This week's Monday Night Drill was "Hydrant Service" for our Firefighters and a "Respiratory and Psychiatric CME" drill for our EMTs.

The "Hydrant Service" drill had our Vista Firefighters servicing the dry hydrants as a preventative maintenance measure for the Vista Fire Department. This type of regular procedure allows motor pump operators (MPOs) to get water faster than they would when a hydrant ... (Full Story & Photos)

This Sunday morning we held a "Firefighter Skills Class," an "EMT Skills Class" and Driver Training for our members who are becoming Apparatus Drivers on Engine 141 for our weekly Sunday Training.

This Sunday's "Firefighter Skills Class" had our Firefighting personnel going through our mask confidence course. The mask confidence course is designed to help strengthen our Firefighters SCBA skills. ... (Full Story & Photos)

This week's Monday drill was an "Airbags and Patient Extrication" drill for our members.

The "Airbags and Patient Extrication" drill had our members going through how to properly operate the airbags and cribbing during extrication procedures. Vista Fire Department personnel participated in several scenarios where they operated the airbags and cribbing while a patient needed to be extricated from ... (Full Story & Photos)

This Sunday morning we held a "Firefighter Skills Class," a "Motor Pump Operators Class" and Driver Training for our members who are becoming Apparatus Drivers on Engine 141 for our weekly Sunday Training.

This Sunday's "Firefighter Skills Class" had our Firefighting personnel reviewing how to stretch an 1-3/4" hose line off of Engine 141 and the proper techniques of handling a hose line during a ... (Full Story & Photos)

This Sunday morning we held a "Motor Pump Operators & Firefighter Skills Class" and an "EMT Skills Class" for our weekly Sunday Training.

This Sunday's "Motor Pump Operators & Firefighter Skills Class" had our Firefighting personnel conducting an overview of a reduced SCBA profile, how to conduct a full SCBA escape and an evolution through our mask confidence course. This type of training is what ... (Full Story & Photos)