Firefighters Crossing Borders initiated it's relationship with the State of Sinaloa in 2006 with the delivery of a 100 foot ladder truck to Bomberos Culiacan. A second training session brought in firefighters from Mazatlan and other neighboring departments leading to the development of the Sinaloa Fire Training Symposium.
Today 80-100 firefighters and officers from every department in the state come to Culiacan each year to attend this annual 3 day symposium. Topics over the years have included fire officer skills development, engine and truck operations, vehicle, water and rope rescue, and more.
Beyond the annual symposium FFCB regional representatives work closely all year with department heads ushering in equipment and vehicles. In 2013 Bomberos Culiacan developed the first warehouse for equipment coming into Mexico from the US and Canada. Equipment is then distributed to departments in need throughout the State of Sinaloa through the non-profit association Bomberos Amigos.
Fifteen firefighters from across Sinaloa travel north to Santa Fe Springs Fire Department outside Los Angeles, CA. They spend five days there and receive training in breathing apparatus, search and rescue, injured/trapped firefighter rescue, and...
Four instructors conduct the 2nd Symposium, covering (1) high rise skills, largely hands-on training, (2) hydraulics, pump operations, and nozzle theory, and (3) breathing apparatus and search and rescue.
This will be the first time the...
Our Mission slated for the first week in February 2010 for which we had coordinated 12 instructors and interpreters from around the country was postponed. The first time we have ever had to make such a hard decision. But keeping the safety of all...
The Type 2 van ambulance donated by the Seattle Fire Buffs Society was shipped this past week loaded with equipment destined for Culiacan, Sinaloa. Included was the first of our Hurst tool sets and power plant which we are distributing to all the...
The first Sinaloa Symposium was conducted, two instructors conduct fire officer development and engine company operations over a three day period. Incident Command System, sizeups, incident management and tactical decisionmaking skills, high rise...
Six FFCB instructors from all parts of the United States conducted a four day Truck Company Operations program in Culiacan. Four different areas were covered: (1) aerial apparatus operations, (2) ground ladders, (3) forcible entry, (4)
In 2006 FFCB donated a 100' ladder truck from the City of Kent, WA followed up by three members flying south and conducting a two day class to provide orientation for members of Culiacan Fire Dept. Numerous firefighters went through the classroom...
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