IVVC Receives Fire Prop Grant from DCCF
Indian Valley Vocational Center has received a $5,000 grant to aid in the construction of a fire science prop building from the DeKalb County Community Foundation this fall. This fire prop structure will be constructed by the IVVC Building Trades students on the IVVC school property directly behind the current building during the . . . read more
Students Complete Auto Extrication Class
During the month of October, Fire Science II students completed the 40 hour Vehicle and Machinery Operations class. This class deals with various tools and techniques used for auto extrication. Some of the topics covered are safety, . . . read more
Fire Science Students in Full Gear
First year Fire Science students have started training towards the Office of the State Fire Marshal Basic Operations Firefighter. This 180 hour course is the basic firefighter certification in Illinois and is designed to give students the . . . read more
Accident Scene Training Part of Fire Science Program
For the last few months we have been very busy. We have been working on the basic skills of being a firefighter. We have done auto extrication on a truck, and learned how to stabilize a vehicle on the scene of a rollover accident. We were . . . read more
What's Happening in Fire Science?
After returning from Christmas break, Fire Science I continued to work on Rescue. The first week of January was spent on auto extrication. We were shown tools used for this. We had an opportunity to use low and high pressure airbags. We were . . . read more
Training and Tools in Fire Science
First year Fire Science has been busy the last few weeks. We have continued with our Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (S.C.B.A.) training. We have been doing a lot of donning (putting on) and doffing (taking off). As a class, we . . . read more
Gear and Safety Training in Fire Science
The Fire Science class this year consists of twenty-seven students with seven different schools representing them. Our first year students have already gotten a good taste of what the Fire Science program is really about. The first year . . . read more
