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Engine 504

admin — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 18:04:51 +0000

Engine 504 has made it to its new home. It is now placed with Bomberos Voluntarios, Cadereyta de Montes, Queretaro, Mexico. The engine is now under the command of Gloria Hernandez Almaraz.

Engine 515

admin — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:58:25 +0000

Engine 515 made it to its new home. It is now placed with Bomberos Voluntarios, Ezequiel Montes, Queretaro, Mexico. The engine is now under the command of Armondo Tinajero Barrera.

Engine 524

admin — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:57:29 +0000

Engine 524 has made it to its new home. It is now placed with Bomberos Voluntarios La Lagunita, Queretaro, Mexico. The engine is now under the command of Porfirio Salas Cruces.

Formacion Inicial para Bombero

admin — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:56:17 +0000

Proximamente primer simposio para Mujeres

admin — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:54:55 +0000

IFTA Donates Three Seagrave Fire Engines

admin — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 06:24:32 +0000

Engines 504, 515, and 524 begin their journey. The three engines begin their way to the boarder to begin the long trip to Mexico.

Thank You Dennis Buchanan, Bob Moll and Glen Goodrich

admin — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 05:24:13 +0000

The International Firefighters Training Association would like to give a special thank you to City of Long Beach Fire Chief Dennis Buchanan, as well as Bob Moll and Glen Goodrich from the City of Long Beach Firefighter Museum and their team for helping make the donation of three fire engines possible. Their efforts in helping to keep the engines safe before their long journey to Mexico is greatly appreciated.

IFTA was well represented at the REUNÓN NACIONAL DE PROTECCIÓN CIVIL INCENDIOS FORESTALES 2026.

admin — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 05:16:50 +0000

Thank you, Chief Adolfo Ramos for leading the team of IFTA Instructors from Tuxpan, Jalisco, Mexico and preparing for the next International Firefighters Training Association’s next Wildland / Forest Fighting Training Symposium.

Thank you, Angel Nieves and the Huntington Park Sister Cities.

admin — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 03:08:20 +0000

IFTA thanks Huntington Park Sister Cities President, Angel Nieves, and his team for all their logistical assistance with the donation of three fire engines from the City of Long Beach.

Over 100 firefighters attend the IFTA September Ezequiel Montes, Queretaro, Mexico Firefighter Training Symposium

admin — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 22:59:10 +0000

The International Firefighters Training Association thanks the city of Ezequiel Montes Ing. Ivan Resendiz Ramirez, Mayor, Armondo Tinajero Barrera, Chief Commander of the Ezequiel Montes Volunteer Fire Department for hosting the September training symposium. Over 100 firefighters from 27 different municipalities attended the 4-day long training. The week started off with opening ceremonies and concluded with Ing. Mayor Ivan Resendiz Ramirez attending an awards ceremony. At the ceremony each participant was awarded a IFTA tee-shirt and certificate of competition. In addition, over 5,500 kilograms of fire, rescue and medical equipment was donated to the 27 participating municipalities.