The Inaugural
PPA Instructor Academy
The March, 2008, PPA Instructor Academy in Salt Lake City & Tooele, Utah, featured classwork, live Class A fires in a specially designed structure and evolutions training at the Salt Lake City Fire Department training facility. Students came from from the U.S. (Arkansas, Washington Colorado, Wisconsin, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Utah and Oregon) and Canada (Ontario, Manitoba, and British Colombia).
See: Photo Gallery 1 / Photo Gallery 2
Some Feedback From Our Students
- "I understand everything you presented and feel confident in my abilities to present it to others."
- "It was a very worthwhile week and the class fee was worth every penny!"
- "It is hard to get a practice or controlled live burn to act the same as a actual working structure fire, but you have accomplished that with your burn building design. I have already approached my chiefs about building a burn facility and teaching this to all our staff."
- "I highly recommend this class."
About the Instructors
Instructors Kriss Garcia and Reinhard Kauffmann have trained over 10,000 firefighters from over 400 departments in the U.S., Great Britain and Canada, and even a group of firefighters from Sapporo, Japan, who traveled to Salt Lake City. Kriss and Reinhard have conducted positive pressure training in a variety of venues, including FDIC and in facilities provided by host fire departments. They have also co-authored a book on the subject, Positive Pressure Attack for Ventilation and Firefighting, which is available through the Pennwell Online Bookstore and Amazon.com.
Kriss retired from the Salt Lake City Fire Department as a Battalion Chief in 2009 and currently serves as Chief of the American Fork, Utah, Fire Department. Reinhard retired from the Salt Lake City Fire Department in 2008 as a Battalion Chief.
More about the instructors
Kriss Garcia, on the left, and Reinhard Kauffmann |
Positive Pressure Training Courses
Introductory Course | Basic Course | Intermediate Course
Advanced Course | Customized Training
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Instructors are bonded and insured.
NFPA 1403 standards strictly adhered to in live fire exercises.
Introductory Course: 2 Hours
- Presentation only, designed for a large number of students in a seminar fashion
- Introduces, discusses and clarifies the concepts of PPA.
Basic Course: 4 Hours
- Presentation and Q&A, designed for from 30 to 60 students
- Introduces, discusses and clarifies the concept of PPA
- Talks about other ventilation techniques, with a critical eye toward victim and firefighter safety
- Covers how to utilize PPA as a single company procedure and other aspects of operating at a fire utilizing PPA
- Covers most major aspects of PPA, including other uses for blowers and precautions
- Includes a short question and answer period.
Intermediate Course: 8 Hours
Advanced Course (PPA Instructor Academy): 3 Days
- Presentation, Q&A, practical scenarios and live fire training, designed for from 12 to 30 students
- Introduces, discusses and clarifies the concept of PPA
- Talks about other ventilation techniques, with a critical eye toward victim and firefighter safety
- Covers how to utilize PPA as a single company procedure and other aspects of operating at a fire utilizing PPA, including complex incidents with a multi company response
- Computer scenarios and radio procedures utilized to reinforce the multi-company application of making a coordinated fire attack
- Looks at more data and includes in-depth discussion of precautions associated with PPA
- Students learn to teach positive pressure to others, and take home instructional materials that will help them succeed.
- Training includes live burns in a prop built of ordinary materials (NFPA 1403 standards strictly adhered to)
- Course materials include the book, Positive Pressure Attack for Ventilation and Firefighting.
Customized Training
Courses can be tailored to focus on one main area of PPA or can be customized meet any need of the sponsoring agency.
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