Future firefighters complete final exercises towards certification
Firefighter I Training at the Chester County Public Safety Training Campus.
Nineteen students completing the latest Chester County Firefighter I Training Course conducted final firefighting exercises at the Chester County Public Safety Training Campus. The exercises covered search and rescue, indoor firefighting, fire attack types, auto fires, dumpster fires, and stages of fires. All exercises...
Chester County observing Fair Housing Month
Department of Community Development to host educational workshops
In recognition of Fair Housing Month, the Chester County Department of Community Development is extending an invitation to attend the first of a series of Fair Housing Educational Workshops beginning on Tuesday, April 1.
The presentation at the Chester County Public Safety Training Campus from 9 to 11 a.m. will include information...
County offering citizens free emergency training
Course to enable residents to provide aid to themselves, others in crisis
The county is inviting citizens to become life-savers by receiving free training that will enable them to help themselves, their families, neighbors – even first-responders – in an emergency.
Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training is designed to prepare residents for a catastrophic event, potentially...
County offering citizens free emergency training
Course is designed to make residents better prepared to handle catastrophes
During the last CERT course, the Chester County Public Training Center was a hub of activity as emergency services workers went about their routines as instructors helped trainees respond to a simulated rescue of a person trapped by a collapsed building.
The county is inviting citizens to receive free training that will...
For first responders, a center worthy of their fearless efforts
Long-awaited Chester County Public Safety Training Campus opens first phase
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
County Commissioners Ryan Costello (from left in front row), Kathi Cozzone, and Terence Farrell cut the ribbon during the dedication of the education center of the Chester County Public Safety Training Campus.
Whether trying to extricate accident victims from burning...
