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FIRE SERVICE HYDRAULICS AND WATER SUPPLY HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TECHNICIAN PRINCIPLES OF PASSENGER VEHICLE EXTRICATION GROUND COVER FIRE FIGHTING FOR STRUCTURAL FIREFIGHTERS
• International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC) — IFSAC was founded in 1990 and is a peer-driven, self-governing system that accredits both fire service certification and fire-related higher education degree programs worldwide. It is the largest fire-related accreditation organization in existence. (www.ifsac.org) • CEAT Non-Credit Continuing Education — This CEAT outreach program is a leading provider of customized fire protection, safety, industrial hygiene, and hazardous materials training programs for fire, safety, and industry professionals. These programs are offered both on the OSU campus and at client locations worldwide. (http://fire.ceat.okstate.edu/) • OSU Fire Council — Research and development on fire-related issues at OSU is not limited to the programs within CEAT. Currently, there are 22 different departments within OSU that have some type of involvement in fire and safety related research. The OSU Fire Council meets on a regular basis to provide information on all of the various projects that are in progress and to facilitate interaction and collaborative efforts between the various departments. Conclusion That IFSTA/FPP has succeeded in its purpose is obvious from its long-term status as the leading producer of fire service training manuals on a national and international basis. Ninety (90) successive validation conferences, as well as winter meetings, show that IFSTA’s methods of operations continue to work. What Pence, Heisler, Hudiburg, Cox, Mace and the other IFSTA founders/leaders did was to see a need, fill it, and fill it well. Those who followed them have continued to do so for nine (9) decades. This is the legacy that you are now an important part of in the future.
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