At the Western Pacific Islands Association of Fire Chiefs Conference in Palau in November, the Commonwealth Ports Authority was presented with a certificate of recognition for its support and partnership with the association, according to CPA executive director Maryann Lizama.<\/p>\n
At the conference, Lizama said CPA presented the project status of its Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Training Facility and its state-of-the-art functionality.<\/p>\n
CPA also proposed an expansion of the ARRF curriculum, to include trainings for other personnel operating within the airport\/airfield, she said.<\/p>\n
The certification of recognition was presented at CPA\u2019s last board meeting.<\/p>\n
The Pacific Region ARFF Training Center at Saipan International Airport was created to train all airport firefighters throughout the Micronesian Islands, according to CPA.<\/p>\n
ARFF offers basic firefighting and basic aircraft rescue courses, as well as fire leadership, emergency medical service, and hazardous materials and weapons of mass destruction response courses.<\/p>\n
According to CPA, ARRF\u2019s facility can train up to 30 firefighters. It also has a live-fire training facility where \u201crealistic training conditions\u201d are created to simulate aircraft firefighting scenarios.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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