Year in Review

Chief Thomas Bates was promoted the Training Division Chief when Chief Mohrmann was promoted to Deputy Chief. CPT Rachel Barnhard joined the staff as EMS Director in October of 2022. Lieutenant Kyle O’Bryan Joined the Training Division in October to teach our newest firefighters.

Field Training Officer

In October of 2022, Lieutenant Jacob Bower assisted LT Kyle O’Bryan with recruit class 2202 through early December. He returned to the Response Division on A-Shift Station #2 and Lieutenant O’Bryan is the new Field Training Officer.

Training Hours

All crew members met the requirements of 240 hours of training per year. Of those 240 hours, 24 must be structured training and 18 must be facility.

Recruit Training

The Training Division onboarded and trained 11 new recruits in 2022. Recruits were taught in our new Training Facility next to Public Works. Training included fire operation, extraction, and Haz-Mat operations. All firefighters meet or exceeds GA State Firefighter Certification.

New Hire Process

A job announcement was opened in November of 2022. There were six positions needing to be filled in the Response Division. After 60 days, 57 candidates applied. Accuplacer testing, physical ability test, panel interviews, Chief’s interviews, psychological testing, and medical testing will conclude with the hope for six new recruits were slated to start recruit training in Early May of 2023.