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Washington State Fire Training Academy seen from slopes of Mailbox Peak. The fire training academy is on a 51-acre (21 ha) campus that consists of four classrooms, a two-story dormitory with 20 rooms, and training areas. [30] The largest training area is a six-story "burn building" that is used for search and rescue training. [32]
The underground facility within Mount Weather, designated "Area B", was completed in 1959. FEMA established training facilities on the mountain's surface ("Area A") in 1979. [13] The above-ground portion of the FEMA complex (Area A) is at least 434 acres (176 ha). This measurement includes a training area of unspecified size. [13]
Mr. Gabliks is past president of the North American Fire Training Directors and serves on various state and national organizations, including the Oregon Fire Chiefs Association, International Association of Fire Chiefs and its Safety and Health Section, Drexel University Fire Injury Research and Safety Trends Advisory Committee, and many others.
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There are two CAL FIRE training centers. The original academy is the CAL FIRE Training Center in Ione, east of Sacramento. The second academy is at the Ben Clark Training Center in Riverside. Both centers host the Fire Fighter Academy (FFA). All CAL FIRE Fire Protection employees go through this academy once they become permanent employees.
The college campus was purchased by the U.S. Government in 1979 for use as the National Emergency Training Center. NETC is home to the National Fire Academy, United States Fire Administration, Emergency Management Institute (EMI), which is operated by the Directorate of Preparedness branch of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
The Noble Training Facility is the only hospital facility in the United States that trains hospital and healthcare workers in disaster preparedness and response. [ 1 ] In 2014, the CDP purchased additional real property at the cost of $3.5 million, raising the total footprint of the CDP campus to 176 acres.
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