About the Training Bureau

The Training Bureau is responsible for conducting training for members from the time they are hired until they retire. We are charged with ongoing training as required by the Department as well as training in new equipment or operations that are introduced.

Recruit Training

The Toledo Fire and Rescue Department Training Bureau is a State of Ohio chartered Fire Fighter II and accredited Emergency Medical Technician Training Facility. New recruits are required to successfully complete the 260 hour Fire Fighter II.

Continuing Education

The State of Ohio requires all certified Firefighter/E.M.T.’s to complete a total of 124 hours of continuing education every three years in order to rectify their license.

In 2012 The Training Academy provided online continuing education for E.M.T.’s in the amount of 16 hours per firefighter. Online continuing education for fire topics, 11 hours per firefighter was provided.

Field Officer Training Program

The Field Officer Training Program is based, in part, on our department’s mission to protect our community from emergencies by providing highly trained and skilled members to respond to incidents. The program is designed to identify personnel and place them in situations to mentor all members of the Toledo Fire & Rescue Department, from the new recruit to the seasoned veteral=n. A Field Training Officer is a line firefighter who is trained and ready to assist with various training needs of line personnel. Field Training Officers provide support, learning experiences and practical instruction in both fire and E.M.S. topics.

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (C.P.R.)

The Training Bureau is an American Heart Association Chartered Training Center. In 2012, the Training Bureau conducted/assisted in providing C.P.R. renewal course for all Toledo Fire & Rescue members, C.P.R. Heart Saver First Aid for 80 Toledo Police Academy Recruits and Heart Saver renewal for 14 City of Toledo Forestry & Parks employees, and 8 Water Reclamation employees. The Training Academy facilitated the training of 804 civilian.

Paramedic Education Program

The Toledo Fire & Rescue Department requires all new recruits to obtain E.M.T. – Paramedic Certification within two years of graduation from the Training Bureau.

The Training Bureau, under the Accreditation/Certification of the University of Toledo Medical Center, developed and delivered both the prerequisite course, Anatomy & Physiology, and the Paramedic Education Course for 24 members in 2012. Projected completion date fro the course is May 2013. (Both of these courses are college level courses.)

V.E.S. (Vent-Enter-Search)

V.E.S. is when firefighters either create openings, or break windows to gain access from an exterior position to carry out a primary, targeted, area-limited search in a high-risk area of a fire building. This program was developed and initiated by the Training Bureau in June of 2012. This course includes both classroom instruction and lifelike scenario application.

Clinical Ride Time Scheduling

We have agreements with regional colleges, hospitals and adult educations centers to assist in the clinical requirements for their E.M.T. – Basic, and E.M.T. – Paramedic students, hospital emergency room nurses, medical residents and doctors to experience ride time on Toledo Fire & Rescue apparatus. With our line personnel functioning as preceptors, ride time is scheduled for the Lucas County Life Squads and Toledo Fire & Rescue Transport Units. In 2012, 678 ride times were scheduled on Life Squads.

Regional Relationships

The Training Bureau develops partnerships with area private industries and maintains relationships with surrounding departments. We open our doors to these entities to make our Airport Highway Training Facility available for various uses and training scenarios.

Training Bureau Staff

 Deputy Chief Daniel Brown-Martinez was appointed to the Toledo Fire & Rescue Department on July 20, 2001. He was promoted to Lieutenant in 2011, Captain in 2014, Battalion Chief in 2019, and to Deputy Chief on March 7, 2022.

Deputy Chief Brown-Martinez holds an Associates Degree in Fire Science from Owens Community College, Bachelor of Science in Public Safety Studies with a Focus in Management graduating Summa Cum Laude from Siena Heights University and is currently pursuing a Master of Organizational Leadership from Siena Heights University. He is a hazmat technician and has been certified as a paramedic since April 2003. Chief Brown-Martinez is currently assigned as the Deputy Chief over Training, EAP, Communications, Recruitment, Public Education, and the Community Engagement Bureau.

daniel.brown-martinez@toledo.oh.gov


 


 



Training Bureau

545 North Huron Street
Toledo, Ohio 43604
Phone: 419-936-3526
Fax 419-936-3524