Training
Comala & IFTA host 3rd annual training symposium
On June 11, with the inauguration and support of municipal president Donaldo Zúñiga and the International Firefighters Training Association (IFTA), the 3rd Comala, Colima Firefighter Training Symposium began. The symposium was led by IFTA’s Training Coordinator, Chief Alejandro Rodríguez and the Municipal Civil Protection and Firefighters Unit of Comala, Colima, Mexico.Learn More…
COMALA, COLIMA, MEXICO SUMMER/FALL 2020 TRAINING SYMPOSIUMS
IFTA in collaboration with Francisco Alejandro Rodriguez Garcia host summer training symposiums.
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Symposium Fall 2019
ARRIVALS & CHECK IN NOVEMBER 2019
Over 60 firefighters and emergency responders from 7 fire departments throughout Jalisco arrive to the training symposium. Participants get checked in at the city of Puerto Vallarta’s main fire station and emergency operations center.
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Classroom Instruction
Training symposium participants were divided into groups, and attended specific, specialized classroom instruction before the hands-on training portion.
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Driving and Pumping class
Thank you, Santa Barbara / Puerto Vallarta Sister City’s Committee
There was plenty of delicious food during the November IFTA train the trainer instructors workshop, engine pumping/driving/hydraulics training and wildland firefighting and safety symposium.
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Thank you, Chief Michael Calderazzo City of Boulder Colorado, Fire Department
And the City of Boulder Firefighters who volunteer their time and expertise to help other firefighters
Planning & arrivals 2019
The staff and students arrive to Puerto Vallarta
The students from eight different fire departments arrive to the City’s main fire station for check in, personnel gear safety check, pre-symposium vitals documentation coffee and informational meeting.