May CFTDA Meeting Has Been Cancelled. We will be sending out updates in May from SFT, STEAC, CARB, CCCCO Public Safety Advisory Committee, and the SFT Steering Committee.
Also, I would like to conduct a poll of who to find out what you all are doing for your Fire Academy Programs. Please email [email protected] to share if you have cancelled your academy or kept it running. Thank you
Hi Everyone,
I asked SFT to give us their stance on COVID19 and mandatory campus transitions to distance education and campus closures. Chief Henning put together very clear language on their expectations for ARTP’s. I also sat through the Public Safety Deans zoom meting this morning. The majority of the participants are keeping their academy programs open during “Tier 2” implementation. When I receive additional information I will discriminate it to you. Do not hesitate to call me at 530-718-4853 if you have questions. Please review the following document:
Sent on behalf of Superintendent/President Dr. Arturo Reyes:
On behalf of the Board of the Trustees and the Academic Senate, I am pleased to announce that Tracy Rickman, former Fire Academy Coordinator, will be honored with the Hayward Award for “Excellence in Education” at the March 2020 Board of Governors meeting in Sacramento.
This award, which is sponsored by the Foundation for California Community Colleges, recognizes community college faculty who demonstrate the highest level of commitment to their students, college and profession on an annual basis. Tracy Rickman was nominated by our Academic Senate for his outstanding service to Río Hondo College for 22 years and his active participation on campus. There are only four (4) award recipients for this prestigious award each year: two full-time and two part-time faculty.
The competition is high as each local Academic Senate can submit a nomination. The nominees from the entire state are then reviewed and selected by a selection committee and ranked on their commitment to: serving and empowering students from diverse background and experiences; campus, professional, and/or student activities; education and currency in their discipline; the mission of the California community colleges and open access; and, the community, state, and/or national activities that represent their profession.
Tracy Rickman was featured in the October 2019 issue of the Focus on Río e-newsletter in October 2019. In case you missed it, below is a screenshot of the profile where you could read all about his extensive background and contribution to Río Hondo College. The website links to both the e-newsletter and the news article in the Greenleaf Guardian are also below.
Please join me in congratulating Tracy Rickman!
https://www.riohondo.edu/president/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2019/11/Focus-on-Rio_Oct-112119.pdf
https://www.greenleafguardian.com/rio-hondo-fire-academy-chief-calls-it-a-career/
Congratulations!
Dr. Arturo Reyes
Superintendent/President
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State Fire Training – ALA/ARTP Site Evaluations 2020 (Invitation)
There are several Accredited Local Academy (ALA) and Accredited Regional Training Program (ARTP) re-accreditations taking place in 2020 and as a member of CFTDA and the ARTP system, you are invited to attend any/all of these events. Please review the departments/colleges listed below and let me know if you have an interest in participating. Once the Site Evaluation dates have been scheduled, you will be contacted to attend.
Please note, re-accreditation observations attendees will assume their own travel/per diem costs.
NEW (not yet scheduled)
(NOTE: The Chart below reflects only outstanding Site Evaluations. Completed Evaluations have been removed).
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First Quarter January – March 2020
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Second Quarter April – June 2020
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Sacramento FD | Santa Rosa Junior College (EXTENSION to late 2021) |
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Third Quarter July – September 2020
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San Pasqual Reservation FD
Livermore/Pleasanton FD |
Antelope Valley College (EXTENSION to 2021)
City College of SF College of the Sequoias College of the Siskiyous Monterey Peninsula College Moreno Valley College Porterville Community College Victor Valley College Yuba College |
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Fourth Quarter October – December 2020
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San Diego Fire-Rescue Dept | Lake Tahoe Community College
South Bay Regional Safety Consortium |
Thank you for your continued support of State Fire Training.
Caryn R. Petty, Deputy State Fire Marshal/Paramedic
State Fire Training, Regional Coordinator
The Office of the State Fire Marshal
2251 Harvard Street, Suite 400
Sacramento, CA 95815
(916) 662-0611 mobile