2011 Bahia Symposium

In December of 2011 113 firefighters took part in a two part Fire-Rescue Training Symposium that was sponsored by Firefighters Crossing Borders and Zachary Chambers Foundation. Eleven instructors from points in Mexico and the US spent the better part of two weeks conducting classes in the Puerto Vallarta area.

Instructors conducted training for area resonders in numerous topics including advanced surf rescue skills for lifeguards, rope rescue and auto extrication skills, fire officer and firefighting skills and paramedic skills. Firefighters, lifeguards and paramedic attended from Bahia de Banderas, Puerto Vallarta, Red Cross, Moscota, Guadalajara, State of Nayarit and other agencies.

This symposium is the first of what hopes to be an ongoing training platform for future years to come. The plan for future symposiums is for the emerging local training officers group to plan and coordinate these important events.