🔥 108th CSFFA Fire College

Description

The 108th CSFFA Fire College will be held June 19–20, 2026, at the Aurora Fire Rescue Training Grounds. This annual statewide training event brings firefighters from across Colorado together for hands-on, skills-based education led by Colorado-based FDIC instructors with real-world operational experience. Participants will have the opportunity to attend Hands-On Training (HOT) classes, live-fire evolutions, and classroom-based leadership and command instruction designed to improve operational performance, safety, and decision-making on the fireground. Classes are offered in full-day, single-day, and half-day formats. Some classes require attendance on both days. Additional classes will be announced soon.

Class Offerings

Chop Shop RX

16-Hour Advanced Vehicle Extrication – Hands-On Training (HOT)

Instructor: Chief Randy Wells, Denver Fire Department (Retired)
Host: Colorado State Fire Fighters Association
Location: Aurora Fire Rescue Training Grounds
Dates: Friday & Saturday — June 19–20, 2026
Schedule: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM both days
Attendance required both days

Course Description

Chop Shop RX is an advanced, hands-on extrication course designed to enhance firefighters’ ability to operate on modern vehicle construction, including hybrid and electric vehicles, while applying the latest extrication techniques in real-world scenarios. Students will apply new-construction awareness, tool techniques, and patient-centered rescue methods in live, practical environments.

Course Objectives

Students will learn to:
• Identify modern vehicle construction and its impact on extrication
• Perform stabilization and cutting techniques
• Execute rapid patient access and removal
• Apply hybrid and EV rescue considerations
• Work efficiently as a coordinated rescue team

Training Topics

• Body mechanics and cut sequencing
• Spreaders, cutters, and tool positioning
• Roof and sidewall removals
• Dash displacement
• B-post and seat removal
• Ram migration and stabilization

Required Equipment

Full PPE including helmet, gloves, turnout gear, and eye protection.

True Grit Live Burn — 1st Due Fireground Operations

Hands-On Training (HOT)

Provider: True Grit Training LLC
Location: Aurora Fire Rescue Training Grounds
Dates Offered:
Friday, June 19, 2026
Saturday, June 20, 2026
Schedule: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
One-day class — choose either Friday or Saturday

Course Description

This live-fire training focuses on 1st Due Fireground Operations at residential structure fires. Students will participate in up to 10 live-fire scenarios inside one- and two-story residential structures. Crews will perform forcible entry, fire attack, search, rescue, ventilation, ladders, and coordinated engine and truck operations.

This is one of the most realistic fireground training environments available, designed to test and improve operational readiness, decision-making, and teamwork.

What to Expect

• Zero-visibility smoke
• Moderate to high interior heat
• Live victim rescues
• After-Action Reviews and performance feedback

Requirements

• Full PPE
• SCBA with two cylinders
• Department affiliation
• Current mask fit test
• Limited to 16 students per day
• Conducted under NFPA 1403

Scene Size-Up

Classroom Course

Instructor: Chief Mike Scott
Date: Friday, June 19, 2026
Time: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Location: Aurora Fire Rescue Training Grounds

When you arrive on scene, the first few minutes can make or break the next few hours. Come and learn how to conduct an organized size up of a structure fire. Students will be given the opportunity to practice size ups and making initial assignments. This is a great session for both the rookie and the senior firefighter.