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Chief Eric Pologruto
Battalion Chief Eric Pologruto has served Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue since January 1992. Eric holds an Associate’s Degree in Fire Science from Pikes Peak Community College and a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration from Upper Iowa University. He is a State certified Fire Instructor III and is affiliated with a local fire academy. Battalion Chief Pologruto has been a paramedic since 1992 and has served as an instructor for the American Heart Association teaching Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Pediatric Advanced Life Support classes.
The Fort Lauderdale Fire-Rescue Department Training and
Special Operations Bureau's mission is to provide the
highest quality training to our firefighters so that they
have the knowledge, skills and abilities to safely mitigate
fire/medical/hazardous emergency incidents while minimizing
the risks to themselves, civilians and the environment.
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Captain: Darryl Gustafson |
The Training and Special Operations Bureau is located
at 2000 NE 16th Street in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The
bureau is dedicated to the training of Fort Lauderdale
Fire-Rescue personnel in the following areas:
- Training and orientation to all new hires
- Continuous training on the newest strategies and techniques,
as well as the fundamentals of firefighting
- Medical training to keep our personnel abreast of
the newest skills, techniques and pharmaceuticals in
the field
- Re-certification training for medical knowledge, skills and abilities
- Producing instructional videos on various topics,
from hazardous materials decontamination to in-service
training on new equipment
- Producing and administering promotional tests
- Research and development for new equipment and procedures
- Hosting specialty training, such as HazMat
for confined space, safety officer training and technical
rescue training
- Fire and medical training/education for civilians
through our Community Emergency Response
Training (CERT) program
The bureau also provides training that is periodically
mandated by the state, such as the delivery of small pox
vaccination training, as well as specific medical training
including Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), Advanced
Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support
(PALS) and Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS).
The bureau is also tasked with archiving all of the
department's training records.
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