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Trey Nelms,
Training Captain
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The Pleasant View
Volunteer Fire Department (PVVFD)
is very proud of it's commitment to train our
membership. We have many programs that not only
train/educate our personnel, but also challenge them. |
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We have a recruit program called our "BOOTER"
class that all PVVFD applicants must
complete to be "Active" members. It consists of over 200
training hours in
Fire, Haz-Mat, Rescue, Medical Care,
and Life Safety/Prevention. To graduate this program, the applicant must
attend and actively participate in 150 hours. After graduating, these "BOOTERS"
become Probationary Firefighters. |
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Our next area of training involves our "Active"
members. The PVVFD Chief of
Department has mandated that each Active member will receive 82 hours of
training annually. These hours are broken up over a variety of subjects.
This guarantees that our responders will be well rounded in their
knowledge, skills, and abilities. This training is for the newest
Probationary Firefighter up to the
Chief of Department. This approach allows our members to train with each
other, build teamwork, and gain trust in their co-workers. |
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We also have "Affiliate" and "Support" members
(personnel that do not enter hostile environments/action circles) that
go through training for their specific function/position. Every
PVVFD member has a responsibility to
perform a task. Each of these tasks require training to fulfill our
mission. |
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The PVVFD is also
very proactive in sending our members
to training opportunities outside of our department. Our personnel have
attended classes across the nation to enhance the capabilities they can
provide to our community. They then bring back their knowledge and teach
other responders. Through actions like this, we continue to develop and
grow our personnel. |
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The Officers and Members are excited about the future
of the PVVFD. We realize to be at our
best, we must prepare ourselves through training. By recognizing that
these responders are our most valuable resource and giving them the
training they need to succeed, the
best is yet to come! |
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Train hard, train
often. The life it saves could be your own. Stay safe. |
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