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Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:28:35 +0000
fire safety, RECRUITMENT, training
TRAINING: Complete and return survey ASAP
Remember, we accept course requests year-round so please confer with the training officers and chiefs in your area about hosting a course near you.   In order to best address your training needs and in anticipation of our releasing the initial Spring Semester fire training schedule next month, we need your feedback.Please have the appropriate chief or training officer respond [...]
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:42:49 +0000
fire safety, Firefighter Safety, training
TRAINING: Emergency Escape System TTT
Emergency Escape System: Train-the-Trainer Course #8Z12001 Starts Thursday 1/26/12 at 7pm at Hamburg FD. Course runs: Thursday – 1/26/12 7pm-10pm Saturday – 1/26/12 8am-2pm Course Description: Emergency Escape System: Train-the-Trainer course is designed to prepare fire department training staff  to conduct emergency escape system training in compliance with the requirements of 12 NYCRR 800.7 Emergency [...]
Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:33:36 +0000
GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS, training, ERIE COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES, ERIE COUNTY FIRE SAFETY, FIRE SERVICE, hazmat, NYS OFPC, technical rescue
TRAINING: Seven (7) Courses Added
TRAINING ANNOUNCEMENT: Seven (7) New Courses Added    The training schedule has been updated at www.erie.gov/fire to reflect these new course announcements: Applications are being accepted now. Applications can be downloaded from www.erie.gov/fire. Course descriptions and pre-requisites can be found at: http://www.dos.state.ny.us/fire/residential.html   Please read all of the notes below, download the appropriate documents and share them [...]
Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:33:17 +0000
GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS, LODD, NEWS
100 Club Looking for Local Heroes
DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS IS DECEMBER 8, 2011 Dear Fire Chief, The 100 Club of Buffalo is requesting your assistance in selecting candidates to receive our 53rd annual Hero Awards. If your department has an individual in law enforcement, fire or EMS that has performed such an outstanding act, one which can be considered above and [...]
Thu, 22 Sep 2011 19:40:19 +0000
DISASTER RESPONSE, EMS, fire safety, HAZMAT, RADIO COMMUNICATIONS
First Responders Step Up to Help in Downstate Disaster
Starting in late August, the Erie County Department of Emergency Services was requested by the New York State Office of Fire Prevention & Control under the Statewide Fire Mutual Aid and Mobilization Plan to respond and assist Fire Departments in Eastern NY Counties to help mitigate a disaster caused by Tropical Storms Irene and Lee. [...]

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Fire Safety Division

James M. McCullough
Deputy Commissioner
Fire Coordinator

Tiger Schmittendorf
Deputy Fire Coordinator

Phone: 716-681-7111
Fax: 716-681-3645
Email: fire@erie.gov

24 Hour Dispatch: 716-898-3696

"24 Hour-a-Day Coordination of Emergency Fire Services"

The Fire Safety Division operates from the Emergency Services Training & Operations Center in Cheektowaga, NY. The facility is in operation an average of 14 hours a day - 6 days a week and hosted over 1,200 training events last year. The Fire Safety Division serves as a resource center for the County's 97 fire departments, operating the Cheektowaga facility and two other field training centers in Amherst and Orchard Park where some 4,000 fire fighters train annually.

The Fire Safety Office provides coordination to the county fire departments through the training and preparation of firefighters to meet the requirements of their job and needs of their customers - the residents, businesses and visitors to Erie County's towns and villages.

The Fire Safety Staff consisting of the fire coordinator and deputy fire coordinator, review and update the County Mutual Aid Fire Plan and respond to major fires and other incidents across the county's 1,000+ square miles to assist with resource management and command post operations.

They also manage the delivery of training programs for the 5,000+ firefighters who serve Erie County. Training is conducted by certified County and State Fire Instructors at one of the three county training facilities or at local fire stations. In fact, the Fire Safety Office acts as the coordination point for all Public Safety related training. Additionally, the division's web site, e-mail and phone number act as the clearinghouse for all recruitment inquiries for the county's 100+ volunteer emergency services agencies.

Whether you're a fire fighter or you want to be one - we hope this web site provides you with the information you're looking for, or at least points you in the right direction. Let us know what you think.

Stay safe. Train often.

Erie County Division of Fire Safety
Department of Emergency Services
Training & Operations Center
3359 Broadway - Cheektowaga NY 14227
716.681.7111 - FAX.681.3645
fire@erie.gov - www.erie.gov/fire

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