Missoula Rural Fire District has one Training Officer who works with a cadre of Career and Volunteer Firefighters to provide ongoing instruction in Fire, Emergency Medical Service (EMS), Hazardous Materials Management (HazMat), and Vehicle Extrication. Rope, Confined Space, Trench, and Water Rescue training is also part of the MRFD Training Program.
TRAINING
PROGRAM
Thursday evenings from 1900-2200 hours
(7 to 11 pm) are generally the most active training nights at Station #1. Usually, we have 20 to 30 firefighters involved. In the outlying stations, training is covered on a daily basis; all firefighters rely on training material available through MRFD's Intranet. Information includes Drills, Evolutions, and Training Rosters.
3/2 - Haz Mat Operations (Monitors)
3/3 - CPR Class [NOTE: Last of the Season]
3/5 - Regular Thursday Training
(FFI Class – Fire Behavior)
3/8 - Recruit 2010 (Haz Mat Awareness)
3/10 - Recruit 2010 (S-130 Basic Wildland Firefighter)
3/11 - Driver/Operator Training (VFIS Emergency Vehicle I)
3/17 - Haz Mat Operations (Decon)
3/18 - Regular Thursday Training
(FFI Class – Ropes & Knots)
3/22 - Recruit 2010 (S-190 Wildland Fire Behavior)
3/24 - Recruit 2010 (S-130 Wildland Skills)
3/25 - EMS Training (VFIS Patient Handling, Lifting & Moving)
3/29 - Recruit 2010 (Firefighter Self Rescue)
3/31 - Haz mat Operations (Diking & Daming)
March Training*
* @ Station #1 @ 1900 hours
2010 TRAINING
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
RECRUIT RECOGNITION!
Sixteen volunteer firefighters are part of the 2010 Recruit Training Class. Training this month: Haz Mat Awareness and Wildland Fire.
Give Capt Paulsen your ideas on how to handle the growing popularity of Thursday Training.
