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Fire, EMS and Rescue, and Law Enforcement

 

Fire Service
The Fire Service program at ECC is designed to provide full time and volunteer fire departments with the opportunity to gain knowledge, practical skills, and certification in modern firefighting, rescue, officer development, and fire department management skills. Programs are open to all fire departments in the Edgecombe County area. A broad range of specialty classes, based on both department needs and new training standards, are offered during the year on the college campus or at various fire departments. Fire Service classes that require physical exertion and use specialized departmental equipment are offered to credentialed fire service personnel only.

Classes include but are not limited to:
  • Firefighter I & II Certification (Includes Skill Assessment & Written Test)
  • Basic Fire Fighter Training (Non-Certified, no written test)
  • Live Fire Burns (Both Structural and LP Gas)
  • Emergency Rescue Technician
  • National Incident Management System NIMS (IS 700)
  • Incident Command
  • Rapid Intervention
  • Special Rescue Operations
  • Wildland Fire Management & Safety
  • Hazardous Materials Awareness and Operational Level
  • Hazardous Materials/Terrorism /Weapons of Mass
  • Destruction
  • Land Search Rescue
  • Arson Detection
  • Emergency Vehicle Driving
  • Clandestine Drug Lab Awareness
  • Water Rescue
  • First Responder / CPR / Basic First Aide
  • NC Fire Incident Reporting System / Computer Basics
  • Rescue Technician / Extrication
  • High Level Rescue
  • Confined Space/Trench Rescue
  • Spanish for Fire Service
  • A wide variety of Fire Service Refresher Programs based on need and departmental request

 

Emergency Care (EMS)
The EMS and Rescue program at ECC is designed to provide certification in a wide variety of emergency medical and rescue related programs. It provides full time and volunteer Rescue Squads with the opportunity to gain knowledge, practical skills, and advanced skills based on pre-hospital emergency situations. Programs are open to all EMS departments in the Edgecombe County area. A broad range of specialty classes, based on both department needs and new training standards, are offered during the year on the college campus or at various departments. Any of these classes may be offered to interested citizens, however Emergency Medical Service classes that require physical exertion and use specialized departmental equipment are offered to credentialed EMS service personnel only.

Classes include but are not limited to:
  • Emergency Medical Technician *
  • Emergency Medical Technician-Intermediate *
  • Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic *
  • Emergency Medical Responder *
  • Basic Life Support
  • Advanced Life Support
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support
  • Rescue Technician
  • Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
  • Vehicle Extrication
  • Anatomy and Physiology
  • National Incident Management System (IS 700)
  • Incident Command
  • Emergency Vehicle Driving
  • Hazardous Materials/Terrorism /Weapons of Mass destruction
  • Clandestine Drug Lab Awareness
  • Spanish for EMS

A wide variety of EMS Refresher Programs based on need and departmental request.

*N.C. Office of Emergency Medical Services, Credentialed, Skilled Assessment and Written Exam. This is a four year renewable certification with optional monthly continuing education updates through departmental in-service training or refresher course near the end of the credentialed period.

 

Law Enforcement
The Law Enforcement program at ECC is designed to provide Sworn Credentialed Law Enforcement Officers, Detention Officers, and Communication Personnel with the opportunity to gain knowledge and skills based on new and existing technology. Programs are open to all Law Enforcement Agencies in the Edgecombe County area. A broad range of Mandated and Specialty classes, based on both department needs and new training standards, are offered during the year on the college campus or at various department locations.

Classes include but are not limited to:
  • Legal Updates *
  • Domestic Violence *
  • Ethical Awareness *
  • Blood Borne pathogens *
  • Juvenile Minority Sensitivity *
  • Basic Firearms Training *
  • Advanced Firearms Training / Combat
  • Officer Survival
  • Basic Arson Awareness
  • Emergency Medical Technician-Basic
  • First Responder / CPR / Basic First Aide
  • Report Writing
  • Defensive Tactics
  • K-9 Handler Training
  • Vehicle Search
  • Search & Seizure
  • Criminal Investigation
  • Spanish for Criminal Justice
  • National Incident management System NIMS (IS 700)
A wide variety of law Enforcement Initial and Refresher Programs based on need and departmental request

* State Mandated Annual Training may vary by agency.

For more information about Fire, EMS and Rescue, and Law Enforcement, call Coordinator Marion Proctor at (252) 823-5166 ext. 175, or email proctorma@edgecombe.edu.

 

Tarboro:  (252) 823-5166 2009 W. Wilson St. Tarboro, NC 27886

Rocky Mount:  (252) 446-0436 225 Tarboro St. Rocky Mount, NC 27801