Black River Technical College, Fire Science

Registration is open for Fall classes and we have a seat just for you!!!!

Firefighters are in high demand and having the training and certifications completed when you apply will give you a HUGE advantage over other applicants. Black River Technical College’s Fire Science Program has a 13 week Firefighter Essentials program designed to get you those certifications along with up to 25 hours of college credit towards an Associates degree in Fire Science. Classes begin the 19th of August. If you think you have what it takes to become a firefighter, give me a call at 870-248-4129 or email me [email protected]
I look forward to hearing from you!!

Friday, February 9th at 6:00 PM!!! Come out and support our Fire Science Program and help make some future hero’s!! Silent auction will include a set of baggo boards, home decor, gift cards and more! A chili supper will be provided with hotdogs, chips, and drinks!

CHILI COOK-OFF IS OPEN TO ANY ONE!!!!! Come out and see how your chili compares to area Firefighters!!

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9th AT 6:00 PM !!!!!!!!!
Hope to see you there!!

It’s getting close!!! Come out and support the BRTC Firefighter programs on February 9th at 6:00 PM. There will be a silent auction, and chili supper along side the second annual Firefighter Chili Cook-off!! This competition is not limited to firefighters!! If you think your chili is the best around, come and enter!!!
Entrants should notify me as soon as possible so we will know how many tables to set up. You can message me here on Facebook, call my office at 870-248-4129 or email me at [email protected]
COME OUT AND SHOW YOUR SUPPORT TO OUR FUTURE HEROES!!!!

Don’t forget the 2nd annual BRTC Fire Science chili cook off and silent auction is coming up! Friday, February the 9th at 6:00!! Get a team together and enter! Don’t have to be a firefighter or a fire department to enter! Police Departments, EMT / Paramedics, who ever! Email me at [email protected] to enter. All proceeds benefit the BRTC Firefighter Scholarship Fund!!!

Also, if you or your business would like to be a sponsor let me know! I have included the sponsor form here as well.

We are having our Firefighter Chili cook-off and chili supper again this year on Friday, February the 9th at 6:00 at the Randolph County Development Center on the Pocahontas campus. Send me a message for information or call my office number at 870-248-4129.

Gotta get on a stump for just a second. It has been brought to my attention that our program at BRTC is not a quality program because we are not teaching the same material or curriculum as the Arkansas Fire Training Academy. Well here’s the deal, We use the IFSTA Fire Fighter Essentials Manual, 7th Edition, very same text book as the academy for Fire Fighter 1 and 2, (which the academy administers the test for.) We have the Arkansas Forestry teach the Wildlands class for our students. They take the Arkansas Fire Academy Emergency Medical Responder course (which the academy comes and administers the test for.) We teach the Hazmat Awareness and Operations as Directed by the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management (which the academy administers the test for.) And last but not least we teach the Arkansas Fire Academy’s Driver / Operator at the end of the 13 week program after the students have passed FIREFIGHTER 1 and 2 tests. (The Driver/Operator course test is administered by the Arkansas Fire Academy.) IN FACT, EVERY TEST OUR STUDENTS TAKE FOR CERTIFICATION IS ADMINISTERED AND PROCTORED BY ARKANSAS FIRE ACADEMY INSTRUCTORS FROM THE JONESBORO SITE OR FROM OTHER SITES FROM HERE IN THE STATE. We have SEVERAL adjunct instructors from across North East Arkansas from departments like Walnut Ridge, New Port, Paragould, Jonesboro, West Memphis, Osceola, Pocahontas, Ash Flat, Cave City and others come and help with the Structure Fires 1, 2, 3, 4 and Exterior Fires. We have smaller number classes which give the students more rotations in the burn buildings and more hands - on opportunities as well as more one on one instruction. These pictures are from our Fall 2023 class which will be wrapping up in a couple of weeks. Not only will these students get their state certification (minimum standards) but will also receive 23 hours of college credit. IF THIS IS SOMETHING YOU MAY BE INTERESTED IN, give me a call at 870-248-4129 or email me at [email protected]
Thanks!!

We are signing up folks RIGHT NOW to change their lives! If you have ever wanted to become a firefighter, now is the perfect time. Departments all over the area (not just Arkansas) are hiring and paying REALLY GOOD wages. Our program is a 13 week firefighter standards class that gets you your certifications to work in the Fire Service. Call or email me today at 870-248-4129 or [email protected]
Black River Technical College’s Fire Science Program is here to help you with your career!!

Just received two SCOTT View thermal imaging systems for our students to train with this Fall! We try to keep the most modern and up to date equipment available for our future firefighters to use! If you haven’t registered yet for this Fall’s Firefighter Essentials class, DO IT NOW! Several Fire Departments around our area are hiring and paying EXCELLENT wages! Call 870-248-4000 to register or email me at [email protected] to get started in your career as a firefighter!!

