The Firefighter Badge Course
This is the foundational course in my series.
The information offered in this introductory course enables the prospective entry-level firefighter candidate to lay the necessary groundwork to build on utilizing the subsequent courses in this series.
Get started today with timely topics such as negotiating the long road to your badge, your education, how you are identified, defining your attributes, your active involvement, your goals, who's testing and the application process.
Order today to get started on the path to a fulfilling career as a professional firefighter.
About the Instructor
Pat Turner is a retired chief fire officer. He proudly served for thirty years with the Santa Clara Fire Department in California. He advanced through the ranks to achieve the rank of Training Chief. He spent a considerable amount of time supervising the daily activities of Bravo Battalion and he successfully commanded a significant number of greater alarm fires during his career.
Chief Turner maintains certification as an instructor through the State Fire Marshal’s Office of Education. He trains prospective fire officers in areas involving instruction, command, investigation and others. He has successfully completed an intensive upper level course of study and practical application of skills to earn his certification as a Master Instructor. He has taught many officer groups throughout the state.
He graduated with honors from the Fire Technology program at Mission College in Santa Clara, CA. Immediately upon graduation he was approached to join the faculty at the college. He has been a lead instructor in courses such as Fundamentals of Fire Suppression and Fire Behavior and Combustion. Throughout his twenty-one years at the college he has taught hundreds of students. He often fills the role of tutor, trainer and personal reference for individual students that excel in the fire technology curriculum.
Chief Turner has used his experience and expertise to develop six courses on the subject of understanding and successfully participating in the entry-level firefighter examination process. He is still active in the development of training aids to assist in this area of fire training.
Testimonial
Eric Rinna
Local Bay Area Volunteer Firefighter Eric Rinna says. Retired Fire Chief Pat Turner’s course, “The Firefighter Badge” is by far one of the most helpful tools an aspiring firefighter can possess.
His course is jam packed with information and is a step-by-step process on where aspiring firefighters can and need to look for invaluable information on getting hired.
More often than not, young adults, and older teens, know that they are interested in a career within the Fire Service, but are not quite sure about where to start. Chief Turner has made those answers available to you via his course.
I myself have been a volunteer firefighter for two and a half years and have found the information within his course to be more than helpful. Things that I felt I already had the answer to, or thought I knew enough about, are talked about in his course. It turns out there is still more than enough for me to learn.
Chief Turner’s course had me thinking and wanting to read more from the first word all the way to the last! I STRONGLY suggest that any young or old aspiring firefighters check out this awesome material that Chief Turner has made available to you.
By all means, this course doesn’t have to be just for people looking to get a job. Current volunteer firefighters, career firefighters and all in between can benefit from his knowledge.
Like I said, I found this information to be one of the best tools and I couldn’t feel better about the review of information and burst of positive energy that it gave me.
Believe me, you will benefit from this course. You will be glad you read and studied it, and it will leave you wanting to read more.
Testimonial
Monica Nieto
Hi Chief. I would like to thank you for all you have done for us fire students.
I can say you’re like our papa Chief Turner, ha ha. On another note, for the two years I trained under you, you stood by us through our thick and thins and through our ups and downs.
You will be truly missed, but I do know one thing Chief, you are my inspiration to keep on moving forward to my goals again.
Thank you very much for all that you’ve done.
MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY with much love from me and all us fire brothers and sisters.
Testimonial
Ryan Johnson
I first started pursuing a career in the fire service in 2013. Chief Turner was one of my very first instructors at a local community college and has been one of the most influential instructors I have ever had.
Chief Turner’s approach to the students has never changed. He has always led his classes with a passion and desire to help students reach their goals of becoming a firefighter.
As I began reaching the stage of oral board Interviews, I asked Chief Turner about some suggestions on how to improve my answers to some of the questions. He took the time to talk me through the pros and cons of my answers and talked me through how to improve.
I had the opportunity to interview with a department and was picked up as a reserve. During my oral board I was able to incorporate much of what I learned from Chief Turner and his teaching methods. I felt a greater sense of confidence and have Chief Turner to thank as both a mentor and a friend.
I highly recommend his course, as the content offers many helpful suggestions and useful techniques for use when pursuing a future in firefighting.