Bates Technical College Fire Service Program

Celebrating Firefighters and remembering those who were lost.

Happy Holidays from the Fire Service Training Program here at Bates Technical College. Students are on a well-earned winter break, with classes starting back up on January 5, 2026.

Our current 5th quarter students prepping for IFSAC testing.

When staffing levels finally reach where we think they should be!

Physical fitness is such a large part of what we do. Work hard, stay in shape, protect your body.

Ever wonder how much firefighter’s equipment can weigh? Well here it is👇🏼 Now picture taking all that weight several flights of stairs, setting it all up, then face most probably non favourable conditions like smoke and heat then fight the fire or perform rescues if needed. Sounds like hard work, but it’s fun 👨🏻‍🚒 Result : +141 LBS of extra weight. For a total of 331 LBS . #firefighter #firefighterlife #pompier #pompiers #bomberos #bombeiro

We are on a brief break before the new quarter starts on 6/23. Enroll now to join the waitlist and you just might be in the first class to graduate from our new facility.

Fire Service Students got to participate in the groundbreaking ceremony for our new facility! We can't wait for the project to be completed!

Ventilation training on a nice sunny PNW “faux spring” day.

Utilizing the old buildings to train on the site of the new facility before they are torn down.