MC Fire Tech Student Association

Now is a good time to start to look at different agencies to apply to for the 2017 Wildfire Season. http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/people/employment/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbc0vbkXbs4

Time to start looking and applying for the 2017 Wildland Fire season. This is also a great time to start to train for your pack test if you haven't already begun.

Come out to Club Day 2 and see us and all the other clubs, throw some hose, and enjoy the slide out on the Main Quad lawn.

Club Day day 1 is tomorrow in the Main Quad between the Cafeteria and the Library from 10:00 to 2:00. Come on out and see us and all the other Campus Clubs!

If you want to visit the Santa Clara Art and Wine Festival, stop by Mission College's booth and say "Hi!"

A couple of pictures from today'so San Jose Game. Thank you all who came out and cheered with us.

Fall Semester starts next week! Have you signed up for your EMT and FPT classes? The Officers of MCFTSA look forward to seeing you all there!

There is a Firefighter Career Expo coming up later this month on Saturday August 27 at the Firefighter Candidate Testing Center in Livermore. If you have the time go check it out and meet fellow amazing people! You can register for this Expo or for one of the others coming up this year here: http://www.cffjac.org//recruitment1/2016-career-expo-regi/

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Students get a chance to experience skills in a moving ambulance, extricating patients from a vehicle, and how to operate equipment during Auto Extrication Day to prepare them for the exciting world that they are about to enter. Here they learn that team work is key to working safely and quickly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okUJmBCFcS4

Here is the new date for the Santa Clara County Joint Public Safety Career Day.

When you don't think that you can take another step your teammates and first fire family are there to cheer you on and walk with you through it all. Here you build the mental strength to get though all of the tough obstacles that are to come. You prepare for the CPAT. You build your grip strength to help you not just in the city, but in the wildland setting as well. You go through it as a team.

Thank you to those that showed up! Due to the weather the game was canceled and you ticket is still good for another game. Our next scheduled MCFTSA hosting game will be September 4, 2016. If you cannot make this game you can still use you ticket to attend another game. We hope to see you all out there at the next game!

A former student of the program will be there at the second afternoon session. Keep an eye out for Shay, she just might inspire you to do something great along with the other firefighters out there!

For those of you who are Wildland Firefighters this year keep your eyes and ears open and be safe.

From our Friendly Sports Competition on Saturday with the SVA. We always get a great bunch of people out there.

Here are some photos from Monday when some of Mountain View's Fire Department off duty members came to talk to us and answer questions about becoming a firefighter. They spent a good hour after talking to students either one on one or in small groups to answer their questions further. We thank them for their time, dedication, and passion for the fire service and knowledge sharing!

As a quick reminder that Mountain View Fire Department is coming to talk to us today at 5. See you all there!

Some of our amazing students at Mission College's Open House.

Today's MCFTSA outreach involvement is at Overfelt's Apollo Program in East San Jose.

Club Day 2. I hope you all enjoyed the music, food, and clubs!

If you don't get a chance to see us at Club Day today you have a second chance tomorrow. See you all out there!

Wyoming State Helitack has four seasonal firefighter positions open for the 2016 season, two leads and two crew members. Follow the links below to apply. Season...al Helitack Lead Crew Member-Glenrock, WY https://goo.gl/Wab2NY Seasonal Helitack Crew Member-Glenrock, WY https://goo.gl/RwX950

ICS Day, Auto Extrication Day, Fire Suppression

Good morning everyone! If you have not taken Rescue Practices yet please consider signing up for Sping 2016 semester. It is currently on the watch list to be cancelled and it would be great if everyone signed up is able to take that class. I hope you all are having a wonderful break!

In case any of you all are interested in working with the National Parks Service.

Want to be a Firefighter??? The FFD is now recruiting for Firefighters.

13th Annual California Firefighters Memorial WHO: California Fire Foundation WHAT: 13th Annual California Firefighters Memorial WHEN: 11:30 a.m. Saturday, October, 17, 2015 WHERE: Capitol Park, State Capitol, Sacramento, Calif.

