Training Program

The Training Program is overseen by the Training Captain and various Instructors to ensure we provide high quality training.

The Training group conducts and coordinates all department training activities including but not limited to recruit training, fire suppression, emergency medical, technical rescue, officer development and other training programs as necessary to meet established state and federal mandates each year. The group is responsible for ensuring that all department members meet the requirements as set forth by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), Insurance Services Office (ISO), Oregon Dept. of Public Safety, Standards and Training, Oregon Health Authority, and the internal requirements by the Fire Department.

West Side Fire District Training Information:

WSFD Fire Training Program 2019

FIELD TRAINING MANUAL 2019 WEST SIDE RFPD

West-Side-RFPD-Annual-Checkoff-Sheet.pdf

Our Training staff make up the majority of the instructors for the CGTA Academy. The CGTA Academy is offered annually and runs from September – April on Monday nights at our training station on Barrett Drive. The academy is open to all Agencies of the Columbia Gorge Training Association.

CGTA Calendar and Course Information 2019:

2019-2020-Fire-Academy-Syllabus.pdf

Website Accessibility Policy

West Side Rural Fire Protection District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, West Side Rural Fire Protection District has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

Call us at

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

West Side Rural Fire Protection District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, West Side Rural Fire Protection District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

Linked Documents and Third Parties

Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.

See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at .

Report a Website Accessibility Issue

We are committed to your ability to access all content, and we will respond to all requests as soon as possible.