Welcome to the
Town of Bernalillo Fire and Rescue Department
Academy Page

The Town conducts a full academy for its Volunteer members.

New members to the department start their membership in an academy setting that gives them the most up to date and current training that is available. The training includes,

Physical Fitness Training

Fire Department Orientation

Emergency Vehicle Operator by VFIS

CPR for the Health Care Provider - AHA

Sexual Harassment

Bloodborne Pathogens

Wildland Firefighter S-130, S-190, I-100, L-180

Red Card Pack Test

Hazardous Materiels Awareness

Firefighter I

Firefighter II

Pumping Apparatus Driver/Operator

Basic Vehicle Extrication

and

Basic Rope Rescue Operations

The Physical Fitness Training continues throughout the academy and is part of the academy to help build a firefighters strength and endurance.

Firefighting is a very difficult job and a dangerous one. In order to be able to work safely, and efficiently on the fire ground, a firefighter MUST possess the knowledge, strength, and confidence that he or she can do the job that is required and that the community expects from them in a safe mannor.

The training that a Candidate receives in this Academy along with the Emergency Medical Services Training will give them that confidence. At the end of the Academy a Firefighter Candidate with have conducted over 350 hours of training. They will have Practiced putting out fires, cutting injured victims out of cars, conducted search and rescue operations and rescued a 170 lbs rescue manikin over 20 times each to name a few things.

We belive that these Candidates emerge from our Academy with some of the best training that is available today.

We are always looking for new members. If you think you would like to be apart of our family, please visit our Community Page and Down Load the Application, fill it out and send it in. Then we will see you in the next Academy.

Visit Each of the Academy Class Pages and view the pic's, and you will see all the fun we have.