The mission of the St. Lucie County Fire District's Training and Safety Division is to provide comprehensive and effective training for our Fire District professionals. We strive to be innovative and creative in the development and delivery of quality training programs, while also fostering professional development among our personnel.
Responsibilities
The Training and Safety Division is responsible for the initial training and continual education for 386 certified firefighters.
Projects
Some of the many ongoing projects include:
ACLS/CPR Recertification
Annual Airport Training
EMT/Paramedic Refresher, Recertification
Emergency Vehicle Operator Course
Field Training Officer Program
Fire Officer Compliance
Firefighter Candidate Orientation
Firefighter Survival/RIT
Hazardous Materials Response Training
High Rise Firefighting
Incident Command/NIMS
Infection Prevention / Immunization
Medical Review Board
Officer Development
Paramedic Apprenticeship
Pump Operator Compliance
Quality Assurance/Quality Improvement
Radiological Emergency Response
Research and Development Program
Standard Operating Guidelines Development/Revision
Video and Audio Development
Wildland Firefighting
Training Battalion Chief
Training Chief Chad Crouse
772-621-3440
ccrouse@slcfd.org
Training & Safety Division Personnel
Lt. Shane Kozac 772-621-6448 skozac@slcfd.org
Lt. A.J. Young 772-621-3445 ayoung@slcfd.org
Lt. Oscar Leiva 772-621-3443 oleiva@slcfd.org
FF/PM Daniel Fontanals 772-621-3444 dfontanals@slcfd.org
