The Vista Fire Department would like to congratulate Firefighter Guillaume Pestie on completing the New York State Firefighter I program at the Westchester County Fire Training Center in Valhalla, New York!

Firefighter Pestie completed the 138-hour course described as the following by New York State:

Course #1: Basic Exterior Firefighting Operations with Hazardous Materials First Responder Operations:

"This course prepares new firefighters to operate in the exterior or non-IDLH areas of the fire scene. Students participate in learning events covering firefighter personal protective equipment (PPE), self-contained breathing apparatus inspection and cylinder changing, fire department communications, building construction and fire behavior, modern fire control research, portable fire extinguishers, rope and knot tying, ground ladders, forcible entry, tactical ventilation theory, water supply, hose and fire streams, loss control, orientation to fire origin and cause determination, fire prevention and life safety initiatives, confined space awareness, overview of first aid and buddy care, and Hazardous Materials First Responder Operations."

Course #2: SCBA / Interior Firefighting Operations:

"This course prepares new BEFO graduates to operate as Interior Structural firefighters or in IDLH areas of the fire scene. Students participate in learning events covering firefighter personal protective equipment (PPE), self- contained breathing apparatus donning, doffing and use, SCBA air management and SCBA emergencies, basic firefighter survival techniques, modern fire control methods, building fire search and victim removal techniques, firefighter survival skills, tactical ventilation techniques and basic power saw operation, forcible entry techniques, hose line advancement, vehicle and wildland firefighting theory, vehicle firefighting techniques, coordinated structure fire interior attack and transitional fire attack, and coordinated initial company operations."

All training is free of charge to the members of the Vista Fire Department and Volunteers are needed! For more info on joining, click here: https://www.vistafd.org/content/become/ or apply online here: https://www.vistafd.org/apply