South Carolina?

[EMTFirefighter]

Am I missing something here, is the academy for these departments only 10 weeks? Where's the rest?

http://www.sccja.org/Mandated%20training.htm

I was always told to stay away from the "deep south" states as the training is usually crappy, but I wouldn't consider SC to be that deep at all. Any input on this?

[killa75dt]

Yes That I how It is, I just got hired at a SO in South Carolina. This is how my training will be. 1 month of in house training, 2 months of FTO or as needed. 6 month of by my self under "under close watch" and then off to the Aca. For 2 months. My dept told me that I will certified with 95% of what the state requires before I will go to the Academy. I don

[EMTFirefighter]

[QUOTE=killa75dt]Yes That I how It is, I just got hired at a SO in South Carolina. This is how my training will be. 1 month of in house training, 2 months of FTO or as needed. 6 month of by my self under "under close watch" and then off to the Aca. For 2 months. My dept told me that I will certified with 95% of what the state requires before I will go to the Academy. I don

[killa75dt]

This was talked about before along time ago. heres the
link:

http://forums.officer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28404&highlight=south+carolina+training

EMTFirefighter : I Pm. you

[EMTFirefighter]

This was talked about before along time ago. heres the
link:

http://forums.officer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28404&highlight=south+carolina+training

EMTFirefighter : I Pm. you

Thanks for the info.