To better prepare firefighters and fire officers to respond to, size-up, and successfully handle common elevator incidents and emergencies. The course is designed to introduce and reinforce the skills necessary to respond to, size-up, and successfully handle common elevator incidents and emergencies. The topics covered will include: basic structure and operation of elevators, how to properly size-up the incident, how to determine if an elevator call is a real emergencies or just a call for assistance, tricks and tips on how to mitigate the problem without ever gaining entry to the elevator car, how to operate safely around elevators, how to properly secure the physical hazards before attempting a rescue and different methods for gaining access to the elevator car. The course content will include a mixture of lecture and hands-on practical exercises with actual elevators.

*This course will begin at the Training Academy in Hillsborough and finish with the practical at the Somersey County Administration Building Parking Deck, located at 20 Grove Street, Somerville, NJ 08876

Safety shoes, safety goggles, gloves, and fire helmet or hard hat

Firefighter I or EMT

(n/a)

$75.00 (In County), $100.00 (Out of County)