For this week's Monday drill we gave our EMT's and Firefighters an opportunity to train at one of our member's houses to give a realistic feel on how an EMS call would go.

Led by Lt. Debbie Ferman & Foreman Allie Fisher, Vista EMT's & Firefighters would respond from our Firehouse to the dispatched location for a specific type of EMS call. From there the Vista FD crews operated for the given dispatched call as if it was the real thing by parking the Ambulance correctly at the house, getting the necessary equipment needed for the given call, assessing the "patient" correctly as per the "drill dispatch" and placing the "patient" in our Ambulance for transport to a local hospital. This type of training is vital for our members as this is the closest thing our volunteers will receive to it actually being the "real thing" regarding EMS calls.

The simulated call scenario used for this drill was a Carbon Monoxide (CO) call where Firefighters had to search for patients and then take them to the awaiting EMS crews outside of the residence.

If you are interested in being part of our team at the Vista FD, visit us any Monday night from 6:30pm - 9:30pm for more details or click the "Become a Member" tab at VistaFD.org