Posted by: thepinetree on 03/26/2015 07:15 AM
Updated by: thepinetree on 03/26/2015 07:18 AM
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Live Fire Training In San Andreas On April 11
San Andreas, CA...The Motherlode Interagency Training Officers Association in cooperation with the San Andreas Fire Protection District will be conducting a training burn in your neighborhood. This is to inform you, there will be a live fire safety training exercise of a Structure on the property located at: 236 Treat Ave, San Andreas. The date for the training is April 11, 2015 from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. This type of training is essential to providing this community with well-trained firefighters. The exercise will allow our personnel a chance to enhance their skills in suppression activities and to work safely in a controlled environment for future fire and life safety needs...
Please note that smoke and flame may be visible from time to time. All precautions have been taken for the safety of surrounding properties.
We sincerely hope this training opportunity does not cause any disruption of your normal activities.
Thank you, for your indulgence and cooperation.
For further information contact __Fire Chief Don Young, San Andreas Fire Protection District
Office: (209) 754-4693_.
What is the Motherlode Interagency Training Officers Association?
The Motherlode Interagency Training Officers Association (M.I.T.O.A.) is a group dedicated to the betterment of emergency services with an emphasis on fire service training. Through providing quality training opportunities, the Association is able to advance toward their goal to achieve a reduction of unnecessary loss of life and property.
The M.I.T.O.A. is comprised of members of the thirteen fire service agencies within Calaveras County:
Altaville-Melones Fire Protection District
City of Angels Fire
Cal Fire
Calaveras County Fire Chiefs Association
Calaveras Consolidated Fire
Central Calaveras Fire & Rescue Protection District
Copperopolis Fire Protection District
Ebbetts Pass Fire District
Mokelumne Hill Fire Protection District
Murphys Fire District
San Andreas Fire District
U.S. Forest Service
West Point Fire Protection District
Members meet to exchange ideas affecting emergency service training and to ensure that training objectives are met for all agencies. Efforts are made to coordinate trainings within county fire agencies to avoid duplication of efforts and to promote interoperability within all agencies. The Association works to ensure that all instruction is based on current local, state, and federal fire service training standards.
The M.I.T.O.A. is advancing to become a central coordination point for all agency training. In addition, the Association aims to promote the development of the fire service through a progressive educational, public awareness, public relations, research and training program. Coordinating and/or assisting in regional training grants is an additional objective of the M.I.T.O.A.
Each year the M.I.T.O.A. conducts an annual Volunteer Firefighter Academy. Firefighter trainees participate in over 200 hours of training over a six month period. Basic education in radio communications, personal protective equipment, search and rescue, beginning fire behavior, building construction, structure ventilation, auto extrication, methods of attack, and more are part of the curriculum. Certifications in Fire Control 3A, Hazardous Materials First Responder Operations, Confined Space Rescue Awareness, S-130, S131, and S-190 Wildland Firefighter Training are also achieved. Trainees participate in two live fire exercises and numerous drills to practice new skills. In 2011, First Responder certification in emergency care was added to the academy curriculum.
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