This Sunday morning was very busy at the Vista Firehouse as we held a "Firefighter Fundamentals Class" for our members who are preparing themselves to take Firefighter I this month and for our Firefighters who are keeping up with their basic skills, an "EMT Fundamentals Class" for our members who are currently attending an EMT-Basic class and for those EMT Candidates who are preparing themselves for a future EMT-Basic class, and we also held Driver Training for our members who are becoming Apparatus Drivers/MPO's on Engine 141 & Engine 143.

Led by Lead Foreman Phil Katz & Foreman Marc Baiocco, this week's "Firefighter Fundamentals Class" reviewed Firefighter packaging and how to operate the RIT bag when rescuing a downed Firefighter. This type of training is what will prepare our Probationary Firefighters who attended this class for the New York State Firefighter I program several months from now and for our Firefighters who have completed Firefighter I to keep up with their skills.

Led by Foreman Allie Fisher & Foreman Jake Melcher, this week's "EMT Fundamentals Class" went over practicing vitals and the students conducted a mock scenario where a patient was going into cardiac arrest. This type of training is what will prepare our EMT Candidates who are currently taking the EMT-Basic class and those EMT Candidates who are preparing themselves for a future EMT-Basic class.

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