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DEVELOPING THE BEST
El Dorado Fire Department Achieves High Standard
Text by: Richard Ledbetter | Photography by: Greg Owens
B
eing the only full-time professional fire brigade
in Union and surrounding counties, the
El Dorado Fire Department (EDFD) fills many
important roles. Not the least of these is ongoing
training for neighboring departments
along with up to 52 of its own professional
firefighters.
One of their most important tools in accomplishing
such vital goals is a FEMA-financed,
$550,000 mobile fire training facility built in
Arizona and now located on South Jackson Street;
formerly the Southside Elementary School property.
The trailer-mounted structure can simulate
various real-life fire and hazardous material
scenarios to familiarize first responders with situations
they may potentially encounter in the line of duty.
With 27 years of experience, Chad Mosby has served as
El Dorado Fire Chief for the past 10 years. " All advanced
training is done here, " he says. " We supplement the basic
Standard Class 12-week rookie training received at the East
Camden Fire Training Academy with more in-depth prepaBEST
FIRE
ration.
Live fire and search and rescue can be performed in
this two-story structure. We also conduct regional hazardous
waste material response team programs and host industrial
training with our corporate partners. " The department's goal
is to prepare firefighters for situations that can
arise in petroleum plants and large manufacturing
facilities.
FIGHTING
" Training with local industry helps us tremendously
in doing our job by knowing who we are
looking at and working with when we roll up on
an emergency, " Mosby says, adding that recently,
Code 3, a private hazardous waste company,
brought in all their employees from across the
country to train. They paid for our firefighters to
train alongside them and filled local hotels and
restaurants for a week.
" Rest assured we are providing top-notch training to protect
the citizens of Union County and beyond, " says Mosby.
" We take firefighters from being rookies to competent professionals.
And it's not just the firefighters who are advancing
their abilities but our lieutenants and captains as well. "
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