The BFF1 is a good length to cover the basic information that a recruit fire fighter needs. It is the absolute minimum training that you can do to ride the truck. You can't have a standard of training to change just because one thinks the course is too long or short. Every town has a house, traffic that goes through and has accidents that could potentially happen, so therefore you need the same course for everyone. this gives you the basic knowledge to deal with anything that could arise. If anything the courses are getting shorter and not putting in nearly enough but that is what learning on the job is for.
