Initial Training Overview: Job training for this MOS consists of nine weeks of Basic Training, plus 13 weeks, one day of Advanced Individual Training (AIT) at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, including practice in fighting fires.
Additional Training Information: Specific formal training opportunities for this MOS, including advanced training courses available at specific points of the soldier's career, can be found on the Army Training Requirements and Resources System (ATRRS) Web Site.
Restrictions: During Basic Training and Advanced Individual Training (AIT), the Army limits a soldier's personal freedom, using a "Phase System," which grants increased freedom, based upon phase of training. For details, see Army Training Phase Restrictions.
Training Details: Course includes instruction in techniques of firefighting and fire protection operations for aircraft, structures, missiles, weapons, miscellaneous fires, and emergency first aid procedures. Other areas covered: Performing rescue and firefighting operations during structural fires, aircraft crash incidents, vehicle emergencies and natural cover fires, performing emergency response duties during hazardous materials incidents, operating pumps, hoses and extinguishers, forcing entry into aircraft, vehicles and buildings in order to fight fires and rescue personnel , driving firefighting trucks and emergency rescue vehicles, giving first aid to injured personnel, inspecting aircraft, buildings and equipment for fire hazards, and repairing firefighting equipment and filling fire extinguishers.
