Personnel Training

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The Training Division coordinates specialized in-house training to convey new concepts and techniques, reinforce existing skills and address modern advances in the delivery of emergency services which maintain the high skill level of our personnel. Specialized training programs cover such diverse topics as:

Technical Rescue
- High angle and low angle rope rescue
- Confined space rescue
- Trench rescue
- Building collapse stabilization
- Auto/Vehicle accident extrication
- Small and Large scale Urban Search and Rescue
- Shore based Water Rescue operations
Fire Suppression
- Structural Firefighting
  - Building construction
  - Building search
  - Hose line deployment and use
  - Fire attack
  - Ventilation
  - Salvage, and
  - Overhaul
- Wildland Fire
  - Wildland fire task, tactical, and strategic level skills
  - Back country wildland firefighting
  - Wildand Urban Interface (WUI) firefighting
- Vehicle Fire
Hazardous Material Response
- First Responder Operational - Decon (FRO-D)
- Technician
- Specialist
Emergency Medicine
- Emergency Medical Technician
  - Basic Life Support (Commonly referred to as an "EMT")
  - Advanced Life Support ("Paramedic")
  - Medical Specialist (for use in Urban Search and Rescue application)
Incident Command System (ICS)
- From Basic to Advanced/Complex Incident Management
- Specialty ICS training in various functional Sections, Groups, and Units
- Local, State, and Federal Incident Command Team membership
Fire Prevention
- Occupancy Inspection
- Public Education
Employee Wellness
- Peer Support
- Behavioral Wellness
- Fitness

The following outlines the minimum training and experience expected for each rank at Montecito Fire Protection District:

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If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

Call us at (805) 969-7762

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

Montecito Fire Department has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, Montecito Fire Department regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

Linked Documents and Third Parties

Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.

See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at (805) 969-7762.

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The following outlines the minimum training and experience expected for each rank at Montecito Fire Protection District:

Firefighter

Firefighter/Paramedic

Engineer

Fire Captain

Shift Battalion Chief

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