Emergency Services Training Documents/Files

US-HERO Specialty Qualification Sheets

• US HERO Training and Qualification Sheets

US HERO Training and Qualification Standards

• NFPA 1006 Standard for Rescue Technician Professional Qualifications (HTML Format)
• NFPA 1006 Standard for Rescue Technician Professional Qualifications (PDF Format)
• NFPA 1670 Standard on Operations and Training for Technical Search and Rescue Incidents (HTML Format)
• NFPA 1670 Standard on Operations and Training for Technical Search and Rescue Incidents (PDF Format)
• NFPA 1051 Standard for Wildland Fire Fighter Qualifications
• National Fire Protection Association
• FEMA/DHS NIMS

Steps to get Qualified

• Steps for Getting Qualified in Emergency Services

Training Lesson Plans and Material

• Links to Outside Training Materials/Courses
• FEMA Courses
• TCFP Lending Library NOTE: The TCFP Lending Library will check out video and books to any Texas Fire or Rescue group at no charge. US-HERO units in other states should check with the equivalent office in their state.
• Illinois fire institute Online Training
• State of Washington Homeland Security Institute Online Training
• NIMS Online
• American Red Cross
• Nat. Assoc. of Search & Rescue (NASAR)
• Wilderness Medical Training
• American Red Cross Classes
• Basic Communication's User Class (B-CUT)
• B-CUT Slides in PDF
• B-CUT Slides in PPT
• Bloodborne Pathogens and Infections Diseases Class
• Bloodborne Pathogens and Infections Diseases Slides in PDF
• Bloodborne Pathogens and Infections Diseases Slides in PPT (large file 21 MB)
• Community Emergency Response Team Class (CERT)
• Slides in ZIP format (PPT)
• Student Manual (English) in ZIP format (Word DOC)
• Hazardous Situations Lesson Plans (English)
• Student Manual (Spanish)
• Hazardous Situations Lesson Plans (Spanish)
• Wildland/Urban Fire Interface Part A
• Wildland/Urban Fire Interface Part B
• Wildland/Urban Fire Interface Part C
• Emergency Vehicle Operations Class
• EVOC Class Record/Instructions
• Instructor Guide PDF NOTE: This is a large file (25MB). Right click and Save as.
• Participant Guide PDF NOTE: This is a large file (25MB). Right click and Save as.
• Course Slides in PDF
• Course Handouts in PDF
• Driver Evaluation Form
• Hazmat Awareness
• General HAZMAT Awareness for Responders in PPT
• General HAZMAT Awareness for Responders in PDF
• Clandestine Drug Labs Awareness in PPT
• Clandestine Drug Labs Awareness in PDF
• Incident Command System Courses
  Note 1These course are the complete FEMA courses in a password protected, zipped format. Each are approximately 30 MB in size, so save as. These are provided for US-HERO Unit Captains and Trainers only. If you are not listed as such in our database, we will not give you the password. Note 2 These are not independent study courses, they are instructor led, classroom courses.
• ICS-100 Introduction of ICS NOTE: This is a large file. Right click and Save as.
• ICS-200 ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents NOTE: This is a large file. Right click and Save as.
• ICS-300 Intermediate Incident Command System NOTE: This is a large file. Right click and Save as.
• ICS-400 Advanced Incident Command System NOTE: This is a large file. Right click and Save as.
• Patient Handling - Care Class
• Patient Handling Slides in PDF
• Patient Handling Slides in PPT
• Patient Care Documentation PDF
• Wilderness SAR Technician
• Wilderness SAR Certification Criteria
• Wilderness SAR Reference Guide
• Sample Schedule
• Slide Shows - each section will be posted as it is validated.
• SAR is an Emergency - Module 1 PPT
• SAR is an Emergency - Module 1 PDF
• B-CUT Slides in PDF - Module 2
• B-CUT Slides in PPT - Module 2
• Gear/Equipment in PDF - Module 3
• Gear/Equipment in PPT - Module 3
• Wildland Fire
• Basic Wildland Fire fighting
• Advanced Wildland Fire Fighting
• Wildland Fire Fighter Refresher
• Intro to Wildland Fire Behavior Pt. 1
• Intro to Wildland Fire Behavior Pt. 2