Bastrop, Tx–The Bastrop County Firefighters Association will launch a new training program for local volunteers on Feb. 1. Those who complete the three-week course, taught by certified trainers, will earn basic firefighter certification, said Peter Hicks, an official with the Bastrop County Office of Emergency Management.
Training costs will be covered by the county association, which is partly funded by Bastrop County. The first training course, which will be taught at the Tahitian Village station of the Bastrop Volunteer Fire Department, has places for 20 students, with 14 of those seats already filled, said Hicks.
Volunteers interested in joining the class should contact Bastrop Fire Chief Henry Perry, Brandon Bancroft of the Emergency Services District No. 1 or the chief of any other local fire department, said Hicks.