A well trained firefighter is a safe and prepared firefighter. As an Alpha, members are required to attend a yearly minimum number of hours toward training. Probationary members are introduced to the company and its method of operations through mandatory attendance of the Engine Pre-Emergency Response Training (PERT) program. In this program, they learn the basic structure of the Alpha Fire Company, and of the Engine Company. Fundamental skills learned in The Essentials of Firefighting are re-examined to ensure smooth and safe evolutions on the fireground.
	Once finished with the Engine PERT program, members can optionally move on to learn about the Truck Company, and its mode of operations. The Truck PERT again reenforces skills learned in state-level courses, including search and rescue, ventilation, and salvage and overhaul. Because the State College Area requires the additional protection a tower truck provides, Alphas also learn proper operation of the aerial devices and the benefits they afford fire rescue personnel. Operations as a member of the Truck Company are more demanding and require a more experienced firefighter.
The Rescue PERT is the final stage of formal in-house training that is provided to new members in order to familiarize them with the operation of this particular fire company. A Rescue Company is generally comprised of the most flexible and well-seasoned firefighters within the company. They traditionally supply a level of specialized support to an incident- including the rescue of a downed fellow firefighter, high-angle and low-angle rescue, structural collapse rescue and recovery, vehicle rescue, as well as general readiness for the unknown-type incident.

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