Dallas Area Home Owner Associations
Application enrollment period is from January 19th to February 20, 2015
Class scheduled to begin on March 26, 2015
Mission: To provide citizens an overview of the services that Dallas Fire-Rescue provides and to increase fire and life safety awareness while promoting the customer service aspect of our department.
The program is designed for adults who would like to learn how the fire department is organized and to provide information on various facets of our operations. The 8-week class meets one night per week on Thursdays at the Dallas Fire-Rescue Training center located at 5000 Dolphin Road, Dallas, Texas 75223. Each night participants will be engaged with presentations related to the fire service. Topics to be taught include EMS (Emergency Medical Services, Fire Suppression, USAR (Urban Search & Rescue), Fire Dispatch Operations, Fire Prevention/Education and other informative lessons.
Participants will also receive CPR certification training. The last week of the (CFA) will involve a full day on Saturday (May 23, 2015) of live demonstrations and hands-on participation. The participation level is left to the student but would include rappelling from our training tower and extinguishment of fires staged inside our burn building. At the conclusion of the demonstration and hands-on training, Dallas Fire-Rescue officials will present students with certificates and polo shirts for completion of the program.
Our department would like to extend this exciting opportunity to Dallas area Home Owner Association members. Applications can be downloaded at dallasfirerescue.com. You can also get an application by calling the Dallas Fire-Rescue Department’s Training Division at 214-670-0231. Application enrollment period is from January 19th to February 20, 2015.
Keith Allen, Captain
Training and Support Services
Dallas Fire-Rescue
http://dallasfirerescue.com/training_support_CFA.html
City of Dallas: Dallas Fire-Rescue Department
dallasfirerescue.com
The program is for Dallas residents 18 years or older who are interested in learning more about how Dallas Fire-Rescue is organized & how we conduct operations over a 8 week period.
