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Fire chief asks commission to approve three-year training contract to combine EMS and fire training
Summary
Anaconda Fire Chief Cody Totharff asked the commission to approve a three-year contract to switch from EMS Connect to Fire Engineering for combined EMS and fire training; the platform costs about $100 per month and integrates with the department's FirstDue reporting, staff said.
Anaconda Fire Chief Cody Totharff asked the commission to approve switching the department's online training platform from EMS Connect to Fire Engineering, a three-year contract that would provide both EMS and fire training for roughly $100 per month.
"This, fire engineering training program will provide the EMS portion plus the fire portion of online training, for about a $100 a month," Chief Totharff said. He told commissioners the platform would provide training required by the state of Montana to maintain EMT licenses, connect to the department's FirstDue reporting platform and adapt training content to the calls the department actually runs: "So it will take the calls that we are currently running and shoot out videos and trainings that will adapt to the calls we're actually running on."
Commissioners generally expressed support. One commissioner raised concern about proposed OSHA rule changes; Chief Totharff responded that the Fire Engineering advisory board includes fire professionals who will update training content as standards evolve.
Next steps: commissioners expressed support and the item was placed for formal consideration on the agenda for approval.
