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Fire + Public Safety

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  Fire + Public Safety  —  Accredited Professional Certification

Accredited Professional Certification

O‌ur ProBoard certification demonstrates that our program has operated at the highest level of emergency services training for 25 years.

The Bucks County Community College is accredited by the National Board on Fire Service Professional Qualifications (ProBoard).  This means that the levels of accredited professional certification offered by the Bucks County Community College meet or exceed Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standards, along with all requirements set forth by ProBoard.

The process to become accredited is voluntary and only the most capable agencies apply for consideration. When an emergency services training agency applies for the accreditation their policies are studied, procedures and processes are tested to ensure their certification testing process is evaluated and held to the standards of the accrediting body and compliance with the current NFPA standards. The Bucks County Community College is also accredited through the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, which brings additional value knowing your training and certification needs are coming from an accredited higher educational institution.

The Bucks County Community College (formally the County of Bucks) has been ProBoard accredited for 25 years, starting back in 1994 when accreditation was sought and successfully obtained. Over the years, Bucks County Community College has continued to add additional certification levels and the courses to obtain those levels.

See the ProBoard Video on YouTube that talks about what ProBoard is and how it can benefit you!

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If you have specific questions about Accredited Professional Certification please contact us at (215) 340-8417 or Email at FireSchool@Bucks.edu.

 

Certification Level Information

  • Hazardous Materials Awareness Level (NFPA 1072)
  • Hazardous Materials Core Operations Level (NFPA 1072)
  • Hazardous Materials Operations Level: Detection,Monitoring,Sampling (NFPA 1072)   
  • Hazardous Materials Operations Level: Mass Decontamination (NFPA 1072)
  • Hazardous Materials Operations Level: Personal Protective Equipment (NFPA 1072)
  • Hazardous Materials Operations Level: Product Control (NFPA 1072)   
  • Hazardous Materials Operations Level: Technical Decontamination (NFPA 1072)
  • Hazardous Materials Technician Level (NFPA 1072)
  • Hazardous Materials Incident Commander (NFPA 1072)    
  • Hazardous Materials Safety Officer (NFPA 472)
  • Fire Fighter 1 (NFPA 1001)
  • Fire Fighter 2 (NFPA 1001)
  • Driver Operator - Aerial Device (NFPA 1002)
  • Driver Operator - Aircraft Rescue & Fire Fighting Apparatus (NFPA 1002)
  • Driver Operator - Mobile Water Supply Apparatus (NFPA 1002)
  • Driver Operator - Pumper (NFPA 1002)
  • Driver Operator - Tiller (NFPA 1002)
  • Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighter (NFPA 1003)        
  • General Requirements for Technical Rescuer (NFPA 1006)
  • Confined Space Technical Rescuer Level 1 (NFPA 1006)‌‌
  • Confined Space Technical Rescuer Level 2 (NFPA 1006)‌‌
  • Confined Space Technical Rescuer Awareness Level (NFPA 1006)‌
  • Confined Space Technical Rescuer Operations Level (NFPA 1006)‌
  • Confined Space Technical Rescuer Technician Level (NFPA 1006)‌
  • Rope Technical Rescuer Level 1 (NFPA 1006)
  • Rope Technical Rescuer Level 2 (NFPA 1006)
  • Rope Technical Rescuer Awareness Level (NFPA 1006)
  • Rope Technical Rescuer Operations Level (NFPA 1006)
  • Rope Technical Rescuer Technician Level (NFPA 1006)
  • Structural Collapse Technical Rescuer Level 1 (NFPA 1006)
  • Structural Collapse Technical Rescuer Level 2 (NFPA 1006)
  • Structural Collapse Technical Rescuer Awareness Level (NFPA 1006)‌
  • Structural Collapse Technical Rescuer Operations Level (NFPA 1006)‌
  • Structural Collapse Technical Rescuer Technician Level (NFPA 1006)‌
  • Trench Technical Rescuer Level 1 (NFPA 1006)
  • Trench Technical Rescuer Level 2 (NFPA 1006)
  • Trench Technical Rescuer Awareness Level (NFPA 1006)
  • Trench Technical Rescuer Operations Level (NFPA 1006)
  • Trench Technical Rescuer Technician Level (NFPA 1006)
  • Vehicle Technical Rescuer Level 1 (NFPA 1006)‌
  • Vehicle Technical Rescuer Level 2 (NFPA 1006)‌
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  • Vehicle Technical Rescuer Technician Level (NFPA 1006)  
  • Fire Company Officer 1 (NFPA 1021)
  • Fire Company Officer 2 (NFPA 1021)
  • Fire Company Officer 3 (NFPA 1021)
  • Fire Company Officer 4 (NFPA 1021)    
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  • Fire Inspector 3 (NFPA 1031)
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  • Plans Examiner 2 (NFPA 1031)   
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  • Public Fire and Life Safety Educator 2 (NFPA 1035)   
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  • Fire Service Instructor 3 (NFPA 1041)   
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  • Fire Department Safety Officer - Health and Safety Officer (NFPA 1521)
  • Fire Department Safety Officer - Incident Safety Officer (NFPA 1521)   
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PSTC Course Schedule

PSTC Course Schedule

Public Safety Training + Certification

215-340-8417 fireschool@bucks.edu

Fax: 215-788-4906

PSTC Course Schedule

PSTC Course Schedule

Public Safety Training + Certification

215-340-8417 fireschool@bucks.edu

Fax: 215-788-4906

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