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CPFTA is a two-year high school program. The junior year introduces cadets to basic law enforcement, public safety, and fire science with an emphasis in urban policing and urban firefighting. CPS students earn one high school credit per year (75010) toward their career education requirement or as an elective to graduate.
The junior course, from the fire perspective, includes topics such as:
- History of the Chicago Fire Department
- Fire alarms, responses, fire behavior, fire terminology
- CFD current practices and procedures
- Organization structure
- Standard Operating Procedures and Chain of Command
- Roles of a firefighter
- Organization of a fire station
- Incident Management roles
- Development and Evolution of fire science
- Sources of Heat and heat transfer
- Physical fitness training
- Soft skills and employment possibilities
- Teambuilding activities
The junior course, from the police perspective, includes topics such as:
- The History of the Chicago Police Department
- Role of the Preliminary Investigator (Police Officer)
- Organizational Matrix and Chain of Command
- Conflict Resolution and Self Defense techniques
- Report Writing and Computer Technology in law enforcement
- Radio Communications
- Guest speakers from CPD specialized units and other law enforcement agencies
- Arrest/searching/evidence collection/interrogation modules Courtroom Awareness and Professionalism
- Physical Fitness Training and the Law Enforcement Power Test of Illinois
- Soft Skills and Employment Possibilities
- Teambuilding and Community Service activities
The senior course is an advanced training level course designed to expand upon the student’s knowledge and skills previously introduced in CPFTA-I. CPS students earn one high school credit (75020) toward their career education requirement or as an elective.
This course will include fire topics such as infectious control, high-rise firefighting, arson investigations, flashovers, back draft fires, fire tetrahedron, and effects of fire on various structures, and final physical training test. A selected group of students will also learn about pre-hospital emergency medical care, ambulance service, and all the aspects of Emergency Medical Technician – Basic. Field trips, teambuilding activities are included in this year.
The police emphasis will include topics such as methods of criminal investigation, national crime rate statistics, criminal law terms, examining policing in multicultural communities, learning the standards required for police recruitment and retention, responsibilities of specialized units in law enforcement, becoming knowledgeable about police discretion and behavior, learning about advancements in technologies in solving crimes (DNA), crime scene investigations, search and seizure procedures, vehicle searches, physical fitness training, role playing in different scenarios, guest speakers from CPD and other law enforcement agencies on their responsibilities and legal jurisdictions and equipment used by police officers.
Educational law enforcement related field trips, teambuilding activities and community service projects are included in this year.
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