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Incident Safety Awareness for Hired Vendors
with Greg McFadden
Incident Safety Awareness for Hired Vendors
Description: This course provides an awareness of fireline and incident safety to hired vendors who plan to engage in wildland fire suppression and other incident support activities. It includes an overview of hazards and safety issues, entrapment avoidance, incident organization, how to recognize and mitigate risk, maintain safe work practices while working under an agency supervision, fire shelter deployment, and case studies.
Designed For: Hired vendors working with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) or the United States Forest Service (USFS) on any active incident, including water tender operators, heavy equipment drivers or operators, crew bus drivers, vehicles with a driver, mechanics, fallers, and swampers.
Authority: California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) and United State Forest Service (USFS) agreements
Standard: State Fire Training (SFT) requires every student to attend the entire course, participate in classroom and group discussions, complete and pass all activities, and complete an oral evaluation.
Dates:
March 15, 2025
April 05, 2025
May 17, 2025
June 21, 2025
July 19, 2025
Time: 8:00am – 5:00pm
Location: Shasta College Main Campus, 11555 Old Oregon Trail, Redding, 5000 Building Room 5006
Fee: $225 (includes $75 SFM Diploma)
Facilitator: Greg McFadden
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IV/Blood Withdraw Class
with Nancy Skaggs
IV/Blood Withdraw Class
The course is offered in a three-day format for VN graduates and LVN's who require the certification. This course is also a great option for LVN's and RN' who would like additional practice and training. 30 continuing education credits (CEU's) through the bvnpt and brn will be offered. The class is interactive, engaging, and informative, and information is taught through evidence-based practice, realistic patient care scenarios and case studies. Information will focus on building skills and knowledge related to IV insertion and phlebotomy techniques, improved assessment skills, early identification of complications, documentation, and the nursing process. Extensive practice and testing with supportive, knowledgeable instructors in a realistic lab setting. Extensive, informative outline created from reputable resources and no textbook required. Supply bag with practice and testing supplies included with course fee.
What you can expect:
- Informative, relaxed, engaging, interactive experience
- Application of the fundamental principles provided and based on best evidence
- Building skills and knowledge related to IV insertion and phlebotomy techniques
- Improved assessment skills, early identification of complications, documentation-nursing process
- Instruction based on LVN scope of practice and current intravenous nursing standards of practice
- Interactive group work, realistic patient care scenarios and case studies
- Additional IV/blood withdrawal related review for NCLEX-PN
- Extensive practice with experienced, supportive instructors
- Realistic clinical skills lab setting
- Extensive, informative outline created from reputable resources. No textbook required
- Supply bag with practice and testing supplies included in course fee
Date: May 19, 20, 21, 2025
Schedule: 7:00am – 7:30pm
Location: 1400 Market Street, Health Sciences building, Room 8206
Facilitator: Nancy Skaggs and Elaine Carmena
Fee: $425
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Certified Flagger Training Course - COS
with Korey Conry
Certified Flagger Training Course - College of the Siskiyous
Learn how to be a safe and effective flagger with American Traffic Safety Services Association's (ATSSA) certified flagger training courses. Understand why proper flagger operations are important and learn the standard skillset of a good flagger. Apply and identify standard work zone flagger control references and learn standard flagger practices for various situations. Price includes $25 of materials.
This is a special offering in Siskiyou County at College of the Siskiyous.
Date(s): Saturday May 31, 2025
Time: 8:00am- 12:00pm
Fee: $150
Location: 800 College Ave, Weed, CA 96094 - McCloud Building (Room 103)
Facilitator: Korey Conry
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Introduction to Medical Terminology
with LeeAnne Krusemark
Introduction to Medical Terminology
Medical terminology is the first step to any career in the medical field or simply to understand your family’s medical visits. No prior experience is necessary. This highly specialized language involves word building with root words, prefixes, suffixes, and abbreviations. You will leave with a solid foundation of medical language, as well as basic medical billing and coding terminology. After submitting and passing the open-book exam included in the workbook you receive in class, you will earn a Certificate of Completion. This comprehensive course is taught by longtime educator LeeAnne Krusemark, and Credentialed Medical Professional Vanessa Grinnell, RRT. The webinar login information will be emailed the day before class.
Date(s): Session 1 - March 03, 2025 - Monday
Session 2 - July 09, 2025 - Wednesday
Schedule: 4:00pm- 7:00pm
Location: Zoom
Facilitator: LeeAnne Krusemark
Fee: $70
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How to Start Any Home Business +250 Home Business Ideas!
with LeeAnne Krusemark
How to Start Any Home Business +250 Home Business Ideas!
Tired of working for someone else? Do you need to make more money? Turn your talents and hobbies into profits by starting a home business. Taught by a Chamber of Commerce Past President and award-winning business owner, this is probably the most comprehensive business startup workshop you will ever find. You will discover:
* more than 250 legitimate home business ideas
* mandatory legal documentation
* many ways to market your product/service
* how to take tax deductions (this workshop included!)
Informative handouts for future use are included in class fee. The instructor LeeAnne Krusemark is a Chamber of Commerce Past President, current author/editor, and a nationwide Professor of Publishing at higher learning institutions, including Harvard Adult Education. The webinar login information will be emailed the day before class.
Date(s): Session 1 - March 4th, 2025 - Tuesday
Session 2 - July 30, 2025 - Wednesday
Schedule: 4:00pm- 6:00pm
Location: Zoom
Facilitator: LeeAnne Krusemark
Fee: $50
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