Our organizational value of continuous improvement illustrates our commitment to an on-going, never-ending cycle of preparedness and training. Preparedness both individually and collectively is critical to operational success. Our work as fire, rescue and emergency medical services professionals is not only vast in scope, but it is also ever-evolving. There are countless challenges surrounding us in each discipline. Our job is to identify, understand and master the challenges we face. These challenges include large residential structures built with lightweight construction materials, vehicles built with ultra-high-strength metals such as boron, and a global pandemic that affects all aspects of our mission, especially patient care.  

Over the past three years, the department conducted 24,090 hours of training. During the same period, the department averaged more than 6,000 hours of training annually, which equates to more than 200 hours per member. The department trains on a number of disciplines including: emergency medical services, fire prevention, fire ground operations, hazardous materials, incident management, special operations and vehicle operations. 

These numbers include the disruption in 2020 caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.