Members of the Washington State Fire Training Academy
(FTA) recently attended the kick-off meeting for our training water treatment
upgrades. The FTA discussed the potential of running Recruit Academy 2019-03
and other training alongside the planned construction activities.
Unfortunately, unforeseen equipment delivery lead times will delay the start of
the project until September 9, 2019. This means that Recruit Academy 2019-03
along with other scheduled training will not be available for the remainder of
the year. The construction timeline will require the system to be out of
service for the majority of the work and therefore no alternative workarounds
will be available.
The good news is the FTA will be available for training
opportunities starting today and until September 9, 2019. The FTA will be
contacting departments impacted by the updated construction timeline. These
departments will have priority to reschedule their training to any time before
September 9, 2019, or in 2020. After these contacts have been made, the FTA will
open up the remaining available training dates between now and the start of the
project. If you are interested in scheduling training please e-mail FireTrainingAcademy@wsp.wa.gov<mailto:FireTrainingAcademy@wsp.wa.gov>.
Thank you for your patience and understanding as we
continue to accommodate construction schedules. This upgrade is the first major
step in achieving the FTA Master Plan and sets the foundation for new burn
buildings and other future improvements.
Thank you,
Chad Cross – Commander Washington State Fire Training
Academy