The Monterey County Fire Training Officers Association (MCFTOA) has supported and provided fire service training in Monterey County for over forty years. As a standing committee of the Monterey County Fire Chiefs Association, the MCFTOA has hosted numerous classes over the years on many fire service related topics. Recent classes include practical Auto Extrication Techniques, Peer Fitness Trainer Certification, The Charleston Report, PC 832 Reserve Officer Training, S-440 Planning Section Chief, Elevator Rescue, The Cutting Edge Command Officer and many more. In supporting individual personnel training, we recently provided scholarship opportunities for Monterey County fire service personnel by covering 50 % of the registration fee for selected classes.

Along with hosting individual training classes, the MCFTOA supports fire service training efforts by operating the Monterey County Fire Library at the Monterey Peninsula College Public Safety Training Center.  The library contains hundreds of training materials available for check-out by member agencies. Click on the “Fire Library” tab for additional information on the Monterey County Fire Library.

Believing in the importance of formal pre-service and continuing education, the MCFOTA has maintained a long standing partnership with Monterey Peninsula College. The MCFTOA serves as the MPC Fire Technology Advisory Committee and many members of the fire service in Monterey County are Instructors with MPC’s Firefighter 1 Academy.  The California Fire Academy at Monterey Bay is operated through MPC located on the former Fort Ord Military Installation at the Monterey Peninsula College Public Safety Training Center.  For more information on the Firefighter 1 Academy and the State Fire Academy offered through Monterey Peninsula College, click on the “Fire Academy” tab to the left.

WILDLAND FIRE SCHOOL

The training showcase for the MCFTOA is our annual Wildland Fire School held at Fort Hunter Liggett in southern Monterey County.  For over twenty-five years we have hosted this extremely popular live-fire wildland training exercise.  The school runs for three days and operates as close as possible to an actual incident. The school is supported by an exceptional instructional staff and the Wildland Committee of the MCFTOA starts the planning process for the school a year in advance.  The school operates from a fully functional incident base under an ICS organizational structure. Over the years, thousands of firefighters and hundreds of departments have benefited from this exceptional wildland training opportunity.  Click on the ” Wildland School” tab for more information on our Wildland Fire School.

Membership in the MCFTOA is open to both active and retired emergency services personnel in Monterey County.  Click on our “Membership” tab for more information on membership opportunities including a membership application, meeting schedule, and corporate bylaws. We hope this website helps you meet your individual and department training needs. Please feel free to contact us for any training related information you may need or any suggestions you have to improve the delivery of fire service training in Monterey County.

Monterey County Fire Chiefs Association 2012 award winners. Firefighter of the Year, Captain Michelle Vaughn from the Salinas Fire Department. Volunteer Firefighter of the Year, Firefighter Paul Dahle of the Monterey County Regional Fire District. Support person of the Year, Bertha Simpson from the Monterey County Office of Emergency Services. Congratulations to all three award winners.