training

New MMA Fire Training Facility

THE ACADEMY’S state-of-the-art fire training building is now in use as a key element of the Academy’s fire training program. Located on the Bucksport campus, the building has been used for live fire training for undergraduate students, professional firefighters, and as a part of the Center for Professional Mariner Development (CPMD) USCG Recertification and USCG Revalidation. These courses will be offered regularly, and we invite industry professionals to train with us to meet their licensing requirements to maintain their credentials.

The fire training program is being run by Lisa Burton, who joined the Academy in 2010, and oversees training for both MMA undergraduates as well as industry professionals through the Center for Professional Mariner Development. With 14 years of experience in fire service safety, training and public speaking, Burton is a longtime advocate for firefighter safety.

Lisa Burton Manager of Fire Training

Burton serves as a Captain with Castine Fire Rescue Department in Castine, Maine, and currently volunteers as the Everyone Goes Home Advocate Region 1 Advocate Manager for the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation. In that role, Burton oversees the New England Region volunteer trainers who deliver programs to develop instructors to support NFFF’s Everyone Goes Home programs.

In addition to USCG fire training, MMA intends to expand fire training options to address the needs of land-based firefighters. While there are many training options available, the initial focus will be training land-based firefighters who respond to vessel fires, a natural extension of the training currently offered.

The fire training facility designed by Fire Facilities provides fire training in a cutting-edge, multi-story building designed by Fire Facilities, and offers propane and class A fire training options. Gas fire props, created by Symtec, offer simulators for galley, stateroom, engine, and flange fires. A full building smoke distribution system enhances fire training. Designed with the idea of incorporating training for land-based firefighters, additional training options for the new building include ladder/roof/aerial training, search and rescue, rappelling, forceable entry, confined space, hydrant/pump operations, as well as law enforcement training exercises.

Fire Training Facility

After three MMA deck officers completed their firefighting revalidation course at Maine Maritime Academy’s CPMD, TS STATE OF MAINE Captain Gordon MacArthur ’00 said that the “new fire training facility at CPMD is excellent and the staff was knowledgeable and professional; the facility is going to be a huge asset to MMA going forward and will put us on the map as a state-of-the-art training facility.”

To learn more about MMA Fire Training please contact Lisa Burton, Manager of Fire Training (lisa.burton@mma.edu).

Email this post

Your Email(Required)

Friend's email(Required)

Email Subject Line(Required)

Text(Required)

I think you may find this article interesting - "New MMA Fire Training Facility"

CAPTCHA

Phone

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.