The Fire Suppression Training Division is managed by Division Chief Bill Kinsey.  Chief Kinsey oversees all monthly fire related training and educational activities at Bullhead Fire as well as supervising the Bullhead Fire Academy and coordinating fire service classes and degree programs at Mohave Community College.

A monthly training calendar is published at the first of each month detailing all scheduled training activities for the month for each shift and for all the specialty rescue teams such as haz-mat, rope, dive, and boat ops. In addition, Chief Kinsey coordinates attendance at outside seminars, the National Fire Academy classes, Mohave Community College seminars, State Fire training workshops, State Fire training committee, Arizona Wildlife Academy, and the annual Arizona State Fire School.

Training and education are top priorities at the Bullhead City Fire Department.  
Some type of training activity is conducted nearly every day of the week. 
The above photo shows A Shift firefighters attending annual OSHA required refresher
training on SCBA (self contained breathing apparatus) usage, maintenance and procedures. 
All suppression personnel participated in the training.

For more information on suppression training,
     you may contact Chief Kinsey by email:
     training@bullheadfire.org

Bullhead Fire Department is pleased to announce a new live fire training building. 
The structure is located at Station Two and is a state-of-the art facility.   Firefighters
will have the opportunity to train under controlled live fire situations at this facility to enhance
their understanding of the nature of fire.  They will also safely experience what it feels like to work
within the extreme heat of a fire and how to compensate for the lack of visibility and the
difficulty breathing as they attempt to move around under those conditions.