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Firefighter Training Academy Services
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Overview of the $5.5 million Training Facility
The RTFC Firefighter Training Academy annually trains customers throughout the United States and the world in all aspects of industrial emergency response. In the past five years, the RTFC Training Academy has conducted a total of over 150,000 hours of training to customers not only from Texas, but also the continental United States as well as, clients from as far away as Canada, Mexico, Malaysia, Venezuela, Brazil, Africa and Saudi Arabia.
All RTFC Training Academy Instructors are career industrial firefighters, who "practice what they teach" in their daily work assignments. In addition, the RTFC Training Academy has a variety of "Adjunct" instructors, from across the United States and the United Kingdom, whom are considered experts in their respective fields of instruction. The RTFC Training Academy specializes in "custom tailored" courses which are built to meet the unique hazards and specific training needs of its individual customers.
Firefighter Training Infrastructure
The RTFC Training Academy is situated on approximately 9 acres of land and is equipped with a variety of Live Fire, Hazardous Materials and rescue training props. A 220,000 gallon water tank provides fire water flow to the training field via two Detroit Diesel 3,000 GPM fire pumps. A 5,000 gallon kerosene tank and a 10,000 gallon propane storage tank provides fuel for fire training props and all fire water run off is captured and treated, on site, in the facilities 250,000 gallon waste water treatment plant.
The Training field has a variety of common industrial and municipal fire hydrants, sprinkler systems, and foam systems available for use. Classrooms are available on site, with seating capacity of up to 100 students. All classrooms are equipped with modern audio / visual training capabilities. Restroom, rehab and showering facilities are also located on site, and the RTFC Firefighter Training Academy has a fully stocked and functional medical clinic manned by a certified EMS staff member.
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Industrial Emergency Training Programs and Course descriptions
