In order to meet all requirements set forth by the Bozeman Fire Department based on ISO, NFPA, and OSHA standards, each company participates in a minimum of 20 hours of company level training per month.  In addition, each company will participate in department offered training as scheduled by the full time appointed training officer.

Effective and consistent training delivery is necessary for the successful operations of the Bozeman Fire Department.  To that end, it is imperative that departmental training is instituted with continuity between each shift.  In an effort to achieve continuity, each training category identified has a cadre of instructors assigned.  This cadre is responsible, with assistance from the Training Officer, to develop lesson plans and implement appropriate training from their subject matter.  Each lesson plan will account for the safe delivery of training to all members of the department.  These lesson plans will be reviewed by the leadership team before they are delivered to the department. 

Company and Individual Minimum Training Hours

 Each company is responsible for a minimum number of training hours each month.  This training is then logged for each participating member. 

Company level training is outlined in the annual training plan by month.  Categories and objectives are identified, and as our training programs are built, resources will be attached to the training plan. 

Quarterly Company Standards

Bozeman Fire Department has identified a set of minimum company standards (MCS) that are required for competency for each member in Operations.  The current MCS topics are reviewed and revised to reflect the current operations of the department.  These standards are then incorporated into quarterly drills.  Company officers are responsible for ensuring their crews adequately perform these standards.  These drills are important for continued proficiency in Bozeman Fire Operations, and drills are designed to maintain competency.

As all things in the fire service, this plan is dynamic and may be modified throughout the year as training opportunities arise and the department refines its training goals.  The management of the ATP is the responsibility of the Deputy Chief of Operations and the Training Officer.  It is the responsibility of all personnel to ensure the components of this plan are utilized to balance training and field operations.

When a person has a cardiac arrest, survival depends on immediately getting CPR from someone nearby. Almost 90 percent of people who suffer out-of-hospital cardiac arrests die. CPR, especially if performed in the first few minutes of cardiac arrest, can double or triple a person’s chance of survival.

CPR Education

When a person has a cardiac arrest, survival depends on immediately getting CPR from someone nearby. CPR, especially if performed in the first few minutes of cardiac arrest, can double or triple a person's chance of survival. If you are called on to give CPR in an emergency, you will most likely be trying to save the life of someone you love. Unfortunately, only about 46% of people who experience an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest get the immediate help that they need before professional help arrives.

Bozeman Fire does NOT teach any CPR certification classes at this time.

Contact the American Heart Association online or by contacting your local AHA center.  

Hands Only CPR was formed as part of Gallatin Heart Rescue after a miraculous cardiac arrest save in July of 2011. The patient was saved, in part, because bystander CPR had been initiated very quickly after sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). The patient walked out of the hospital without any neurological deficits (brain damage) within a week. 

Gallatin County Fire Academy

Beginning the spring of 2022, Bozeman Fire in conjunction with Central Valley and Big Sky Fire, have held a bi-annual Gallatin County Fire Academy (GVFA).  The GVFA is a 10-week intensive fire training program required for all new recruits.  The academy is held in the Spring and Fall, and includes intensive physical training, classroom settings and live fire experience.  The academy utilizes seasoned firefighters from all three jurisdictions combining years of institutional knowledge and introducing the recruits to other fire community members they will someday be called upon to assist.   Some of the trainings include; ropes, knots and hoisting tools, forcible entry, vehicle and ground fires, search and rescue.  The academy focuses on preparing the new recruits to immediately be able to handle the day-to-day interactions they may be called to perform from an active fire to a vehicle extraction.  Recruits are rigorously tested weekly ensuring their ability to keep themselves and team safe, their aptitude to make quick decisions in stressful situations and knowledge how to communicate with community members under undo stress.