This Sunday morning we held Driver Training for our members who are becoming Apparatus Drivers on Engine 141, Engine 142 and Engine 143.

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 during ... (Full Story & Photos)

This week's Monday Night Drill was "Narcan Training" for our members.

The "Narcan Training" drill had our Vista Fire Department personnel learning how to properly use Narcan on a patient who has overdosed and all the dangers opioids possess on a human being. This type of training will now better prepare our Vista Fire Department personnel when handling an emergency response where an opioid overdose ... (Full Story & Photos)

On the morning of Sunday, September 8th, the Vista Fire Department held a 9/11 Memorial Service at the Vista Fire Department's 9/11 Monument.

We would like to thank everyone who attended the services as we honored and remembered those lives lost from September 11th, 2001.

We will never forget.... (Full Story & Photos)

This Sunday morning we held Driver Training for our members who are becoming Apparatus Drivers on Engine 143.

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 during our driver training program ... (Full Story & Photos)

This week's Monday Night Drill was a "Tanker Shuttle" drill for our Firefighters and a "Pediatric Emergencies" drill for our EMTs.

The "Tanker Shuttle" drill had our Vista Firefighters practicing water supply operations during a fire. A "tanker shuttle" is where Firefighters are forced to move water via tankers due to areas with no fire hydrants or good drafting resources. It is instrumental for ... (Full Story & Photos)