Finished this week like last week……BUSY!!! Our students learned how to rescue victims who have become trapped in motor vehicle accidents as well as about how modern vehicles are built and powered. Very special THANKS to Jared Brooks of Cook’s Wrecker Service in Walnut Ridge for letting us use your lot and donating cars for us to destroy!! Also special thanks to EVS-Emergency Vehicle Specialists of Conway and Phillip Posey for your continued partnership in brining us brand new Holmatro Rescue tools to use for this class! Three more weeks then testing!! This bunch is doing FANTASTIC!! If you would like to try your hand at this and start your career in the Fire Service, give me a call at 870-248-4129 or email me at [email protected] today!!

Hey! What did you do in Fire School today? Played RESCUE TOOL JENGA!! This game/activity lets the students become familiar with the operations and controls on the rescue tools and also makes them think about which moves to make. They are only allowed to use the tools to move the game pieces which are cribbing blocks used to stabilize vehicles involved in motor vehicle crashes. Special thanks to Phillip Posey of EVS for suppling new state of the art battery powered Holmatro rescue tools for us to use this week! If this is something you would like to do, give me a call at 870-248-4129 or email me at [email protected]
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Special thanks to Ty Callahan and Callahan Farms in Walnut Ridge for their donation of 15 bales of rice stubble for our Firefighter Essentials Structure Fires classes! We will use these bales of stubble to burn in our burn building to teach our student firefighters how to attack fires in residential and commercial structures!

Our Firefighter Essentials students finished out the fourth day of Structure Fires today! Today was about rescuing victims and downed firefighters. Monday they will begin learning how to fight fires in multi-story buildings and basements! If this is something you may be interested in, call us here at Black River Technical College’s Fire Training Center and let me tell you how to get started on your career in the Fire Service. My office number is 870-248-4129 or you can email me at [email protected]

Second day of burns for this class. We Got 10 burns in today and 5 yesterday! This is cliche I know but, “the only easy day was yesterday!” We have about seven more days of this training for this class. If this is something you would be interested in give me a call at my office at the Black River Technical College Fire Training Center at 870-248-4129 or email me at [email protected] and I will get you started on a carrier in the Fire Service!!

Fire Departments all over Arkansas are hiring!!! If you are a Highschool senior about to graduate, or just want a change in careers, you are in a prime position to enter into an awesome career with a full-time department. Contact me today and let me tell you how you can get a leg up on the competition for these jobs in a matter of thirteen weeks and earn your Arkansas State Certification plus 23 HOURS OF COLLEGE CREDIT at the same time!! You can call me at 870-248-4129 or email me at [email protected]. Don’t wait, get enrolled NOW for this Fall!!

We will be holding our Second Annual Firefighter Games on May 3rd on the main BLACK RIVER TECHNICAL COLLEGE campus in Pocahontas. If you know a high school Sophmore, Junior or Senior that may be interested in becoming a firefighter, feel free to share this with them.

The Black River Technical College Fire Science Program would like to extend or deepest sympathy and prayers to the West Memphis Fire Department in the loss of one of their own.

Last day of Structure Fires for the Black River Technical College Firefighter Essentials class is in the books! It always amazes me when we start this section of the training how you take a bunch of people from different areas, different age groups and different backgrounds and form them into a cohesive unit. They work together like a fine tuned machine! Before too much longer we will be finished with them and they will take their state certification exams and be ready to head out into the Fire Service and serve the public by “Saving Lives and Protecting Property and the Environment!” Great work guys!
If you are interested in becoming a firefighter, contact Alan Haskins, Fire Science Director at BRTC, 870-248-4129 or email [email protected] for more information about the Fire Service Programs!!!!
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Black River Technical College Fire Fighter Essentials Students studied Fire Behavior today in conjunction with the Sttucture Fires Section of the 13 week program. Special thanks to Chief Scott Baltz of the Pocahontas Fire Department for asking us to come observe and help them remove an old house. Our students got to actually see fire progression in the various stages with a flashover thrown in!

If you think this is something you would like to do, contact me Alan Haskins, Fire Science Program Director at BRTC at 870-248-4129, office or email at [email protected]

GO BLACKHAWKS!

Black River Technical College Firefighter Essentials Class 2021B - Tonight was the Night Burns section of Structure Fires III. Students learned various tactics for high rise fires and below ground (basement) fires.
If this is something you may be interested in, contact Alan Haskins, Fire Science Program Director at 870-248-4129 or email [email protected]

Second day of Structure Fires in the books for our Firefighter Essentials students today! Still a long way to go before they are Certified Firefighters, but they way they are working, they’ll make it!

