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The Avoca Fire Department conducts weekly in-house training sessions.  The training sessions are held every Thursday evening starting at 6:30pm.

2002 Training Events

Emergency Response To Terrorism - Basic Concepts:

The Avoca Ambulance Association will be sponsoring a 16 hour Emergency Response to Terrorism Basic Concepts class. The class will be held on the following dates:

• Sunday, February 3rd.   8am to 4:30pm

• Thursday, February 7th  6:30pm to 10:30pm

• Wednesday, February 13th  6:30pm to 10:30pm

All classes will be held at the Avoca Emergency Services Building.  Pre-registration is required.

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Emergency Vehicle Operations (EVO):

An Emergency Vehicle Operations class will be held at the Avoca Emergency Services building on the following dates:

• Wednesday, March 13th.  6:30pm to 10:30pm

• Wednesday, March 20th.  6:30pm to 10:30pm

• Saturday, March 23rd.  8am to 4:30pm

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Special Fuel and Problem Fires:

The Avoca Fire Department will be conducting a Special Fuel and Problem Fires class on the following dates:

• Thursday, April 4th.  6:30pm to 10:30pm

• Thursday, April 11th.  6:30pm to 10:30pm

• Saturday, April 20th.  8am to 4:30pm 

All classes will be held at the Avoca Emergency Services building except for April 20th.  This class will be held at the Harwood training facility in Hazleton.

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Technical Rescue Training Activities for 2002:

The activities schedule for 2002 is now on-line.  Additional details for training and team drills will be posted as they become available.

Click here to see 2002's Activities Schedule.

71 Rescue assisted Plains Rescue 211 with the extrication of firefighters who were trapped in this accident on I-81.