Time to sign up for next South Tahoe Action Team training

The South Lake Tahoe Fire Department is accepting applications for the 2016 Winter session of STAT: South Tahoe Action Teams.

This program is designed to incorporate trained citizens in the field with the South Lake Tahoe Fire Department and other first responders during times of crisis.

Living in the Sierras brings the potential for large scale emergencies from winds, heavy snow, flooding, wildfire and even avalanche in certain areas. These types of emergencies will overwhelm local resources. To prepare, your local Fire Department is asking for community help by becoming a trained STAT member.

The next session will be on Wednesday nights from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on January 13, 20 and 27 in 2016.

Curriculum will include 9 hours of instruction taught by members of the South Lake Tahoe Fire Department. Applicants will be expected to commit their time and will be called upon in times of natural disaster, large scale emergencies and times of need in the South Lake Tahoe area. Due to staffing and equipment limitations the South Lake Tahoe Fire Department will be reliant on local citizens’ abilities to assist in their neighborhoods with basic first aid and triage. They also need STAT team members to be well versed in our command structure, emergency first aid, lifting/moving techniques, use of extinguishers, flood safety and building collapse.

Applications are available online at www.cityofslt.us/firestat. Applications are due by Wednesday, January 6, 2016.

If interested please contact Fire Captain Jim Drennan at Fire Station #1 at
(530) 542-6161 or via email at jdrennan@cityofslt.us.