Firefighter: The firefighter supervises or performs firefighting, rescue, salvage and fire protection operations. Duties for MOS 21M are Perform rescue and firefighting operations during structural fires, aircraft emergencies, vehicle emergencies and wildland fires. Perform emergency response duties during hazardous materials incidents. Operates and maintains firefighting equipment and vehicles during emergency and non emergency operations.
Fire Truck Operator / Driver: The firefighter supervises or performs firefighting, rescue, salvage and fire protection operations. Duties for MOS 21M are Perform rescue and firefighting operations during structural fires, aircraft emergencies, vehicle emergencies and wildland fires. Perform emergency response duties during hazardous materials incidents.
Lead Firefighter: Directs rescue and firefighting operations during structural fires, aircraft emergencies, vehicle emergencies and wildland fires. Direct emergency response crews during hazardous materials incidents. Maintains records and reports on fire department operations.
Fire Inspector: Conducts fire prevention operations to include determining building classification and installation level inspections. Develops plans for hazardous materials emergencies. Conducts initial fire ground investigations.
Station Chief: Supervise rescue and firefighting operations during structural fires, aircraft emergencies, vehicle emergencies and wildland fires. Supervise emergency response crews during hazardous materials incidents. Conducts fire prevention operations including inspections and pre fire planning.
Fire Chief: Exercises command and control during rescue and firefighting operations during structural fires, aircraft emergencies, vehicle emergencies and wildland fires. Exercises command and control of emergency response during hazardous materials incidents. Conducts fire prevention operations to include determining building classification and installation level inspections. Develops plans for hazardous materials emergencies. Conducts initial fire ground investigations.
Course: XAABR3E731 0A1A Phase:
Course Title: FIRE PROTECTION APPRENTICE (21M10)
FY: 2010 School: 885 Course: XAABR3E731 0A1A Phase: Course Length: 13 Weeks 1.0 Days
Verifiable Prerequisites
There are no Prerequisites in the Verifiable Prerequisites section. See other sections.
Prerequisite Courses
There are no Prerequisites in the Prerequisite Courses section. See other sections.
Text Prerequisites
Active Army or Reserve Component in grade SGT/SPC, or below. A baseline medical screening must be accomplished prior to sending any student for training. As a minimum, this screening must include: normal color vision as defined in AFI 48-123,
Medical Examinations and Standards; no record of pyrophobia, acrophobia, or claustrophobia; the ability to speak clearly and distinctly; and far visual acuity no worse than 20/100 bilateral, corrected to 20/20. Students must meet NFPA Standard 1582,
Medical Requirements for Fire Fighters. Those students who do not meet NFPA Standard 1582 will be returned to their unit at the unit's expense.
SECURITY: None
Students scheduled to attend any fire advanced courses must bring a current copy of their Information Assurance Certificate with them in order to successfully complete the End of Course Feedback required by AETC. Effective Date: 5 January 2009.
Reclassification into MOS 21M is limited to non-promotable SGT and below. Due to Army Transformation, units that activate or transform into firefighting units may allow SSG's to reclassify into the MOSC 21M1O by 30 September 2010. The SSG then has 2 years to finish 21M2O and 21M3O certifications in accordance DA PAM 611-21. The 21M20 and 21M30 requirements are: -21M2O Certification Requirements. Minimum DoD certification skill level 2 required for award and retention Fire Instructor I and Fire Officer I. (Note: These CDC courses are prerequisites for attending BNCOC). For SGT to perform duties as a Crash Rescue SGT (Lead Firefighter/Crew Chief), certification to the Fire Inspector I level is also required. -21M3O Certification Requirements. Minimum DoD certification skill level 3 required for award and retention Common Core (BNCOC Phase I), Fire Inspector I (BNCOC Phase 2), Fire Inspector II (BNCOC Phase 3), Fire Officer II (BNCOC Phase 4). An additional certification for SSG is HAZMAT Incident Commander.
Course Scope:
Techniques of firefighting and fire protection operations for aircraft, structures, missiles, weapons, miscellaneous fires, and emergency first aid procedures.
Special Information:
A baseline medical screening must be accomplished prior to sending any student for training. As a minimum, this screening must include: normal color vision as defined in AFI 48-123, Medical Examinations and Standards; no record of pyrophobia,
acrophobia, or claustrophobia; the ability to speak clearly and distinctly; and far visual acuity no worse than 20/100 bilateral, corrected to 20/20. Students must meet NFPA Standard 1582, Medical Requirements for Fire Fighters. Those students who do not meet NFPA Standard 1582 will be returned to their unit at the unit's expense.
