This week's Monday drill was an "Active Shooter, Hostile Event and MCI Response" for our members.

The "Active Shooter, Hostile Event and MCI Response" drill had our members reviewing how we would respond for an Active Shooter, Hostile Event and Mass Casualty Incident (MCI). Vista Fire Department personnel went over several different call scenarios and the roles each of our First Responders would ... (Full Story & Photos)

This Sunday morning we held a "Firefighter & EMT Skills Class" for our weekly Sunday Training.

This Sunday's "Firefighter & EMT Skills Class" had our Firefighting & EMS personnel reviewing NFPA 3000 which is the standard for Active Shooter/Hostile Event Response (ASHER). Vista Fire Department members completed the first half of the response module going over all aspects of the process, from identifying ... (Full Story & Photos)

We at the Vista Fire Department would like to congratulate Firefighter/EMT Candidate Olivia Buzzeo on completing EMT-Basic class as she is now a New York State certified Emergency Medical Technician! The hard work and dedication Firefighter/EMT Candidate Buzzeo exemplified while taking this course represents the pride our Vista FD volunteers strive to achieve on a daily basis.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

On Wednesday, March 13th around 1625 hours, the Vista Fire Department along with resources from the South Salem Fire Department, were dispatched to the area of 250 Smith Ridge Road for a possible structure fire. While en route, Vista Engine 141 reported a column of smoke visible in the sky from the area of the call and requested the first alarm assignment.

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This week's Monday Night Drill was a "F.A.S.T. & Mayday Operations" drill for our Firefighters and a "EMS Core Content" drill for our EMTs.

The "F.A.S.T. & Mayday Operations" drill had our Vista Firefighters reviewing how to perform a mayday, how to properly call a mayday on an emergency scene and then we tested our Firefighters by having them call a "mayday" in a practical scenario by using F.A.S.T. ... (Full Story & Photos)