American Heart Association Training Center
The City of Two Rivers Fire Department serves Manitowoc County as a Training Center for the American Heart Association and provides the following classes:
* Basic Life Support (BLS) Classes For healthcare providers, dentist office, skilled nursing, assisted living facilities. The American Heart Association’s BLS course trains participants to promptly recognize several life-threatening emergencies, give high-quality chest compressions, deliver appropriate breaths and ventilations, and provide early use of an AED for adults, children, and infants.
* Heartsaver (HS) Classes For anyone with little or no medical training, teachers, child care workers, babysitters who need CPR/AED certification for workplace (OSHA) requirements or personal readiness. It teaches lifesaving, evidence-based skills for adults, children, and infants, including high-quality CPR, AED usage, and choking relief.
* Heartsaver 1st Aid classes The purpose of 1st Aid classes are to teach essential skills to recognize, call for help, and manage common emergencies like choking, bleeding, and environmental injuries until the rescue squad arrives. This course meets OSHA's first aid requirements.
* PALS & ACLS Classes - call for more information.
The City of Two Rivers Fire Department offers CPR classes for the general public and the professional services of our city. The classes are held throughout the year. Heart Saver AED will teach the techniques of CPR coupled with the use of the Automated External Defibrillator. The department received a donation to purchase six new AED trainers and materials to aid in the training of our citizens in this life saving technique.
The City of Two Rivers Fire Department offers CPR courses on a monthly basis, alternating between BLS and HS. BLS courses are held every other month, with HS courses offered in the alternating months.
* Hands-on skills test - The City of Two Rivers Fire Department offers hands-on skills tests for both HS and BLS classes on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month, with exceptions of holidays. Dates are subject to change without advance notice. Please call for the most current schedule.
These skills tests are available only after successful completion of the required online course, which must be taken through the American Heart Association at www.onlineaha.org. We are unable to accept online courses through any other site including American Red Cross. Please note, there is a separate fee for the online course as well as for the Fire Department’s hands-on skills test.
You must call ahead to reserve your spot for both courses and skills tests.
To receive training in any of the above classes call (920) 793-5521 to get information on the scheduled dates.
