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The Fire Services Training Institute (FSTI) was founded in 2006 to address the training delivery needs of today's public safety community, including public, volunteer, private non-profit, industrial and tribal fire agencies. FSTI is a California non-profit public benefit corporation with both state and federal tax exempt status. The primary mission of FSTI is to bring quality training to the firefighter and to promote firefighter safety. The motto of FSTI is Adapt, Overcome, Improvise and Persevere. OUR INSTRUCTORS
FSTI works closely with local, state and federal agencies to ensure quality services within the current standards and practices. All instructors are recognized first by a credentialing agency such as the California State Fire Marshal's Office, the National Wildfire Coordinating Group-NWCG or the California Peace Officers Standards & Training-POST. FSTI adheres to the California State Fire Training Instructor Code of Ethics and Conduct. Every instructor has a signed agreement on file to abide by the mission statement and principles of ethical conduct. OUR FUNDING
The great truth about training is that it must be supported by the community. Funding for FSTI comes from public, corporate and private grants as well as corporate sponsorships. Additional funding is provided by the California State Firefighters' Association(CSFA). FSTI is the training arm for CSFA, providing training on behalf of CSFA, as well as logistical support of CSFA events and conferences. TEST YOUR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS KNOWLEDGE! Test Your Emergency Preparedness knowledge with students from Santa Barbara's Anacapa School. Join hosts Ted Adams and Mike Williams for a video presentation of the KZSB Community Alert Show discussing Southern California wildland fire preparation. Click the parts below to view the videos. Part One: Anacapa students Diego Villarreal and Ryan Reish tell about the recent Santa Barbara wildfires Part Two: School headmaster Gordon Sichi discusses student planning and preparedness Part Three: Preparedness Drills - At School and at Home - Not if But When. Part Four: Volunteering and the Anacapa School Community Philosophy This video program is sponsored, in part, by the generous support of Farmer's Insurance. HOWARD W. RAYON DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
On 14 April, 2009, the FSTI Board of Directors presented Howard Rayon the FSTI Distinguished Service Award. The board "further resolved that the award be known as the FSTI Howard W. Rayon Distinguished Service Award, to be awarded each year at the California State Firefightters' Association annual conference to that individual who meets that meets these exceptional standards." Howard served as corporate secretary for FSTI since incorporation in 2006.
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