The Atwater Training Center is officially open, training the next generation of California’s firefighters! 🚒🚒🚒🚒 As CAL FIRE’s fourth training center and the newest in our statewide network, this facility offers high-quality training and hands-on experience for both new recruits and seasoned personnel. Firefighters here sharpen their skills in fire prevention and suppression, and emergency medical response. CAL FIRE is committed to investing in high-quality training and facilities, building a
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The Atwater Training Center is officially open, training the next generation of California’s firefighters! 🚒🚒🚒🚒 As CAL FIRE’s fourth training center and the newest in our statewide network, this facility offers high-quality training and hands-on experience for both new recruits and seasoned personnel. Firefighters here sharpen their skills in fire prevention and suppression, and emergency medical response. CAL FIRE is committed to investing in high-quality training and facilities, building a
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New Cal Fire training facility to open in Atwater
New Cal Fire training facility to open in Atwater
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🎓 A milestone moment for CAL FIRE. CAL FIRE celebrated the inaugural Company Officer Academy Graduation at the new Atwater Training Center on Friday, October. 24. Fire Control Class 25-15 graduated 38 new Company Officers, marking the first ceremony held at the facility since it opened on July 7, 2025. The Atwater Training Center expands CAL FIRE’s training capacity under the 66-hour work week implementation, creating more opportunities to prepare leaders for the field. With this class, CAL FIR
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🎓 A milestone moment for CAL FIRE. CAL FIRE celebrated the inaugural Company Officer Academy Graduation at the new Atwater Training Center on Friday, October. 24. Fire Control Class 25-15 graduated 38 new Company Officers, marking the first ceremony held at the facility since it opened on July 7, 2025. The Atwater Training Center expands CAL FIRE’s training capacity under the 66-hour work week implementation, creating more opportunities to prepare leaders for the field. With this class, CAL FIR
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Skills training begins at the Unit, but the Firefighter Academy (FFA) is where our personnel earn statewide certification. Attending a FFA at one of the CAL FIRE Training Centers allow firefighters to: 🔸Validate tactical skills through testing. 🔸 Develop leadership for career progression. 🔸 Meet the department’s highest operational standards. #CALFIRE #FirefighterTraining #StatewideCertification #CareerPath #Leadership | CAL FIRE
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Skills training begins at the Unit, but the Firefighter Academy (FFA) is where our personnel earn statewide certification. Attending a FFA at one of the CAL FIRE Training Centers allow firefighters to: 🔸Validate tactical skills through testing. 🔸 Develop leadership for career progression. 🔸 Meet the department’s highest operational standards. #CALFIRE #FirefighterTraining #StatewideCertification #CareerPath #Leadership | CAL FIRE
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🚒 CAL FIRE marks a historic achievement, graduating more than 650 new Company Officers in 2025. This is the largest number of Company Officers ever trained in a single year, supported by four fully operating training centers, including the new Atwater Training Center in Merced County. Today’s Class 25-14 in Ione closes out this record-setting season, adding 38 newly trained Company Officers to the ranks. Congratulations to Class 25-14 and to every class that completed the academy this year. Dir
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🚒 CAL FIRE marks a historic achievement, graduating more than 650 new Company Officers in 2025. This is the largest number of Company Officers ever trained in a single year, supported by four fully operating training centers, including the new Atwater Training Center in Merced County. Today’s Class 25-14 in Ione closes out this record-setting season, adding 38 newly trained Company Officers to the ranks. Congratulations to Class 25-14 and to every class that completed the academy this year. Dir
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Basecamp becomes the strategic hub to fighting fires so it is especially important that it runs efficiently. Part of that is ensuring our personnel stay healthy! Watch the video to learn how we continue our integral firefighting operations while also maintaining COVID-19 safety measures. | CAL FIRE
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Basecamp becomes the strategic hub to fighting fires so it is especially important that it runs efficiently. Part of that is ensuring our personnel stay healthy! Watch the video to learn how we continue our integral firefighting operations while also maintaining COVID-19 safety measures. | CAL FIRE
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Behind the Scenes with CAL FIRE: Confined Space Rescue Technician Training CAL FIRE personnel train for some of the most dangerous rescue scenarios in a recent Confined Space Rescue Technician class hosted by CAL FIRE/San Diego County Fire. Whether it's accessing tight spaces with harmful atmospheres or ensuring every move is spark-free, this training is all about saving lives safely and efficiently. Using specialized equipment, these technicians are trained to navigate confined spaces where tox
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In today's update from CAL FIRE, we highlight the incredible work of firefighting personnel, efforts to reopen neighborhoods safely and the rapid response to 11 new fires in the last 24 hours across critical fire weather areas. Key updates: 🔥 Progress on the #EatonFire (91% contained) and #PalisadesFire (68% contained), now ranked as California's 2nd and 3rd most destructive wildfires. 🔥 New incidents continue to pop up across the region and personnel are making every effort to quickly respond
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Wildfire readiness is a year-round commitment. Preparedness means putting in work long before a fire starts. It means testing the limits, refining skills, and building up team coordination. During our annual Type I Fire Crew Certification Exercises—held statewide—CAL FIRE crews take on a series of rigorous stations that test their wildfire readiness. From physical fitness and fire line construction to fire shelter drills and operational evaluations, each step is critical for preparedness. This i
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Drone Zone training: CALFIRE NEU participated in regional interagency UAS training with Placer County Sheriffs Office Search & Rescue, El Dorado County Sheriffs Office Search & Rescue, Placer County OES, Placer Hills FD, and Roseville FD. The training focused on search and rescue in a complex and intense river environment with multiple drones flying simultaneously in the same working airspace. Trainings like this ensure that our agencies can work together seamlessly in a real emergency when even
