The Vista Fire Department is proud to announce that Probationary Firefighter Peter Cipriano is now qualified on Engine 142.

Probationary Firefighter Cipriano completed the E-142 driver training by learning how to operate E-142's pump panel and completing 8 hours or more of drive time behind the wheel. Probationary Firefighter Cipriano will now move onto learning how to drive Engine 143 going forward.

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This week's Monday Night Drill was a "Tanker Shuttle" drill for our Firefighters and a "Glucometry" drill for our EMTs.

The "Tanker Shuttle" drill had our Vista Firefighters practicing water supply operations during a fire. A "tanker shuttle" is where Firefighters are forced to move water via tankers due to areas with no fire hydrants or good drafting resources. It is instrumental for Departments ... (Full Story & Photos)

This Sunday morning we held Driver Training for our members who are becoming Apparatus Drivers on Engine 141, Engine 142 and Engine 143.

The Driver Training program is how Vista Fire Department personnel become cleared on any piece of Fire or EMS apparatus. Members conduct several hours of "drive time" behind the wheel of each apparatus before they are cleared to become a driver. Tasks included during ... (Full Story & Photos)

Throughout the past week "Fireman Tom" Ritchey & several of our members visited Meadow Pond Elementary School to teach students proper fire safety tips and procedures for "Fire Prevention Week."

"Fireman Tom" visited every classroom at MPES to show them proper fire suppression techniques, the importance of smoke detectors in their homes and how to properly exit a residence that is filled with smoke.

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This past Sunday several of our members participated in a mass casualty incident (MCI) training courtesy of the Somers Fire Department.

The MCI training had our Vista EMS personnel, along with Ambulance 84B2, participate in a school bus versus passenger vehicle motor vehicle accident (MVA) at the old IBM Property at 294 Route 100 in Somers. A mass casualty incident (MCI) is described as an emergency ... (Full Story & Photos)