The Vista Fire Department would like to congratulate Foreman Patrick Healy on completing "Firefighter Assist & Search Team (F.A.S.T.)" class at the Westchester County Fire Training Center in Valhalla, New York.

Foreman Healy completed the 15-hour course described as the following by New York State:

"The firefighter as a member of a FAST operation will identify the tools and staffing requirements for a FAST operation, develop a rescue plan for a missing, lost, or trapped firefighter; demonstrate rope search techniques, and demonstrate removing a firefighter/victim up a stairwell, up or down through a hole in a floor/roof, moving a downed firefighter down a ladder. This course requires students to perform a number of practical evolutions with self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA)."

All training is free of charge to the members of the Vista Fire Department and Volunteers are needed! Please visit VistaFD.org for more details on how you can join our team!