North County Regional Fire Authority is an all-hazards provider of fire, EMS, hazmat and rescue services in the north end of Snohomish County. The goal of the training division is to ensure that our members have the knowledge and skills to provide high level service to our citizens and those who visit our communities. We strive to be innovative in our approach to training our members. Our live fire training facility is the largest and most advanced in the region, allowing us to provide in-house training opportunities to our members that most departments cannot. 

Structural Firefighting

At the beginning of a Firefighter's career, each individual is put through a Basic Firefighter Training Academy. Its mentally and physically demanding as they go through the basics of the Fire Service, Fire Suppression, Hose Operations, Ladders, Automobile Extrication, Wildland Firefighting, Surface Water Rescue as well as Customer Service and Safety.

Once a Firefighter has completed the Basic Firefighter Training Academy, ongoing training is required to maintain and improve on the skills that have been acquired. Firefighters are continually being tested on their skills according to the Washington State IFSAC standards.

Vehicle Extrication

Each year there are roughly 50,000 vehicle accidents that occur in the State of Washington. Around 300 of those accidents involve a fatality and around 30,000 involve injuries alone. North County Fire / EMS on a constant basis, is training on vehicle and patient extrication. Commonly, training includes the use and operation of the extrication tools, also know as the ''Jaws of Life.'' Real life scenarios are simulated on vehicles that have been placed into a situation where Firefighters may find a vehicle. Although no real life patients are used, it helps Firefighters maintain and improve skills needed to rapidly extricate patients from any harm.