VERMONT FIRE TRAINING

2017 National Fire Academy Direct Delivery Courses

All NFA Direct Delivery courses are free of charge and students are required to submit a general admission application by the application deadline.

Course listing: Course: Decision Making for Initial Company Operations Location: Burlington Fire Station 2 Course Date: October 3 &, 4 2016 Application Deadline: August 19, 2016

Course: Initial Fire Investigation for First Responders Location: Bennington Town Fire Station Course Date: December 3 & 4, 2016 Application Deadline: October 17, 2016

Course: Strategies and Tactics for Initial Company Operations Location: South Burlington Police Department Course Date: January 9 & 10, 2017 Application Deadline: November 23, 2016

Course: Strategies and Tactics for Initial Company Operations Location: St. Johnsbury - exact location TBD Course Date: January 21 & 22, 2017 Application Deadline: December 5, 2016

Course: Leadership I for Fire and EMS: Strategies for Company Success Location: Brattleboro Fire Station Course Date: January 28 & 29, 2017 Application Deadline: December 12, 2016

Course: Residential Sprinkler Plan Review Location: Division of Fire Safety Central Office - Berlin Course Date: March 29 & 30, 2017 Application Deadline: April 10, 2017

Course: Training Operations in Small Departments Location: Vermont Fire Academy - Pittsford Course Date: June 24 & 25, 2017 Application Deadline: May 8, 2017

ON THIS DATE IN HISTORY

35 years ago today - Anniversary - Joy Fire Claremont. Jun 07, 1981 - Claremont NH - General Alarm - Joy Manufacturing Complex (Belfon Machine and Whipple Paper Company) Mutual Aid- Charlestown, Walpole, North Walpole and Saxton's River with large diameter hose were dispatched on the second alarm Ladder and Pumper from Newport, 2 engines from Cornish. Wind conditions caused multiples fires in the area jumped the river and started a 6 story foundry on fire also. Pre-Plan -36 Engines, 18 aerials and 441 Firefighters at the scene. Even before the second alarm was fully dispatched, 56C1 requested a third and fourth alarm for box 21.Click here for some pictures

Audio of the fire compliments of Claremont Firefighters Association The dispatcher at Fire Mutual Aid (KCF415) is Ed Mattson, who is still serving proudly today. Click here to listen to audio from fire

FIRE MUTUAL AID TRAINING SESSION

SOUTHWESTERN NH DISTRICT FIRE MUTUAL AID WILL BE CONDUCTING A TRAINING SESSION ABOUT FIRE MUTUAL AID AND PROPER RADIO PROCEDURES AT THE WESTMORELAND SCHOOL ON GLEBE ROAD ON THURSDAY NIGHT JUNE 9th AT 1830 HOURS.ALL AREA DEPARTMENTS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS JUNE MEETING AGENDA

MEETING NOTICEBOARD OF DIRECTORS

LOCATION: SWNHD FIRE MUTUAL AID HEADQUARTERS 32 VERNON ST. KEENE, N.H.

DATE: Wednesday June 8, 2016

TIME: 1900 Hours

AGENDA: Introduction of Guests: Approval of the May 11, 2016 minutes Report of the treasury Chief’s monthly activity report

COMMITTEE REPORTS: By-Laws Committee Regional Training Committee Public Relations Committee

OLD BUSINESS: Election of officers Charlestown Radio issues, additional talk back frequencies

NEW BUSINESS: Dr. Harry Carter for September 24 Request from the Union that they plan to start negotiations.

PERSONNEL ISSUES: Part-time dispatcher, 2 items

CORRESPONDENSE:

OPEN DISCUSSION: Suggestions for the good of the order

ADJOURNMENT:

PLEASE CONTACT COORDINATOR AT 352-1291 OR 209-2200 (cell) IF YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND OR NEED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.