
This class will cover the 1st engine arriving at a fire scene and cover the tasks that need to be accomplished within the 1st 10 minutes on scene. It will cover every riding position on the engine and provide tips and tricks for anyone taking this course. The course will cover everything from the arrival report to the hose deployment, from advancing hose to nozzle techniques. This is a must have course for anyone assigned to an engine. The morning session will have rotations through the different objectives. The afternoon session will be scenario based into live fire putting it all together.
Instructors:
- Steven Negedly
- Tom Semiday
- Aaron Nix

Lead Instructor: Steven Negedly
Fire Service career: Been in the fire service since 1993, serving for Volusia County Fire Services, the city of Edgewater and finally Orlando Fire Dept. since 2003. Currently a Lieutenant assigned to Engine 16 in the Lake Nona District of the city. Education: Associates in General Studies and Fire Science, Bachelor’s Degree in Fire and Emergency Services from the University of Florida. Fire Service Instructor: Has been an instructor since 2004. Program Manager for Valencia College for the Driver Operator program which includes Pump Ops and Aerial Ops. Also, the Program Manager for the Driver Operator program at Seminole State College of Florida. Also teaches minimum standards for Seminole State College. Other: Director of the Orlando Fire Conference since 2016.