What you say guys, you up for it: Hello Mr. Isaiah Torres, My Name is Daniel Harrington and I am contacting you on behalf of the Santa Clara Firefighters Foundation about an upcoming event we have planned. On November 1, 2015 we will be holding our first annual The Firehouse Run community 5k/10k running event for education. This has been established to bring the community together for a fun event where proceeds go towards supporting Santa Clara schools. We currently are loo...king for participants and volunteers to make this event the best it possibly can be. This would be a great opportunity for students to network, support the community, and have a great time. I wanted to see if it was a possibility that I could present at one of your meetings. If you have any questions about the event and what it entails, please let me know. Thank you and I look forward to hearing from you. -Daniel Harrington

Friendly Reminder: This Saturday is Mountain Views' Pancake Breakfast event. Volunteers are expected to be there by 0720-1200, Officers 0700-1230. Its going to be great as always to help serve and hang out with the community. Please if you have any questions email us at [email protected]

Montecito Is hiring: Montecito Fire Protection District is currently hiring for both Firefighter/EMT and Firefighter Paramedic. The salary range for EMT is $74,484 97,344 annually and the salary for Paramedic is $82,692 - $108,144 annually. All testing must be completed by October 30, 2015.

Reminder: We're looking for as many volunteers as we can. Some of the activities they will be involved will include the following: -serving breakfast -general set up/ clean up of chairs, tables, wasted cand, etc... -provide public education to the citizens -assist in firefighting demos (fire engines, CPR, vehicle extrication, etc) -etc. October 03, 2015. Volunteers will be asked to show up at 0700 hours to 1200 hours, although if you wish to volunteer but are somewhat restricted, please let us know and hopefully we can work something out. If you wish to volunteer please email us at [email protected] Thank you and have a great day! FTSA

Hey Fire Tech, a message from Mountain View Fire Department: We're trying to get ready for this years PCB(Pancake Breakfast) and it's time for us to ask for your help. The reason I'm contacting you is because you all have helped us in the years past. And the PCB relies heavily on the help of your association. We're looking for as many volunteers as we can. Some of the activities they will be involved will include the following:... -serving breakfast -general set up/ clean up of chairs, tables, wasted cand, etc -provide public education to the citizens -assist in firefighting demos (fire engines, CPR, vehicle extrication, etc) -etc. October 03, 2015. Volunteers will be asked to show up at 0700 hours to 1200 hours, although if you wish to volunteer but are somewhat restricted, please let us know and hopefully we can work something out. If you wish to volunteer please email us at [email protected] Thank you and have a great day! FTSA

When a firefighter suffers a sudden cardiac arrest on an emergency scene, we need to be prepared to provide the highest level of care possible. Therefore, we ha...ve developed a simple technique to doff the gear which requires minimal training and no additional equipment. Let’s protect our own! #FDCPR See more

Resuscitation on the Fireground: Prevention, Recognition and Response. Firefighter Down: CPR provides simple steps to rapidly deliver high-quality resuscitation. www.emsworld.com/12089362

County Fire is hosting open house events during National Night Out on Tuesday, August 4! Stop by a fire station for refreshments and learn more about fire safety. http://www.sccfd.org/news-events https://natw.org #CountyFire #NationalNightOut

A message to all from Ex-President Torres: I like to thank the entire community for the support given. I'm posting this on our wall to announce officially I wil be stepping down as the FTSA President for the Fall semester to focus on and prioritise my life and my life with my daughter. I will still be an officer, stepping down to Public Relations Officer. But I have complete faith in the new FTSA team and whats to come to our program. With the new President Justin Crater and ...Vice President Phil Zavala, our results will show from this semester through out the rest of the year and we can't wait to bring this program back and let alone to the next level! We're here to help, we're here for our community, we're here for you! Public Relations Officer, Isaiah Torres

Volunteer Opportunity: A message from David McPartland, the Lead Paramedic Team Manager for USAR California Task Force 4 (CA-TF4), he's in need of volunteer victims again for the upcoming USAR Medical Team Training (MTT) class. A little about USAR and MTT: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has 28 type 1 heavy Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams throughout the country and each team has a medical component. The medical component is composed of Emergency MDs and Par...amedics. About 2 times a year FEMA hosts a training for new medical members of the team. These classes are call Medical Team Training (MTT) and are only held on the west coast once a year. To be eligible for MTT a student must be an Advanced Paramedics with advanced rescue skills or a practicing Emergency Department MD. Instructors from all over the county fly into the Bay Area put on the class. This year Oakland Task Force 4 is hosting the training at Moffett Field in Mountain View and will have 60 MDs and Medics from all over the county attending the class. There will also be a Disaster Medical Assistance Team at the training. Volunteer needs and requirements: CEUs may be provided upon request Volunteers need to be comfortable with small and confined spaces and not prone to claustrophobia. Date Volunteers needed, June 4th: o Day Shift- 0700hrs to 1700hrs 15-18 volunteers o Night Shift- 1800hrs to 1200hrs 20 24 volunteers o Volunteers will be taken on a first come first serve bias After the available slots have been filled volunteers will be placed on a standby list All volunteers need to be citizens of the United States and will go through a security screening as the exercise is on a secure instillation. All volunteers need to sign up with Captain McPartland (see contact info below) by May 1st 12:00hrs If volunteers have their own PPE they should bring it to the exercise, if they do not have PPE it will be provided Volunteers will need to pick up security badges at the Moffett Field security check point on June 3rd for the day shift. The night shift must pick up their security badges by 14:00hrs on June 4th. If you need me to come to your site and speak to your organization about this volunteer opportunity please contact me as soon as possible. Thank you. David McPartland Lead Paramedic Team Manager / Medical Team Coordinator FEMA, USAR, California Task Force 4 EMS Captain Berkeley Fire Department Office (510) 981-5580 Mobile (510) 828-8484 [email protected]

