This Wednesday evening we held a "EMT Skills Class" for our EMS personnel.

This Wednesday's "EMT Skills Class" had our Vista EMS personnel learning about lifting & moving methods and how to operate the devices that support these operations. This type of training is what will prepare our EMT candidates who are planning to take a future EMT-Basic class succeed and for our EMTs who have completed EMT-Basic ... (Full Story & Photos)

This week's Monday Night Drill was a "Cold Water Rescue" drill for our members.

The "Cold Water Rescue" drill had our Vista Fire Department personnel reviewing how to properly put on the cold water rescue suits, how to properly rig a patient with their rescue equipment, how to throw the rescue rope bag and then they practiced how to rescue a patient on the Vista Firehouse pond. This type of training ... (Full Story & Photos)

The Vista Fire Department is proud to announce that Probationary EMT Candidate Ian Ferman is now qualified on our Ambulances.

Probationary EMT Candidate Ferman completed the Ambulance driver training program by driving 8 hours or more behind the wheel and learning how to operate at nearby Hospitals. Probationary EMT Candidate Ferman will now move onto learning how to drive Engine 142 going forward.

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This week's Monday Night Drill was a "Vista Fire District #1 Workplace Policies" drill for our members.

The "Vista Fire District #1 Workplace Policies" drill had our Vista Fire Department personnel conducting our annual training for standard workplace policies. By attending this training, the Vista Fire Department has completed their annual New York State required workplace courses for this year.

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This Sunday morning we held Driver Training for our members who are becoming Apparatus Drivers on our Ambulances for our weekly Sunday Training.

The Driver Training program is how Vista Fire Department personnel become cleared on any piece of Fire or EMS apparatus. Members conduct several hours of "drive time" behind the wheel of each apparatus before they are cleared to become a driver. Tasks included ... (Full Story & Photos)