Training Section
The Training Section currently employs one Captain and one Lieutenant. Additional training staff come from our career and volunteer members. In 2007, began utilizing a Cadet Academy style training. This 18 week training academy provides training to meet NFPA 1001 Standards and successful members are certified to the International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC) Firefighter ll level. The Cadet Academy requires six weeks of intensive training, including classroom and skills testing in real life scenarios. Requirements for Firefighter II certification also include a forty hour course in Wild Land Firefighting based on national curriculum and forty hours of Hazardous Materials training based on the national standards established by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). Additional cadet training hours are spent on auto extrication skills, fire pump operations, and emergency vehicle driving. Finally, 4 to 5 weeks are committed to Emergency Medical Services training. Cadets are trained to the EMT Basic level; it concludes with the successful acquisition of a New Mexico State EMT license that is gained through the administration of an arduous written and skills based testing process. 2009 Accomplishments include: • Established Santa Fe County Fire Department Training Division
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Training is a critical component of the Department’s ability to successfully and safely respond to emergencies. Providing consistent and professional training services to a large team of volunteer and career emergency responders is a demanding and complex task.