2013 Mingo County Fire and Rescue School scheduled

The 6th Annual Mingo County Fire and Rescue School is scheduled to be held from May 10th through May 12th, and members of the MCFCA have been meeting regularly to put the finishing touches on this year’s event.

According to Williamson Fire Chief Jerry Mounts, the intended purpose of the weekend training event is to provide emergency responders with the best learning experience available on this particular weekend and this promises to live up to the billing.

This year, the WVU Fire Extension Service is conducting 2 live-fire burn classes at the local fire school. The first will take place on Saturday the 10th, using the Kidde ML-1000 two-story Mobile Fire Training Unit (MFTU).

The school will be held on the campus of Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College, which affords excellent classroom facilities as well as more than adequate grounds for all the practical hands-on training evolutions in the field.

The Fire and Rescue School is a production of the Mingo County Fire Chief’s Association in conjunction with WVU Fire Service Extension Service, RESA 3, West Virginia State Fire Marshal’s Office, Mingo County Commission, Mingo County Emergency Services, Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College and the City of Williamson.