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Firefighter Training

Comprehensive annual training is delivered to all fire fighters in the following areas:

  • Fire Fighting
  • Vehicle Extrication
  • Hazardous Materials
  • EMS Medical Skills

Training is designed to reinforce the concepts of both skills and public service in all of the training programs that are delivered. This is accomplished through many different forms of teaching methods, including traditional classroom lectures, videos, and hands-on training classes.

New firefighters receive approximately 400 hours of training prior to being assigned to the Operations Division. A training calendar is developed annually to ensure firefighters receive a minimum of 100 hours of continuing education.

A fire truck with its ladder extended. Three people stand atop the vehicle for training.
A classroom with firefighters in training
Three firefighters in front of a piece of vehicle frame. One is crouched down, demonstrating the use of a cutting tool on the frame.
Two firefighters performing a training exercise, one before an building entryway partially obscured by smoke.