Vista Fire Department

Probationary FF Michael Canil learns the "2-minute drill" from mentor Foreman Cervantes

The "2-minute drill" is a training exercise Firefighters perform to make sure they're properly putting their gear on (pictured: Probationary FF Michael Canil)

Foreman Cervantes checks over Probationary FF Michael Canil to make sure he has gear completely on after performing a 2-minute drill

FF Martin Rojas working on a Rescue 13 truck report to make sure the apparatus is in good working order

EMS Captain Judy Saslow and Ambulance Driver Lynda Scott preparing to clean up the ambulance bays

Foreman Dom Mangone working on a truck report for Rescue 13

EMS Captain Judy Saslow washes down the ambulance bays

Foreman Kevin Piro & Foreman Dom Mangone exercise the pump on Rescue 13

(L-to-R) FF Phil Katz, Foreman Kevin Piro & Probationary FF Jake Melcher going over "reduced profile" techniques

Firefighters must know how to reduce their profile when a tight space must be entered to reach a destination point, whether that situation entails finding a lost firefighter or looking for a way out of a building (pictured L-to-R: FF Phil Katz, Foreman Kevin Piro & Probationary FF Jake Melcher)

(L-to-R) Probationary FF J.T. Bowen-Smith & Mutual Responder Dave Jacobson train on the stair chair

The stair chair is a form of patient handling in stairways where a stretcher may not be able to get near (pictured L-to-R: Probationary FF J.T. Bowen-Smith, Foreman Dom Mangone & Mutual Responder Dave Jacobson)

Probationary FF J.T. Bowen-Smith completes Ambulance Driver Training with Mutual Responder Dave Jacobson as Foreman Kevin Piro looks on


By Vista Fire Department
November 24, 2014

Several VFD members spent yesterday morning training, cleaning up the Fire station and performing regular maintenance on our apparatus. Sunday morning's give the Vista FD members an opportunity to perform various tasks around the Firehouse in an effort to be highly trained at all times, keeping our Firehouse clean and spending time as a group. Congratulations to FF Phil Katz on finishing up driver training on our Ambulances and joining our fleet of Ambulance drivers at the VFD! FF Katz will now begin driver training on Rescue 13 as we continue to grow our roster of apparatus drivers! If you're interested in becoming a Firefighter, EMT or Apparatus driver please click the "Become a Member" tab at VistaFD.org, call us at (914)-533-2727 or stop by our station any Sunday morning from 9:30am - 12pm!