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Training

The Training Division

Firefighter in training

The Carpinteria-Summerland Fire Protection District’s Training Division is responsible for the professional development and day-to-day training of 28 front line safety personnel including firefighter-paramedics, engineers, captains and battalion chiefs.  Other duties include:

  • Firefighter recruitment and outreach.
  • Entry level testing and hiring.
  • Management of the new recruit training academy.
  • Probationary firefighter testing and evaluation.
  • Training and Safety Committee oversight.
  • Promotional testing process
  • Liaison to the California State Fire Marshal, the National Wildfire Coordinating Group, the California Incident Command Certification System Committee, and the National Fire Protection Association.