Clinton County Office of Emergency Services
1-Terrorism Advisory
2-NY-Alert
3-OES ID Program
Clinton County OES ID's customized for your department are available for your members.
Departments wishing to make use of this service should have a Chief's authorized member contact Kelly Donoghue to arrange for training and access credentials for use of the updated on-line ID system.
Kelly can be reached at 518-565-4791 or by email at kelly.donoghue@clintoncountygov.com
4-E-Plan Hazmat System
5-OES Training Tower
Training Tower Inforamtion
** The Tower is Open and available for use by all departments. **
Requests for tower use are accepted at any time. Click below and submit the Application form to Wendy.
6-FF'r CloseCalls.com
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Welcome to Clinton County OES website...
This site is intended to provide information on events, activities, training and safety to the Fire and EMS community in Clinton County. Please forward any site content ideas or information including any department events you would like to place on the calendar to Shanna Davis at the Office of Emergency Services shanna.davis@clintoncountygov.com.
Check out the Journal tab to the right for ramblings from the Fire Coordinator.
Event Name | Location | Start Date | Time | Course Description | Prerequisites | Sign-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Officer 1 Series | Clinton County OES | On-going Training | 6pm | There are Five (5) modules or stand alone courses that make up the full Fire Officer 1 curriculum that can be taken over a 2 year period of time to complete the Fire Officer 1 curriculum. Notice will be posted via Iamresponding and the Google Calendar below when indiviudal modules are offered. Members meeting the pre-requsites can attend any of the five modules at anytime (they dont have to be taken in order) and will receive a Fire Officer 1 certificate upon completion of all five within a 2 year period. | Firefighter I or equivalent and a NYS Fire Training Authorization letter signed by Fire Chief. | 518-565-4791 |
| Principals of Building Construction - Combustible | Clinton County OES | Feb 6, 13, 20, 27 | 6pm | This course introduces basic construction principles and the special characteristics of wood and ordinary construction as they concern the fire service. Primary emphasis is on improving the fire officer’s ability to ensure firefighter safety by recognizing common causes and indicators of failure and other hazards related to building construction. Course material enables the fire officer to better predict the overall reaction of a building to fire conditions. | BEFO (formerly Scene Support Operations) or higher (i.e. FF1 or equivalent) | 518-565-4791 |
| Hazmat First Responder Operations Annual Refresher | Beekmantown Fire Dept (Route 22) | Feb 10 (One night only) | 6pm | Annual Refresher for safe response to hazardous materials incidents from a defensive position. Meets the training annual refresher requirements of OSHA 1910.120 for the first responder, both at the awareness and operations levels. Case studies identify appropriate operational procedures. | Prerequisites: NYS Fire Training Authorization letter signed by Fire Chief. | 518-565-4791 |
| The Rules have Changed...Firefighters Guide to Lighweight Wood Construction | Dannemora Fire Dept | Mar 5, 12, 19 and 26 | 6pm | This course introduces the student to the special characteristics and considerations of Lightweight Wood Construction. Topics such as manufacturing methods, component awareness, fire performance, and strategies & tactics pertaining to fires involving lightweight wood construction will be examined. Primary emphasis is on improving fire personnel’s ability to recognize the presence of lightweight wood construction and the hazards related with it. Course material enables the student to recognize the dangers, operate safely and better predict the overall reaction of a building during fire conditions. | Course is designed for Fire Officers and Senior FFr's but is open to anyone who has completed BEFO or higher | 518-565-4791 |
| Ice / Cold Water Rescue - Technician Level | Cumberland Head Fire Department | Mar 14 & 15 | 8am start both days (class 8hrs each day) | Ice/Cold Water Rescue - Technician Level is a 16-hour training program. Advanced level ice rescue training including self-rescue, shore based ice rescue techniques, and go ice rescue techniques. This is a hands-on training program which includes a significant amount of on ice time for skill practice. It also addresses the effects of cold water on victims, ice rescue techniques, off shore techniques, and ice rescue equipment. Course will include several scenarios based ice rescue exercises. | Designed for All Emergency Response Personnel | 518-565-4791 |
| Apparatus Operator -Emergency Vehicle Operation (EVOC) | TBD | Future (Contact Shanna to sign up to determine interest) | TBA | Provides vehicle operators with a better understanding of the seriousness of emergency vehicle operation. Based on objectives from National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard 1002 Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator, Chapter 2, this course stimulates the thought processes to make students aware of the potential for tragedy and financial loss and of the legal and moral responsibilities encountered when operating an emergency vehicle. | Prerequisites: Valid Driver's License and NYS Fire Training Authorization letter signed by Fire Chief. | 518-565-4791 |
| Principles of Instruction (Designed for Department Training Officers and Company Level Officers) | TBD | Future (Contact Shanna to sign up to determine interest) | TBA | An introductory course for individuals who will be conducting training at the company level. Topics include: qualities of a good instructor, job performance requirements, components of a lesson plan, cognitive and psychomotor lesson plans, dealing with adult learners, meeting individual learning needs, factors that affect learning, the instructor’s role in safety, new technologies in course delivery, and learning characteristics of different generations. | Prerequisites: NYS Fire Training Authorization letter signed by Fire Chief. | 518-565-4791 |
