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2023 Master Calendar Academy Schedule HTF wx station Weather underground Weatherlink	Welcome to the website for the Thomas H. Owen Heartland Fire Training Facility. Located in El Cajon California, this facility provides ongoing training for the cities of El Cajon, La Mesa, Lemon Grove and Santee and the Fire Protection Districts of Alpine, Bonita, Lakeside and San Miguel, Barona and Viejas.	2023 HFTA Class List HFTA Class Registration How to Sign Up for Classes

Jun 1 - Posted June 6 Board of Chiefs meeting agenda
May 31 - Posted August Driver ops 1A and 1B classes

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35th ACADEMY INFORMATION

Academy Scholarship

Updated Thu 2.17.22

Central Zone Policies	County OPS Policies
As of Feb17, 2022 policies are now on the Heartland Communications site	County OPS Policies 5.22.19

DATE POSTED	DOCUMENT	NOTES
10.31.19	Policy manual	approved 8.6.19
7.28.15	Strategic plan for training
7.28.15	5 year capital improvement plan
6.26.15	UASI class fee schedule
6.23.15	Injury and illness prevention program

DATE POSTED	DOCUMENT	NOTES
12.22.16	Truck academy	850 Mbyte zip file

Updated Wed 5.31.23 - added driver ops 1A and 1B
Changes, if any, in yellow background	Southwestern College enrollment link


5.22.23 - last day to cancel survival training with no fee
June 5 and 7	Firefighter Survival Training

7.28.23 - last day to driver operator 1A with no fee
Aug 14 - 18	CSFM Driver Operator 1A

8.7.23 - last day to driver operator 1B with no fee
Aug 21 - 25	CSFM Driver Operator 1B

10.9.23 - last day to cancel rope rescue with no fee
Oct 23 - 27	Rope Rescue Awareness/Operations

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BOARD OF CHIEFS (1st Tuesday even months, 0700)	COMMISSION (Quarterly, 2nd Thursday, 1600)	TRAINING OFFICERS (2nd Wednesday, 0900)

February 7 April 4 June 6 August 1 October 3 December 5	January 12, elect chair / vice chair April 13 July 13 October 12	January 11 February 8 March 8 April 12 May 10 June 14 July 12 August 9 September 13 October 11 November 8 December 13

DATE POSTED	DOCUMENT	NOTES / DESCRIPTION / LINK
4.19.21	HTF live burn IAP fillable	Acrobat
4.19.21	HTF live burn IAP fillable pre-filled objectives	Acrobat
9.19.19	Live fire training policies	Acrobat
6.23.17	2017 STEN region VI update	Powerpoint - 23 meg
7.30.15	Plan B transitional fire attack	Powerpoint -175 meg
7.30.15	Rethinking RECEO vs Breaking Up with an Old Friend	Acrobat
7.30.15	ISFSI - Sample Standard Operating Guideline Residential Firefighting Strategy & Tactics	Acrobat
9.12.08	San Diego county air ops plan	Powerpoint

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Thank you for your interest in joining the Fire Service. We recommend you start with the document
Joining the Fire Service in San Diego County,
then explore the other links for additional information. You may also wish to visit the web sites of our members who manage reserve programs.
A list of these programs can be found under "Reserve Programs" on our main page. Joining the Fire Service in San Diego County
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