiarization Training Program
trained 90 members on aerial ladder apparatus,
48 on tower ladder apparatus and 42 on the Emergency
One type pumpers. The Ladder Company Chauffeur's and
Engine Company Chauffeur's courses are two weeks (80
hours) in length. The course is divided between class
room instruction and practical apparatus operation
with
instructor supervision under controlled conditions.
Quizzes are given daily and a final exam must be passed.
At the beginning of October of 1996, all members who
successfully completed these two courses received a
Defensive Driving Certification as an Emergency Vehicle
Operator-Fire from the National Safety Council. 
In 1996, eight instructors received
certifications as Defensive Driving Course Instructors
from the National Safety Council. Eight instructors
received Emergency Vehicle Operator Course Instructor
certifications from the New York State, Department of
State, Office of Fire Prevention and Control, and four
received Certificates of Completion for the Accident
Investigator Course given by the New York City Police
Department.
The Engine Company Chauffeur's course
has been approved for one semester hour in Emergency
Vehicle Operation Course (EVOC) and one semester hour
in Fire Service Hydraulics by the New York State Board
of Regents, National Program on Non Collegiate Sponsored
Instruction (PONSI). The Ladder Company Chauffeur's
course has been approved for one semester hour in EVOC.
Additional Bureau of Training links:
Programs offered at the FDNY Fire Academy
|