| Apparatus Operator - Pump | TBD | Future (Contact Shanna to sign up to determine interest) | TBA | Offers knowledge and skills essential to pump operation. Based on objectives from NFPA, Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator, Chapter 3, this course includes responsibilities of pump operators, hydraulics and friction loss, pump controls and accessories, fire streams, pumper practices, pumping from draft and pump evolutions, and using the fire pump at the fire hydrant. | Prerequisites: EVOC, BEFO & NYS Fire Training Authorization letter signed by Fire Chief. | 518-565-4791 |
| Basic Wildland Supression | TBD | Future (Contact Shanna to sign up to determine interest) | TBA | Developed by the NYS DEC Forest Rangers and NYS OFPC for firefighters involved in wildland fire suppression. The course contents include jurisdiction and responsibilities, fire behavior, wildland fire elements and size-up, use of tools and equipment, general concepts related to fire suppression, securing the control line, and standards for safety. | Prerequisites: BEFO (or equiv), & NYS Fire Training Authorization letter signed by Fire Chief. | 518-565-4791 |
| North Country International Fire School | Alburgh VT | June 6 & 7, 2020 | Varies | Varies | CLICK HERE | |
| FIREFIGHTER 1 BEFO - SCBA / IFO (For BEFO Graduates ready to perform SCBA operations) | Clinton County OES | Class ongoing at this time. There is rolling admission for BEFO/IFO cotnact Shanna to sign up for future offerings | TBD | This course prepares new BEFO graduates to operate as Interior Structural firefighters or in IDLH areas of the fire scene. Students participate in learning events covering firefighter personal protective equipment (PPE), SCBA donning, doffing and use, SCBA air management and SCBA emergencies, basic firefighter survival techniques, modern fire control methods, building fire search and victim removal techniques, firefighter survival skills, tactical ventilation techniques and basic power saw operation, forcible entry techniques, hose line advancement, vehicle and wildland firefighting theory, vehicle firefighting techniques, coordinated structure fire interior attack and transitional fire attack, and coordinated initial company operations. | Prerequisites: BEFO & NYS Fire Training Authorization letter signed by Fire Chief. | 518-565-4791 |
| Water Supply Operations | TBD | Future (Contact Shanna to sign up to determine interest) | TBA | Offers firefighters with information and skills in determining water supply requirements for firefighting purposes and water delivery methods. Demonstrations and practice sessions are included. | Prerequisites: BEFO (or equiv), AO Pump & NYS Fire Training Authorization letter signed by Fire Chief. | 518-565-4791 |
| County Weekend at the NYS Fire Academy (Clinton & Chautauqua Counties) | NYS Fire Academy | September 12-13, 2020 | Varies | The Ronal J. Keddie Memorial Chautauqua/Clinton County Weekend at the Fire Academy is a partnership between the two counties to offer high quality training and networking to firefighters from both Counties in the name of the Chautauqua County weekends founder who as a past Fire Chief County Training Coordiantor and State Fire Instructor made the ultimate sacrifice passing away in a line of duty death. | See Course Descriptions | CLICK HERE TO CONTACT DEPUTY FIRE COORDINATOR BRIAN WESTOVER VIA E-MAIL FOR MORE INFORMATION |
| EMT Training, Advanced, Basic and other, follow link under sign-up | Clinton Community College | Varies - Follow link for signup or contact CCC directly for more information | Follow link under sign-up | This EMT course is designed for individuals who wish to actively ride and work in ambulances. The primary focus of the Emergency Medical Technician is to provide basic emergency medical care and transportation, providing care for the sick and injured. EMTs function as part of a comprehensive EMS response, under medical oversight. Emergency Medical Technicians perform interventions with the basic equipment typically found on an ambulance. | CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION |
For a complete listing of NYS Office of Fire Prevention and Control Courses including a course description, intended audience, course length and other information please click HERE.
Clinton County Firefighter Training Program (Firefighter I / Basic Exterior Firefighter Operations [BEFO] formerly Scene Support)
For details about Firefighter Training in Clinton County and specifics about the Firefighter I and Basic Exterior Firefighter Operations classes including the rolling admissions/sign-up process follow the Fire Training Program Information link below. Any questions can be directed to County Fire Coordinator Eric Day (eric.day@clintoncountygov.com).
Wednesday, February 27th, 2019
3 people killed in train-vehicle collision on Long Island Two commuter trains traveling in opposite directions collided with a vehicle on the tracks in Westbury, killing all three occupants in the vehicle before one of the trains derailed and tore into a concrete platform Tuesday night, according to...
Wednesday, August 9th, 2017
Apparatus Operator Aerial Device Training Class started last evening, August 8th, at Clinton County Office of Emergency Services. The class is an 8 week course that will instruct students on many topic of the inspection, testing and operations of aerial firefighting devices.
Monday, July 17th, 2017
Fire Departments in Clinton County have completed 100% their Fire Reporting submissions for 2016 to the State of New York for inclusion in the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS). New York State has finished annually, for the several years now, as the State with the highest overall repo...
Friday, July 29th, 2016
Clinton County OES is actively working on conversion of the old Clinton-Essex-Franklin Library System Bookmobile into a Mobile Command Post. The vehicle will have capabilities for interoperable communications and data as well as work space for incident command staff.
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