Upcoming Training –
You can check the statewide MFRI course schedule for additional offerings. – https://www.mfri.org/schedule/msfs/
Firefighter I
Location: Howard County DFRS Training Academy
Start Date: 08-22-2022
End Date: 12-21-2022
First Class Time: 19:00 – 22:00
Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays
Register here – https://zone.mfri.org/register/FIRE-101-S005-2023/msfs
Location: MFRI Upper Eastern Shore Regional Training Center
Start Date: 08-30-2022
End Date: 11-11-2022
First Class Time: 09:30 – 12:00
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays
Register here – https://zone.mfri.org/register/FIRE-101-S017-2023/msfs
Location: Anne Arundel County Fire Training Academy
Start Date: 09-06-2022
End Date: 12-20-2022
First Class Time: 19:00 – 22:00
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays
Register here – https://zone.mfri.org/register/FIRE-101-S002-2023/msfs
Location: MFRI Upper Eastern Shore Regional Training Center
Start Date: 09-13-2022
End Date: 12-22-2022
First Class Time: 19:00 – 22:00
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays
Register here – https://zone.mfri.org/register/FIRE-101-S018-2023/msfs
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
Location: MFRI Upper Eastern Shore Regional Training Center
Start Date: 08-15-2022
End Date: 01-25-2023
First Class Time: 19:00 – 22:00
Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays
Register here – https://zone.mfri.org/register/EMS-106-S018-2023/msfs
Location: MFRI Headquarters (College Park)
Start Date: 09-06-2022
End Date: 03-15-2023
First Class Time: 19:00 – 22:00
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays
Register here – https://zone.mfri.org/register/EMS-106-S013-2023/msfs
Location: Anne Arundel County Fire Training Academy
Start Date: 09-07-2022
End Date: 02-22-2023
First Class Time: 19:00 – 22:00
Mondays, Wednesdays and Sundays
Register here – https://zone.mfri.org/register/EMS-106-S001-2023/msfs
Keep checking the statewide EMT schedule for other courses – http://dev.mfri.org/course/msfs/EMS/106/
In the meantime, new members should complete some of the other training required to become a responder – typically either HAZMAT awareness for EMT onlys, and HAZMAT Operations for Firefighter/EMTs . The next available classes are –
Training Path 1 – If you only want to be an EMT (Take one of the following offerings)
Hazmat Awareness
Location: Anne Arundel Fire Training Academy
Date: 08-13-2022 Time: 08:00 – 15:00
Saturday
Register here – https://zone.mfri.org/register/HM-103-S001-2023/msfs
Location: Anne Arundel Fire Training Academy
Date: 10-08-2022 Time: 08:00 – 15:00
Saturday
Register here – https://zone.mfri.org/register/HM-103-S008-2023/msfs
Location: Anne Arundel County Fire Training Academy
Date: 11-12-2022 Time: 08:00 – 15:00
Saturday
Register here – https://zone.mfri.org/register/HM-103-S009-2023/msfs
Location: Anne Arundel County Fire Training Academy
Date: 12-11-2022 Time: 08:00 – 15:00
Sunday
Register here – https://zone.mfri.org/register/HM-103-S010-2023/msfs
Training Path 2 – If you want to be an Firefighter/EMT (TAKE BOTH -You must take Protective Equipment and SCBA(or Firefighter I) prior to HAZMAT Operations)
Protective Equipment and SCBA
Location: Anne Arundel Fire Training Academy
Date: 06-13-2021 Time: 08:00 – 17:00
Sunday
Register here – https://zone.mfri.org/register/FIRE-099-S045-2021/msfs/uesrtc
Hazardous Materials Operations
Location: Anne Arundel Fire Training Academy
Start Date: 07-26-2022
End Date: 08-25-2022
First Class Time: 19:00 – 22:00
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays
Register here – https://zone.mfri.org/register/HM-102-S009-2023/msfs
Location: Anne Arundel Fire Training Academy
Start Date: 08-19-2022
End Date: 10-26-2022
First Class Time: 19:00 – 22:00
Mondays and Wednesdays
Register here – https://zone.mfri.org/register/HM-102-S004-2023/msfs
Location: Anne Arundel Fire Training Academy
Start Date: 11-01-2022
End Date: 12-13-2022
First Class Time: 19:00 – 22:00
Tuesdays and Thursdays
Register here – https://zone.mfri.org/register/HM-102-S005-2023/msfs
If none of these work for your schedule, please take a look at the statewide schedule for other offerings that may work – https://www.mfri.org/course/msfs/HM/102/
National Incident Management System Courses
Another requirement that we discussed during orientation was completion of several FEMA Courses. The courses that new members must complete are –
IS-100: Introduction to Incident Command System, ICS-100
https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-100.c
IS-200: ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents
https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-200.c
IS-700: National Incident Management System (NIMS) An Introduction
https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-700.b