Firefighter 1

FIREFIGHTER 1

This 120-hour course will be conducted at Terra Alta VFD, Terra Alta, WV (Preston County). Class will begin on Tuesday, November 3, 2026 at 6:00pm.  Class will meet on the following dates: November 3, 7, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24; December 10, 12; January 6, 9, 14, 17, 19, 23, 26, 31; February 11, 13, & 21, 2026.  Class times are 6-10pm on week days and 9am – 5pm on weekends.  Live burn training will be scheduled at a date TBA.  Charles Curtis is the lead instructor for the course.  Parts of this class will be run in a virtual instructor led model, so students will need to have access to good internet, and a laptop/tablet/desktop to be able to log in to virtual class meetings.

To register for the class click here.  If no seats are listed as available, please call the WVPST Clarksburg office at 304-326-7581 to request placement on a waiting list.

TUITION/COSTS: Student cost $60 plus $60 supply fee. The “Fundamentals of Firefighter Skills” book will be available from the instructor at a cost of $85 each.

*Students must come to each in person class session with structural firefighting PPE (helmet, coat, pants, boots, gloves, nomex hood, and SCBA cylinder and face mask).  Gear must be in date in order to participate in the live burn training.