annual report-2009.pdf - The City of Titusville, Florida
annual report-2009.pdf - The City of Titusville, Florida
annual report-2009.pdf - The City of Titusville, Florida
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Distribution <strong>of</strong> Training Hours 2009<br />
(19,259.50 Hours)<br />
74%<br />
8% 18%<br />
Admin/Misc. Fire EMS<br />
A firefighter’s<br />
job requires<br />
numerous<br />
training hours,<br />
both practical<br />
and classroom, to<br />
maintain<br />
competency in<br />
the most<br />
dangerous<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>ession in the<br />
United States.<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essionalism and firefighter safety<br />
can only be attained (and retained)<br />
through diligent training in the<br />
diverse areas that comprise the<br />
responsibilities <strong>of</strong> <strong>Titusville</strong>’s<br />
modern firefighter.<br />
Training initiatives run the gamut<br />
from formal classroom and field<br />
training by specialized instructors, to<br />
battalion and crew training by the<br />
EMS/Training Officer, battalion chiefs<br />
and station lieutenants, to<br />
employee driven training.<br />
Training categories include:<br />
• Confined space rescue<br />
• Vehicle extrication<br />
• Aircraft rescue/firefighting<br />
• Driver training<br />
• Mayday training<br />
• Hazardous materials training<br />
• Emergency medical training<br />
• Water rescue<br />
• Firefighting skills/practices<br />
• Biohazard exposure/response<br />
• Wildfire training<br />
• Other specialized or specific<br />
training categories<br />
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