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The Office of Rural Fire Protection

Mission:

This office specializes in training and response preparedness services to firefighters and emergency responders in the rural areas of the state.

Office of Rural Fire Protection Training Options

Contact Information:

Lisa Shield
Rural Fire Training Specialist
1140 Airport Heights
Anchorage, Alaska 99508
Toll Free: 877-355-5472
Phone: (907) 269-6083
Fax: (907) 269-0098

The Rural Fire Fighter Training Seminar

This course includes Prevention, Recruitment and Retention, Strategy and Tactics, and Live Fire Training for rural Firefighters.
In conjunction with this program we offer a Rural Programs, Train the Trainer for Alaska certified Fire Instructors that are interested in becoming rural fire trainers.

Local Community
Training

Maintain their Fire Department registration for at least one year
Makes efforts to protect the community from fire through training and public education
Maintains in-service equipment
Have at least ten members committed to attending the entire training

The Alaska Rural Fire Chiefs Conference

Held in conjunction with the ASFA/AFCA State Fire Conference, this training conference trains and supports your communities Fire Chief or designee.

Also, keep checking our training schedule at http://dps.alaska.gov/Fire/BFAST/bfastschedule.aspx for other training opportunities.

Use this website to find other tools to plan your drills and give some guidance to your veteran Fire Fighters and VPSO’s. You can also use these tools to help train newer members of your Fire Department. Download the Alaska Basic Fire Fighter training program, skill-sheets and training record at
Certifications Page.

Free Online Training is available from the following organizations. See their websites for specific course information.

FireCorps
National Volunteer Fire Council
National Fire Academy
FEMA Emergency Management Institute

Alaska Basic Firefighter Certification

Village Public Safety Officer Fire Training Academy

The Office of Rural Fire Protection has the responsibility for conducting the Rural Fire Protection Specialist course at the Village Public Safety Officer (VPSO) Academy in Sitka. Students at this course are from small villages throughout Alaska. They are trained in firefighting, law enforcement, emergency medical services, and search and rescue. The Rural Fire Protection Specialist course includes setting up a small rural fire department, suppression training, providing fire prevention programs and managing the fire department within the village.