Recruiting message from Gilroy Gardens EMS. We're hoping to hire one more EMT for the season. Pay is $10/hour, and you get free admission to both Gilroy Gardens and Great America on your off days. Must be NREMT and California State Certified EMT to apply. Apply under the safety department on the Gilroy Gardens Website.

Walter Huber is being credited for saving a life thanks in part to PulsePoint. Walter is a student in the Mission College Fire Technology program. This report happened March 25th, sorry to have missed this Walter, but congrats!

It's official, Fire Technology will be working our first event this Sunday under Levi/Centerplate. Its exclusive to President Torres and the Vice President (Soon to be President) Justin Crater. Its more for the expierence and is simply a Tech Fair. Although we confirmed we will also be working the SAP center for Sharks Games! Also let's not ever forget Superbowl 50!

We have our last meeting tomorrow 05/13/15 n room GC-118 at 1030. We are holding elections fo next semester. The current President Isaiah Torres will be stepping down to allow opportunity for all. So we are off to a fresh start and if interested, come by to the meeting and have a say.

Are you a 501c3 organization? Want to get in on this Levi Stadium fundraising opportunity? Are you a Public Service Program? Fire Tech is looking to build back up our relations with our fellow Public Safety Organizations with this contract. So please if you are or know a Public Safety program who can really use the money contact us either through PM or email the President at [email protected]. Thank you and have a nice day. FTSA President, Isaiah Torres

So the school had a drill with out warning us causing us to cancle the meeting, but we still got a chance to hang out with Mountain View and it still was awsome! Thanks Mountain View Fire! FTSA President, Isaiah Torres

Reminder: Mountain View Fire is dropping by 1030 am in room GC-118 tomorrow 04/29/15. They'll also be passing out last years certificates. Be sure to come by! FTSA President Isaiah Torres

Its official! All events have been apporved and we can now move forward. Congratulations Fire Tech, truely making a difference. FTSA President, Isaiah Torres

Congrats on the Saratoga Pancake event Fire Tech. You guys made a lasting impression! I couldn't express enough how proud I am of all of you, we are so close to changing everything for the better! FTSA President Isaiah Torres

Mountain View Fire just confirmed a visit on the 29th at 1030 am in room GC-118. They'll also be passing out last years certificates. Be sure to come by! Thanks Quan, this is a huge favor and I couldn'texpress how much of a factor this will be to our program. FTSA President Isaiah Torres

On 4/10/15 @ 1600 hours the FTSA President made a call to Levi stadium/Centerplate to give them a better understanding of what it is that we're coming from and what our plans are for our future and how we can get it together. This conversation went on for an hour and a half. What did we get from it? Possibly one of the biggest affiliations that our program, let alone our school has ever seen. If we show them true dedication and involvement, we can begin organizing events at L...evi Stadium. Below are several possible ways we can utilize Levi Stadium: 1. Large Scale Search and Rescue Events along side other schools such as SJC, Foothill, Westvalley, and CCOC. This alone would help build and maintain highly respectable organizations for all, with Fire Tech leading the way. 2. Demonstrations of our Tower and program in our parking lot during San Fransisco 49er games. very family oriented demonstrations such as seen and demonstrated at such Firefighter Pancake Events. 3. Huge networking opportunity for everyone....I'll leave the rest up to your imagination 4. Fundraisers- Walkathons/ Competitive Events/ Etc. 5. The football field is a huge possibility! I'll leave it at that... 6. Graduation!!! Spread the word, let's make this happen!!! Remember to Like Comment Share

Congrats to John Santos & Kevin Tucker, our Treasurers, for accomplishing and getting approved for a donation of $500 to the Alyssa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation, the first in three years! History in the making!