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CAL FIRE opens its first Central Valley training facility in Atwater
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Working at CAL FIRE's Southern Operations Center as an Intelligence Analyst has helped Ebony Perry learn new things about her capabilities. See what lessons she's learning as Perry shares her #MyWhy. Analysts in many fields and specialties are among the numerous administrative and support positions vital to our emergency operations. Learn the wide variety of CAL FIRE careers at: JoinCALFIRE.com #joinCALFIRE #careers | CAL FIRE
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In an emergency, every second counts. That’s why CAL FIRE firefighters hone their auto extrication skills with trainings like the one recently hosted by CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department. The training prepares our firefighters to safely and efficiently rescue individuals trapped in vehicles following an accident. Using specialized tools and advanced techniques, our teams can rapidly access and extricate patients, even in the most complex situations. Research shows that patients rescued a
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CAL FIRE’s training program encompasses a range of academies and courses catering to firefighters, company officers, emergency command center dispatchers, and law enforcement personnel. Last year, training conducted at our Ione, Shasta, and Riverside locations successfully graduated over 2,700 students from a total of 30 academies: including 233 successful IFSAC/ProBoard certifications, with a total of 569 Firefighter I and 432 Firefighter II certifications, 125 students completing the Driver/Op
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CAL FIRE training day 🚒 Our firefighters are always training to be ready for any emergency, and Tuesday crews were hard at work drilling on our all-risk firefighting skills at the Napa County Training Grounds. | CAL FIRE Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit
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Training continues in the CAL FIRE Nevada-Yuba- Placer Unit. Grass Valley Air Attack Base is supporting spring training for the Cal Fire Air tankers as they prepare for fire season. You may see air tankers in various Cal Fire aircraft operating in the Skies over the next few weeks. | CAL FIRE NEU
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Yesterday CALFIRE NEU Batt 15 personnel attended a multi agency structure drill at the Carson City training facility. Huge thanks to our cooperators for facilitating this live fire training. Picture of the burn building, briefing, forcible entry Timelapse. | CAL FIRE NEU
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Morning physical training hike at our rehire academy this week. PT is a necessity for wildland firefighters, who will spend days hiking with heavy equipment to prepare for the rigors of the fire line. #calfire #calfirelnu #2023fireseason #pt #work #fire
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This is the Burn Barrel. It’s the most important tool for hands-on fire behavior training. How We Use It: 🔥 See Fire Science: Watch heat and smoke movement (convection). 🔥 Practice Hoses: Use charged lines for controlled extinguishing. 🔥 Test Comm Skills: Learn to communicate clearly in loud conditions. Why It Matters: It isolates fire’s fundamentals. Mastering these basics here makes reading a full, complex fire scene safer and more intuitive later. #CALFIRE #FireTraining #BurnBarrel #FireSc
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When a high-rise building is on fire, all responding agencies must be on the same page. That's why the CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department recently hosted a multi-agency high-rise training exercise for agencies from around the region, with some visiting from as far as Tijuana. #training #CALFIRE | CAL FIRE
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Heading out for training on cutting fire lines on the fringes of Camp Pendleton with CAL FIRE/San Diego County Fire! Dozers are a critical tool in the forest firefighting arsenal. Not only do they help crews access fires, but they can help contain them by cutting fire lines like this one. Fires need fuel—which usually comes from decaying trees, brush, or grass. By using dozers to remove the fuel strategically, CALFIRE crews can stop fires from spreading. Every year, before fire season, all dozer
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Community Action of Napa Valley Opens Outdoor Learning Center & Playground Thanks to CalFire Grant
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Community Action of Napa Valley Opens Outdoor Learning Center & Playground Thanks to CalFire Grant
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Orange County opens new firefighter training center
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The Helicopter Continuing Professional Training (HCPT) cadre finalized curriculum this week for annual required training that ensures operational readiness for @calfire #helitack The cadre’s work included use of the #airrescue #hoist and #firehawk #simulators at CAL FIRE Aviation Training Center with #nightops flights taking place at McClellan airport. @calfirelnu @calfirerru @calfire_scu @calfiremeu @calfirecareers #aviation #aerialfirefighting #helicopter #pilot #nightvisiongoggles #nvg #safet
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CAL FIRE Training Program on Instagram: "CAL FIRE ALL-RISK TRAINING The mission to protect California never stops—and neither does our training. Statewide Training ensures our personnel are prepared for every emergency, far beyond just wildland fire. We train for the total mission: ▪️Rescue: Technical skills to save lives in complex environments. ▪️Hand Crews: Building disciplined, effective ground forces. ▪️Hazmat: Safely mitigating chemical and environmental threats. ▪️EMS: Essential medical r
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CAL FIRE Training Program on Instagram: "🚒 THE CAL FIRE TRAINING CENTERS 🚒 This is the foundation of our strength. CAL FIRE Training Centers serves as the Department’s Accredited Local Academy (ALA), ensuring our personnel receive the highest quality, standardized instruction. OUR CORE PROGRAMS: 👨‍🚒Firefighter 1A (FF1A) 👨‍🚒Firefighter Academy (FFA) 👨‍🚒Company Officer Academy (COA) We strictly follow the State Fire Training (SFT) Curriculum and administer official IFSAC/Pro Board Certific
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CAL FIRE Training Program on Instagram: "Emergency Command Center Academy (ECCA) ECCA is where incident commanders and command staff learn the skills and strategies needed to effectively manage complex emergencies. This academy provides in-depth training on incident command systems, tactical decision-making, resource management, and communication protocols. Graduates of this program are essential to the success of CAL FIRE’s response to wildfires, floods, and other emergencies. #CALFIRE #Emergen
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