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Posted 3 months ago anyone know the age you ahve to be to take firefighting essentials in PA? i have always been told 16, with no exceptions. |
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| Posted 3 months ago you can take the first 2 mods as young as 14 but you must be 18 years of age to play with power equiptment and live fire in the state of PA |
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| Posted 3 months ago well, im sure its deffintly not 18...at the most it would be 16. i know the chief of a municipal dept that teaches it, and he said 16 was it... |
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| Posted 3 months ago dept24emt said: we just had a jr. take the first 2 mods and he didn't turn 16 untill half way thru the second mod |
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| Posted 3 months ago i could see taking the first two mods b4 u turn 16. however, im am pretty positive that u acn take the alst two w/o being 18...you only need to be 16. |
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| Posted 3 months ago in the state of PA you must be 18 for the last 2 mods |
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| Posted 3 months ago You can take the first 3 parts as a junior. The only part you have to be 18 for is the last part, the interior part. |
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| Posted 3 months ago In PA that is. |
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| Posted 3 months ago are you sure 238...im not calling you a liar or anything, but i was just about dead positive u could take it before then. illl ask the chief tonight ans see what he says. |
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| Posted 3 months ago Im not from PA nor do I live in PA, but from everyone I have talked to, you have to be atleast 18 to do anything that will require you to use power tools and or SCBA, whether its for training or an actual call. but you could call the school and ask them about the age requirements. |
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| Posted 3 months ago ok. we're allowed to use hydraulic tools under DIRECT supervision, and we can use packs in training scenarios. |
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| Posted 3 months ago I dont know if the mods are the same as the Firefighter one and two, but in MI you have to be 18 to enter the classes for one and two |
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| Posted 3 months ago Well then the only other thing I can suggest is for you to sign up and go take the cert. all they can say to you is, come back when your 18 or you can take the first couple parte now then when you turn 18 you can finish |
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| Posted 3 months ago thats what im figuring. like i said...im gonna talk to the chief that teaches it tonight, and see what he can tell me... |
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| Posted 3 months ago firedwg227 said: thats exactly how it is here too.. you have to be 18 to pretty much do anything whether its training or and actual call.. |
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| Posted 3 months ago mod one and two are pretty much all classroom here...at least for the most part. |
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| Posted 3 months ago In the state of Iowa, you have to be 18. But if you have spent more then 2 weeks on the dept, essentials is pretty much a waste of time. |
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| Posted 3 months ago In the state of PA you have to follow the child labor laws and the academies have other restrictions. You may take the first two mods for essentials at 14. Until you are 16 you can not operate on ladders or use an SCBA until your 18. This means that you have to bee 18 to complete the mod 4and take Firefighter 1 exam. |
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| Posted 3 months ago i stand corrected on the 4th module...you do have to be 18 to do the burn. however, u can use a SCBA before u turn 18, u just cant enter a burning structure. |
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| Posted 3 months ago dangeiwitz said: its not the fact that they're a waste of time or not...it show the dept you have some formal training to go with. and technically u have to have at least that to operate on the firegrounds. (here in PA) |
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| Posted 3 months ago You can use SCBA at in house training but you still can't take the 4th mod until you're 18. |
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| Posted 2 months ago i agree 100% 238. thats exactly what i meant. u can use the SCBA for operations on the fireground, AS LONG AS u are not entering a burning structure, or a structure that has been declared "under control". |
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| Posted 2 months ago Well Crawford County is well... different to say the least. In Erie county if you're under 18 and/or don't have the 4th mod of essentials it doesn't matter if you're going in or not, you can't use an SCBA |
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| Posted 2 months ago dangeiwitz said: That is almost like saying that you don't need to take basic math if you are planning to take calculus. Or, that you don't need CPR if you are going to attend paramedic school. The essentials, at least as I know them, are representative of the basics. The basics cannot be forgotten or left behind. Even if you have advanced far beyond them. |
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| Posted 2 months ago Hi I"m in the essentials classes now in pa. And yes you can take the first 2 classes. but 3 and 4 you must be 18 and older |
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| Posted 2 months ago I was under the impression that you could take mod C also at the 16 and 17 yr stage but I'm looking back a few years? as that changed |
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| Posted 2 months ago stanley0566 said: i think u might be able to take the 3rd mod at 16...not sure though. |