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West Metro Fire Training Center is using online learning to keep you safe
The West Metro Fire Training Center in Lakewood, off of highway 285 and Kipling, is using hands-on as well as online training to prepare our firefighters for the routine call to the very worst emergencies.
It may be the worst day of your life. Whether it is a life threatening or life altering accident or fire, even in our darkest hour, we breathe a sigh relief when we see that fire truck with all of its lights blazing and men and women wearing their protective coats and hard hats round the corner. We trust our firefighters to be well trained and prepared for any emergency that may happen.
On any given day when you pass by the Lakewood training facility you can see firefighters boldly trekking their heavy equipment up the six story training tower or using the Jaws of Life on destroyed vehicles. This training center offers firefighters practical training from tower repelling, rock climbing, office and apartment rescue, to rescue crews and their dogs searching for victims in fallen rubble.
In addition to the practical training, the center boosts state-of-the-art 21st century training classrooms equip with video and computer online training. Students and experienced firefighters can complete online introductory classes to recertification classes online from the governmentFEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) to the National Fire Academy (NFA) to emergency training service companies likeTrainingDivision.com.
The training center also facilitates video conferencing from its outlying fire stations. Firefighters can participate and view interactive classes, lectures, and videos from their stations online, thus, increasing efficiency and productivity without removing them from their assigned stations.
The West Metro Fire Training Center expands the traditional on-site training paradigm to the flexibility and individualization of self directed online learning. Through the utilization of modern technology and good old hands on learning, our firefighters remain trained and prepared to protect and serve.
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