“ When somebody picks up the phone and dials 911 , they expect somebody competent to show up and help them or take care of their problem , and the best way to be proficient at this job is to do constant training .”
JOSH THOMPSON , TRAINING COORDINATOR JEFFERSONVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT
The department ’ s training division also offers promotional certification classes . Firefighters can complete those sessions to meet requirements for promotion within the JFD .
Jeffersonville coordinates training with other departments in the area .
“ We try to keep an open dialogue — an open door for training within this region , so that it ’ s not all put on one department to do on their own ,” Thompson said .
In June , JFD brought in a group from Florida for a week to conduct aerial operators classes . Those sessions focused on aerial and ladder apparatus responses .
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