The Fire Department Training Division is headed by Assistant Chief Scott Lane.

Training is provided to existing firefighters on a weekly basis.
(3 Shifts, twice a day)

Training in the department is diverse to cover not only the required yearly mandates such as SCBA, Hazardous Materials, Company Training, EVOC, Officer Training, etc. but also wild-land, water rescue, aerial operations and many other areas. Englewood Fire Department takes an aggressive approach to training so to maintain firefighter proficiency.

 CONFINED SPACES TRAINING AREA

This facility is used to train firefighters in confined spaces rescue and RIT training.

Confined spaces rescue may be used for many different scenarios, such as constructions workers trapped under ground in cave-ins to residents trapped in a broken elevator.

RIT (Rapid Intervention Training) is geared towards firefighter rescue.  Florida Law requires two firefighters to be available for a rescue, before firefighters are committed to going inside of a burning building.  These firefighters are the RIT Team.  If a person is trapped within a burning building, all available firefighters on scene work on the rescue.

EXTRICATION TRAINING

In 2008, Englewood firefighters competed in the nationwide extrication competition in Rochester, NY.  They placed #1 in the NATION.  This training is put to use on a regular basis when extricating victims of automobile crashes.