Training Center

Fairmount Fires Training Division is responsible for coordinating and providing training classes in several areas. This includes the initial recruit academy, continuing education, and professional development. The Departments roster includes accomplished instructors in Firefighting techniques, Hazardous Materials, Emergency Medical Services, Wildland Firefighting and Incident Command.

Fairmount Fire also provides training for fire departments throughout the state, as well as agencies outside the fire service. The Department is an active participant in the State Division of Fire Safetys voluntary certification program, and provides proctors for State Certification testing on request. Department personnel are: involved in reviewing and amending the firefighter Job Performance Requirements for Firefighter, Fire Officer, Fire Instructor and First Responder certification levels; Adjunct Instructors in the degree programs at Red Rocks and Arapahoe County Community Colleges. Members also review and approve text material provided by publishers for use at Fire Training Academies throughout the nation. Fairmount Fire is a major sponsor of, and provides instructors for the Colorado Wildland Fire and Incident Management Academy.