Daily Archives: March 29, 2022

The Arkansas 811/Pipeline Awareness class originally scheduled for April has been moved to July 11th, 5:30 PM at the Watalula Rural Fire Department.

Assistant Chief Dan Cibik of the Branch Fire Rescue will be presenting the following classes;

Classes on Meeting Nights:

5/2/2022 – Chapter 2 Communications 2hrs. 6/6/2022 – Chapter 3 Building Construction 2 hrs. 7/11/2022- Chapter 16 Building Materials & Collapse 2 hrs. 8/1/2022 Chapter 6 Portable Fire Extinguishers 2 hrs.

Classes on Saturdays:

4/16/2022 – Chapter 20 Fire Origin & Cause 4 hrs. and Chapter 4 Fire Dynamics 4 hrs.

5/14/2022 – Chapter 11 Tactical Ventilation 12 hrs.

6/11/2022 – Chapter 12 Fire Hose 12 hrs.

7/16/2022 – Chapter 19 Incident Scene Operations 8 hrs.

All classes are AFA, and applications must be submitted 2 weeks prior to class.

The Saturday classes will be one day, and all material will be covered.

For more information contact Asst. Chief Dan Cibik/Instructor, Branch Fire Rescue, at (479) 965-5607

Chief Frank Theising of the Watalula RFD will present the Arkansas Fire Academy (AFA) Emergency Vehicle Driving class at the Altus Fire Department. The date is June 11, with classroom instruction underway at 8:00 AM, and the driving portion taking place in the afternoon.

Application for this class must be submitted 2 weeks prior to class.

Contact Cheif Theising at (479) 209-3777.

The Watalula Rural Fire Department will be hosting the following Arkansas Fire Academy (AFA) classes:

April 14 – Fire Extinguishers 6:00 PM at Watalula RFD

May 12 – Safety & Health and Scene Lighting (Two separate classes, same night) 6: 00 PM, Watalua RFD.

All applications for AFA classes must be submitted 2 weeks prior to class.

For more information contact Chief Frank Theising at (479) 209-3777.