Oregon Firefighters to Attend Winter Fire School Training at DPSST Academy
More than 250 firefighters from 121 departments across the state are registered to attend Winter Fire School this weekend at the Oregon Public Safety Academy in Salem.
The two-day training event -- taking place Saturday and Sunday -- will include classroom learning sessions and hands-on training exercises that will improve firefighters' abilities to protect lives, property and natural resources in their communities.
The offerings will include nine different National Fire Academy courses covering a range of topics including leadership and company operations, decision-making at structure fires, the roles of safety officers at emergency responses, community risk reduction, sprinkler plan review, structural collapse incident command operations, and wildland-urban interface incident operations.
Hands-on training opportunities will include a vehicle extrication class led by the City of Dallas Fire & Emergency Services Department. Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) staff will lead skills training sessions on forceable entry, hose handling and water map application, pumping station, and firefighter search and rescue.
Winter Fire School is annual event offered free of charge by DPSST. It is held over the weekend to accommodate the schedules of volunteers who comprise most of the Oregon Fire Service.
Posted on 2/21/25 6:13AM by Sam Marsh