If this is something you think you may like to do, give me a call at 870-248-4129 or email me at [email protected]

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Go Blackhawks!!

ATTENTION!!!!

Many Arkansas Fire Departments have dropped their hiring age to 18!! Several of these departments are right here in North East Arkansas! You can gain a huge advantage over the competition for these jobs by having your Arkansas Firefighters Minimum Standards Certifications when you apply and we here at Black River Technical College can help you receive those certifications!! Enroll now for our Fall Semester’s 13 week Firefighters Essentials program and receive the IFSAC Certified Arkansas Firefighter 1 and 2 as well as several other certifications along with 22 hours of college credit towards your Associates of Applied Science in Fire Science!!! Contact me, Alan Haskins for information at 870-248-4129 or email me at [email protected]

Enroll now for this Fall Semester and kick start your career in the Fire Service!!

DON’T FORGET!!! May 4th at 9:30, BRTC Firefighter Games!!! Open to all high school sophomores, juniors, seniors and anyone in the community interested in becoming a firefighter! This even will last until 2:30 that afternoon and will be located on the main campus in Pocahontas!! For more information call me, Alan Haskins - Fire Programs Director at 870-248-4129 or email me at [email protected]!
I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THERE!!

We are having our first annual BRTC Firefighter Games on May 4th at 9:30 and will run through 2:30 that day. Any Highschool student in 10th through 12th grade or anybody interested in becoming a firefighter is invited!! Prizes will be awarded! Contact Program Director Alan Haskins for more information at 870-248-4129 or [email protected]

Our Fire Apparatus, Hydraulics and Water Supply class got to use the driving simulator today on the main campus practicing responding to emergencies in various situations and weather conditions!

What are some ways the Fire Service Programs at Black River Technical College can benefit you?

1. Provide a pathway to achieving the certifications required to become a full-time firefighter in the State of Arkansas. Also, provide a pathway for already employed firefighters to become the best they can be in their careers by promoting to leadership rolls within their department through higher education.
2. By becoming a firefighter, you will be regarded highly in your communities. Firefighters across the nation are respected and admired by the citizens they protect. They are recognized as heroes to the young and old alike.
3. When you become a firefighter, you will enter into a family of brothers and sisters with the people you work with. Firefighters spend a lot of time together and develop close friendships with each other. This feeling of “family” is found all across the nation, even amongst strangers who are firefighters.
4. A career in the fire service gives you financial security through steady employment. Most departments work a 24 hour “on” and 48 hour “off’ schedule. This gives you time away from work to be with your family and to do other things that interest you.
5. This job security also provides economic freedom which helps you with everyday needs such as housing, food, clothing and other items.

If this sounds like something you want, contact Fire Programs Director Alan Haskins at 870-248-4129 or email at [email protected]

If you are a high school senior, recently separated from the military, unemployed or simply seeking a new career, we need to talk! Fire departments in our area and all across the state of Arkansas are seeking qualified individuals to fill positions. Here at Black River Technical College we offer an eleven week program where you can earn your basic firefighter certifications (Firefighter 1 and 2) as well as 22 hours of college credit which can be applied towards your Associates of Applied Science or you Associates of Science in Fire Service Administration. We had a huge success in our last elven week program with a 100% pass rate and many of our students found jobs here locally within weeks of completion! If this is something you are interested in, give me a call at 870-248-4129 or email me at [email protected]. You can become a member of a team of brothers and sisters and help make a difference in your community and in someone else's life. Classes begin in August so contact us today!!

Black River Technical College Fire Service Program

Black River Technical College's Fire Service Programs can not only get you your Associates of Applied Science in Fire Science or your Associates of Science in Fire Service Administration, but we can also get you your minimum standards certification as well as your National Registry EMT, all in one location!!
If you are a High School Senior, recently dislocated worker, recently discharged veteran or if you simply want a different vocation, give me - Alan Haskins, Fire Programs Director a call at 870-248-4129 or email me [email protected] and let me help you get started in the Fire Service or better your current career in the Fire Service!!

"Thanks to BRTC I Still Have Work to do!" Kevin Lang

This is a new article about the changing climate of education in the modern Fire Service. It discusses how degrees are becoming a requirement for entry level firefighters. Many departments are now requiring a degree to promote and several are beginning to require at least 45 credit hours to be considered for hiring.

Black River Technical College's Fire Service Programs can not only get you your Associates of Applied Science in Fire Science or your Associates of Science in Fire Service Administration, but we can also get you your minimum standards certification as well as your National Registry EMT, all in one location!!

If you are a High School Senior, recently dislocated worker, recently discharged veteran or if you simply want a different vocation, give me - Alan Haskins, Fire Programs Director a call at 870-248-4129 or email me [email protected] and let me help you get started in the Fire Service or better your current career in the Fire Service!!

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