Middlesex County Fire School

Our Engine Company Chauffeur School wrapped up the Pump Ops section this weekend after two days full of flowing water. This program combines the Q Endorsement program with a delivery of Pump Operations in separate modules or a combined program. Over the past week, students completed a lecture Wednesday evening on pump operations and this weekend took to the drill grounds both days to conduct various evolutions using different types of apparatus. The course covered water supply using both hydrants and drafting scenarios as well as flowing and maintaining multiple hose lines and supplying other apparatus. Great job by all participants. A special thanks to the Durham Volunteer Fire Company for hosting this program for us and especially the Rocky Hill Fire Department CT for bringing one of their engines each day to get some reps in with their students and the rest of the class!

Durham Volunteer Fire Company
Rocky Hill Fire Department CT
Madison Hose Co. No. 1
Portland CT Fire Department
Middlefield Volunteer Fire Company
Wilton CT Fire Department

🔥 Welcome to the All Hands Tour 🔥

This past weekend instructors and students gathered in Essex for the first offering of this exciting 24-hour delivery. Students arrived Saturday morning and were assigned to individual companies with Instructors operating as the Company Officer until Sunday morning. Throughout the “shift”, a team of instructors working logistics set up mock incidents and scenarios for the students to navigate. During down time, students were in the firehouse running through the day as a simulated firehouse shift which included housework, meal preparation and training in between “incidents”. Each incident concluded with a debrief in which instructors shared their personal experiences of handling these types of emergency calls. Incidents included various structure fires, vehicle accidents, vehicle fires, alarm activations and service calls.

The immense value of this type of training was evident as students worked to tie together the foundational skills they have learned as a Firefighter I/II student into real world application and decision making. In a fast-paced fire service, students must come out of entry-level certification programs ready to hit the ground running in their respective fire departments. These students now have the skills to better prepare them for life in the firehouse and in the streets.

A huge thank you to Instructor Joe Massey for putting this program together and turning an idea into a reality. We are grateful for our gracious hosts at the Essex Fire Engine Co. #1 for allowing us the use of their facilities for the 24 hour period. Also a thank you to filltheboxfire for joining us to document the training. Pictures included here are from Jack’s work! https://www.filltheboxfire.com/Fire-Events

Students represented the following agencies this weekend:
Essex Fire Engine Co. #1
Kensington Fire-Rescue
Berlin Volunteer Fire Department
Durham Volunteer Fire Company
Haddam Volunteer Fire Company
East Haddam Fire Department
Old Saybrook Fire Department

Keep an eye out for our next run of this awesome program!!

Seats are still available for our upcoming Firefighter II Program being offered at Lyme Fire Company! Sign up today and visit our website for more information about this program.

Class begins February 26

Firefighter II - Lyme — Middlesex County Fire School The Middlesex County Fire School is presenting a Firefighter II Course to be hosted by the Lyme Fire Department. This training class will meet the NFPA 1001 Standard for Firefighter Professional Qualifications for Firefighter II and will run on Thursday evenings and weekends.

Join us this Spring for another offering of our Engine Company Chauffeur School. This program will be held at the Durham Volunteer Fire Company and combines a Q Endorsement and Basic Pump Operations modules into one! Students may sign up for one or both modules. Sign up today!

Chauffeur School - Durham — Middlesex County Fire School The Middlesex County Fire School is presenting the “Engine Company Chauffeur School” Course to be hosted by the Durham Fire Department. This program is designed to prepare new Engine Company Operators for taking on the responsibility of driving and operating an engine in their department. This c...

Firefighter II Announcement

Join us this spring for our Firefighter II Program at the Lyme Fire Company.

Class begins February 26. Sign up today!

Firefighter II - Lyme — Middlesex County Fire School The Middlesex County Fire School is presenting a Firefighter II Course to be hosted by the Lyme Fire Department. This training class will meet the NFPA 1001 Standard for Firefighter Professional Qualifications for Firefighter II and will run on Thursday evenings and weekends.

Another program kicked off last evening at the Westfield Fire Dept. 21 students from eleven departments are beginning their career in the fire service and attended orientation for the Firefighter I/II Program. Instructors laid out what is expected from students in this program in order to not only gain their certifications at the culmination of class, but also how to prepare to be successful firefighters in their communities. Over the next seven months, these students will gather multiple times a week to learn everything they can about the fire service and build a foundation that will serve them for the rest of their fire service careers. By June, students will be able to sit for certification to the Firefighter II level.

Good luck to all of these new students. We are glad to have you on board!

Students in this program are representing the following departments:

Westfield Fire Dept
Cromwell Fire Department "Official"
Berlin Volunteer Fire Department
South Kensington Volunteer Fire Department
Southington Fire Department
Durham Volunteer Fire Company
Killingworth Volunteer Fire Co.
East Hampton, CT Volunteer Fire Dept
South Windsor FIRE Department
North Branford Fire Department

Seats are still available in our upcoming Firefighter I/II Program being hosted by the Westfield Fire Dept. Don’t miss your chance to sign up today! Students will earn certifications to the Firefighter I, Firefighter II, Hazmat Awarness and Hazmat Operations level through completion of this comprehensive program.

Firefighter I/II - Westfield 2025-2026 — Middlesex County Fire School The Middlesex County Fire School is presenting a Firefighter I/II Course to be hosted by the Westfield Fire Department. This training class will meet the NFPA 1001 Standard for Firefighter Professional Qualifications for Firefighter I & II.

Congratulations to Instructor Tyler Mahoney on his promotion to the rank of Captain in the Branford Fire Department! Best of luck in your new role.