*For Immediate Release*
Fire Fighter Course Offered at OPSU
-released by OPSU Campus Communications 09-07-05

Oklahoma Panhandle State University’s Department of Continuing Education is offering an entry-level fire fighter course beginning September 13. Classes will be held at the Guymon Fire Department Station 1 on Tuesday and Thursday at 6-10 p.m. The course length is 140 hours.

The course is designed to help students develop the skills needed to perform the duties of an entry-level fire fighter. In addition to classroom work, students will get the hands-on experience needed to meet the requirements listed for Fire Fighter I in the National Fire Protection Association 1001, the professional qualifications standard to become a fire fighter.

The course fee is $125 and should be mailed to OPSU, Continuing Education, P.O. Box 430, Goodwell, OK 73939. For more information about the course and the many other continuing education courses available through OPSU, please contact Carrie Haisten at 1-580-349-1552 or chaisten@opsu.edu.

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