Evans Center to Host Chiefs'
Training Officer Workshop

MidTown - July 17, 2002 --- The Erie County Fire Chiefs’ Mutual Aid Organization will offer a “Training Officer Workshop” at the Evans Center Fire Company on Saturday – September 14, 2002.

The workshop will feature Ron Endle, retired Special Operations Chief with the City of Buffalo Fire Department and an adjunct instructor with the New York State Academy of Fire Science. Endle was instrumental in developing the original curriculum for the academy-based course offered at Montour Falls NY.

The one-day workshop will include a tour of Evans Center’s H.O.T. Zone – the only fire department owned training center in the county. The Hands-On Training facility features a roof ventilation simulator, two-story firefighter survival center, mobile home trailer(s), school bus extrication and multiple motor vehicle props. The training complex is located behind their Fire Station 1 at 8298 Erie Road in the Town of Evans.

The workshop will run from 9am-3pm and will be based on content from the National Fire Academy course: “Instructional Techniques for the Company Officer,” encompassing preparation, presentation, application and testing of training classes and evolutions.

Lunch and refreshments will be provided. Registration is $5 per attendee. Checks should be made payable to the Erie County Fire Chiefs’ Mutual Aid Organization (ECFCMAO) and mailed with the registration form (faxed to your agency) to: 77 Larkwood Rd., West Seneca NY 14224.

Internet users can register online at Evans Center’s web site: www.ecvfc.org. Contact Mike Kluck at 674-2080 with any questions.

The deadline for registration is September 7, 2002.