North Carolina Office of the State Fire Marshall Certification Courses

We offer a wide variety of firefighter and technical rescue courses that are NFPA compliant and Internationally accredited (IFSAC & Pro-Board) via the NC State Fire Marshall’s Office. In order to receive fee exemption for these courses, students must be an active member of a rescue squad or fire department within N.C.

Our North Carolina Office of the State Fire Marshall courses are delivered either as a “Series or Block” or can be delivered as individual courses. All NCOSFM courses are accredited programs with the International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC) or Pro BOard Fire service Professional Qualification Systems. All course are also compliant with related National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and Occupational Safety Health Administration (OSHA) standards. What this means to you are the safest and highest quality instruction that students may utilized certifications throughout the international and military fire & rescue service.

Cost:

For North Carolina Fire & Rescue responders: : All courses are free (fee exempt)
Out of State Students: There is an out of state course fee for each course.

N.C. Community College Blue Sheet

This memo is to notify you that an updated version of the North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS) Fire Course “Blue Sheet,” dated July 1, 2022, is attached and available online via this link:
https://www.nccommunitycolleges.edu/workforce-continuing-education/public-safety (Note: Scroll down to the “College Resources” section of the NCCCS Public Safety Training page)
The NCCCS Blue Sheet is provided to colleges as a handy reference of courses with the following prefixes:

  • FIP – Fire and Rescue
  • WLF – Wildland Fire
  • EPT – Emergency Management
  • EME – Emergency Services

The Blue Sheet, which is updated periodically, is provided by the NCCCS Public Safety Training Team for training purposes and general guidance only. The official sources for state certification information are the associated state agencies listed in the Blue Sheet. The official source for NCCCS course information is the Combined Course Library (CCL) found at http://www.nccommunitycolleges.edu/academicprograms/combined-course-library.

If information in the Blue Sheet contradicts information from the

agency, board, or commission that regulates the course, assume that the information from the external agency has jurisdiction and is the authority. If discrepancies are found, please notify me at [email protected].
As always, please direct specific questions about NC Fire and Rescue certifications to your North Carolina Office of State Fire Marshal (OSFM) regional specialists. Questions about community college policies and procedures that support fire and rescue certification and non-certification training should be addressed to
Kenny Weatherington, Fire and Rescue/Emergency Management Training Specialist, at (919) 291-6341 or [email protected].
We hope you find this reference helpful and will share on your campus, as appropriate. Thank you.

NC Technical Rescue (TR) Certification Courses

NFPA 1006 Standard for Technical Rescuer Professional Qualifications 2013 Edition
(Source; NC Community College Blue Sheet; Update July 2022)

  • Effective 1/1/16, the former TR General and TR Ropes programs were combined into the new TR program above.
  • The current TR Ropes Courses FIP-5800 thru FIP-5807 are still in use.
  • Per OSFM Regional Update Letter – October 2017: TR Ropes Sunset Date was Removed. TR Ropes will continue to be offered until the next rewrite of TR programs.

Technical Rescuer (TR)
Rope Rescue Technician

Course ID

FIP6500

Course Title

TR Technical Rescuer Block

Rec. Hours

120

Max Hours

144

FIP6501

TR Rescue Operations

12

14

FIP6502

TR Anchors & MAS

15

18

FIP6503

TR Fixed Rope Systems

12

14

FIP6504

TR Health and Wellness

8

10

FIP6505

TR Helicopter Transport

6

7

FIP6506

TR Horizontal Systems

12

14

FIP6507

TR Lowers and Raises

12

14

FIP6508

TR Personal Protective Equip

9

11

FIP6509

TR Rescue Equipment

6

7

FIP6510

TR Rope Basics

12

14

FIP6511

TR Victim Management

16

19

TR Vehicle Rescue Technician (VR)
Course ID Course Title Rec. Hours Max Hours
FIP5710 TR VR Vehicle Rescue Block 48 58
FIP5711 TR VR Rescue Ops/Vehicle Rescue 9 11
FIP5712 TR VR Vehicle Anatomy/New Tech 9 11
FIP5713 TR VR Stabilization/Extrication 12 14
FIP5714 TR VR Large Vehicle Rescue 6 7
FIP5715 TR VR Victim Management 12 14
TR Water Rescue Technician
Course ID Course Title Rec. Hours Max Hours
FIP6404 TR Water Block 48 58
FIP6405 TR Water Rescue Operations 6 7
FIP6406 TR Water Rescue Techniques 18 22
FIP6407 TR Water Rescue Transportation 15 18
Trench Rescue Technician (TR)
Course ID Course Title Rec. Hours Max Hours
FIP6100 TR Trench Block 64 77
FIP6101 TR Rescue Operations 9 11
FIP6102 TR Rigging 21 25
FIP6103 TR Protective Systems 21 25
FIP6104 TR Load Stabilization 4 5
TR Confined Space Rescue Technician
Course ID Course Title Rec. Hours Max Hours
FIP5900 TR Confined Space Block 64 77
FIP5901 TR Rescue Operations 9 11
FIP5902 TR Rescue Rigging 21 25
FIP5903 TR Hazard Control 25 30
FIP5904 TR Victim Management 9 11

NC Firefighter Certification Courses – NFPA 2019

NFPA 1001: Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications, 2019 Edition (Start date for these 2019 NFPA Edition courses was July 1, 2020)

Course ID

Course Title

Textbook Chapter References Rec. Hours

Max. Hours

FIP-3030

FF 2019-Firefighter Series

See details for FIP-3030 on page 3 – One Block Model

428

514

FIP-3040

FF General and Comm (FF 2019)

Orientation (Chapter 1, 22)

Fire Service Communications (Chapter 4)

24

29

FIP-3041

FF Fireground Ops 1 (FF 2019)

Firefighter Health & Safety (Chapters 2, 20)

24

29

FIP-3042

FF Fireground Ops 2 (FF 2019)

PPE (Chapter 3)

28

34

FIP-3043

FF Fireground Ops 3 (FF 2019)

Building Construction (Chapter 6) Portable Extinguishers (Chapter 7) Fire Behavior (Chapter 5)

32

38

FIP-3044

FF Fireground Ops 4 (FF 2019)

Tools and Forcible Entry (Chapters 8, 10) Loss Control (Chapters 19, 28)

32

38

FIP-3045

FF Fireground Ops 5 (FF 2019)

Ladders (Chapter 11)

Ventilation (Chapter 13)

36

43

FIP-3046

FF Fireground Ops 6 (FF 2019)

Ropes & Knots (Chapter 9) Search & Rescue (Chapter 12)

28

34

FIP-3047

FF Fireground Ops 7 (FF 2019)

Water Supplies (Chapter 14)

24

29

FIP-3048

FF Fireground Ops 8 (FF 2019)

Hose, Streams, Appliances (Chapters 15, 16)

24

29

FIP-3049

FF Fireground Ops 9 (FF 2019)

Fire Control (Chapter 17, 21, 23)

40

48

FIP-3050

FF Rescue Ops 1 (FF 2019)

Rescue (Chapters 24, 25)

28

34

FIP-3051

FF Fire and Life Safety Initiatives (FF 2019)

Fire Detection & Suppression Systems (Chapter 26) Fire and Life Safety Initiatives (Chapter 27)

28

34

Firefighter Certification (Block Offerings)

NC Community College Blue Sheet July 2022