BOWLING GREEN, O.—State Fire School will be held Oct. 7-10 on the Bowling Green State University campus. Continuing education and academic credit is available through the program, which is sponsored by BGSU in cooperation with the Ohio Department of Public Safety, Division of Emergency Medical Services, Division of State Fire Marshal.

In addition to firefighters, first responders, including paramedics, emergency medical technicians, police officers and industrial brigades, as well as arson and insurance investigators, can train at State Fire School.

Courses such as Dealing with Combative People apply to a wide range of occupations. Rescue personnel can learn specialized techniques to free individuals trapped in elevators or on towers. Fire brigade and safety personnel responsible for fire prevention and protection in business and industry can gain experience with live chemical fires, and investigators can learn their trade in recreated fire scenes in real structures.

Along with the hands-on field training, classroom instruction is offered for firefighters who want to complete their fire instructor certification or advance their career with a promotion to fire officer.

Firefighters, investigators and members of industrial brigades now may earn academic credit at BGSU in several State Fire School courses, including 36-hour Volunteer Firefighter, Basic and Advanced Fire Investigation, and Industrial Brigade Organization Training, among others.

Continuing education credit is awarded to paramedics and emergency medical services professionals who complete Advanced Medical Life Support or Introduction to 12-Lead EKG.

Need-based training grants, provided by the Nationwide Foundation Scholarship, underwrite registration fees for firefighters and emergency service personnel throughout Ohio who would not be able to attend State Fire School without this assistance.

For more information about fall State Fire School or the Nationwide Foundation Scholarship, visit www.fireschool.org or call Ann Light or Kerry Fisher at 877-650-8165.

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(Posted September 13, 2006)