GFD Annual Report 2021-2022

TRAINING

Fire Academies The Greensboro Fire Department held two recruit academies in Fiscal Year 2021-22. Academies 75 and 76 graduated 43 new probationary firefighters. The new firefighters completed a rigorous 26 week academy, which included seven weeks of Emergency Medical Technician training. Upon completion of the academy the probationary firefighters were assigned to various fire stations around the city.

Annual Training The department offers a wide range of training opportunities to develop firefighters’ skills and abilities. Staff at all levels receive training throughout the year, both with their company while on duty and in special sessions. This year, the Special Operations Division taught a six-hour hazardous materials (hazmat) course that featured a simulated incident. Officer training focused on personnel policy changes and a tactical class on fighting basement fires, which present a unique hazard. More than 500 of our certified Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) learned to use the new Zoll Automated External Defibrillators.