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Santa Fe County Fire Department seeks volunteers, offers county‑employee training and 20+ week academy
Summary
County fire officials described volunteer roles, an annual career academy, a county‑employee pilot training that provides administrative leave and a July training window, and expanded upfront training to improve retention.
Santa Fe County Fire Department officials said the department is recruiting volunteers, running an annual multi‑week career academy and piloting a county‑employee training program that allows employees to try public‑safety roles during work hours.
Battalion Chief Sal Caputo and Ignacio Lamingas, administrative services manager, described a combination department that includes career and volunteer personnel and said officials are preparing a new academy and other training pathways to attract and retain members. “We run academies every single year,” Caputo said, and the department’s academy “is 20 plus weeks with a lot of certificates, EMS licensing.”
Caputo and Lamingas said the…
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