Public safety academy

Firefighter Technology 1&2/Public Safety 1


Teacher:  Michelle Whitaker

michelle.whitaker@nhcs.net

(919) 251-6100 Ext.74325


CLASSES AND OBJECTIVES

In Public Safety 1, students get an overview of all of the professions within emergency services.  This includes telecommunications, firefighting, law enforcement, and emergency medical services.  If conditions allow, we will go on a field trip to the EOC, the Sheriff's Department, Wilmington Police Department, the Courthouse, the local Prison, Novant Health EMS, Wilmington Fire Department, and New Hanover Fire/Rescue Department. We will have guest speakers from these fields as well.  They will also get their FEMA NIMS ICS 100, 200, 700, and 800 certifications through independent study online classes.  This class will be offered in both Fall and Spring of 2023/2024.

In Firefighter Technology 1 & 2, students will achieve North Carolina Office of State Fire Marshal (NCOSFM) certifications that are required for employment as a firefighter.  This is an action packed, hands-on, physical class.  You are REQUIRED to wear turnout firefighter gear and to complete the skills in this class to PASS the course. We will be doing weekly PT and I run this academy para-military style.  Firefighter Technology 1 class will be offered in both the Fall and Spring of 2023 and 2024. Firefighter Technology 2 will be offered in the Spring of 2024.  This course is the completer of the Public Safety academy.  There are certain parts of this course that we need to complete at Cape Fear Community College North Campus Fire Training Facility due to needing the equipment for the skills.  This is a field trip and a field trip form will need to be completed and returned to me signed by a parent.

MICHELLE WHITAKER 

My name is Michelle Whitaker and I have 23 years of firefighting and EMS experience.  I started in 1994 as a volunteer on Long Island, NY and then moved to the Raleigh area in 1998.  I got on the Fuquay Varina Fire Department as a volunteer for 3 years and was hired by the City of Raleigh Fire Department shortly thereafter, where I was a Lieutenant downtown for 98% of my career.  I have been a fire and EMT instructor for over 18 years and love being able to teach the profession I am so passionate about.  I have a 20 year old son who goes to college for Engineering and a daughter who passed away in 2010 but, watches over me every day.  I moved to Wilmington last July and absolutely love New Hanover High School.  I am so very excited to be here.  I encourage parent and student communication by email.  My email address is michelle.whitaker@nhcs.net.  If you need to call me, my number is (910) 251-6100 Ext. 74325.




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