Training

The State of North Carolina requires that our personnel attend a minimum of 36 hours of training per calendar year. Our training year begins on January 1 and ends on December 31 of each year. There is no set requirement on the type of training that is to be given, as long as it is related to the fire service.

Training topics range from safety, equipment operation and maintenance, personal protective equipment, first aid and CPR, ropes and knots, ladders, communications, record keeping, incident command, mass casualty incidents, forcible entry, public education, fire prevention, arson detection, cause and origin investigation, hazardous materials, fire streams and appliances, sprinkler systems, and many, many others.

Our members are required to receive training in Hazardous Materials at the Awareness Level, as well as basic firefighter training and bloodborne pathogens within a reasonable amount of time after joining the department. This minimum training is vital for the protection of our members and the community we serve. 

Our personnel meet every Monday evening at 7:00 pm for a weekly training session. During these sessions many different types of training my be offered. Below is our training calendar. It will be updated as our training schedule is updated. All members of the Surf City VFD are encouraged to attend as many of these sessions as possible.

2008

Training calendar:

Fire Sprinklers I & II (NC State Certification Class)

Monday March 17, Wednesday March 19, Friday March 21 - 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

and Saturday March 22 2008 - 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

This page will host a variety of the information and resources that our fire fighters and members utilize for training purposes. Our training curriculum and calendar will be posted here.

This page is continuously under construction.

Please check back here often.