We have landed safely in Cusco, Peru and were met at the airport by our Bombero friends! We will be spending a couple days in Cusco to acclimatise ourselves to the elevation here in the Andes.

The team is looking forward to moving to Pisac on Friday to start training. We will be focused on ICS 100 / 200, Auto Extrication and Fire Ground management (strategies and tactics).

This is our team’s 5th deployment to Pisac! We will be posting as we go, so please follow along!

On November 20th, our Pisac, Peru Deployment wrapped up our 12 day visit to this amazing part of the world! Over 50 Bomberos received training in Auto Extrication Awareness, HazMat Awareness and First Aid. Additionally, 47 Bomberos from Pisac, Cusco and area received certification in ICS 100 from Canada ICS. 

This was FRITA’s 4 Deployment to this area!

Our Instructors were from various Departments:
Matthew Witt, Surrey Fire Department (BC)
Derek Dickson, Telkwa Fire Department (BC)
Gregg Van De Creek, Manhattan Fire Department (Kansas, USA)
Norm MacLeod, White Rock Fire Department (BC)

This year, our Peru Deployment team went with a new look for our instructors. In the past, FRITA had used a generic design for all deployments. For our last deployment of 2023, the team requested a change to the look and went with a deployment specific design. This also allowed them to add our newly redesigned logo to the front!

We would love to hear what you think about the change!

BBC.com -Tropical Storm Amanda killed at least 14 people when it struck El Salvador, unleashing flooding and landslides, officials say.The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, has declared a 15-day state of emergency to deal with the effects of the deadly storm.He said it had caused $200m (£161m) worth of damage.Thousands of people have sought refuge in shelters after their homes were destroyed.A woman and her son look at the rubble after their house was devastated by the overflowing of a creek due to the torrential rains caused by the passage of tropical storm Amanda in San Salvador on May 31, 2020. #firerescueinternationaltrainingassociation #vfrs

On behalf of FRITA President Kiko Pilas, and the Board of Directors, please find attached our instructor roster for the 2020 Deployments.
In 2020, we have 30 fire service professionals deploying to 5 different countries.

This instructor group represents 21 separate Fire Departments, hailing from 7 Provinces & 1 Territory (BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland, & Yukon). Our Instructor group is Coast to Coast; from St John’s (Newfoundland) to North Cowichan (BC).

For those of you able to deploy with FRITA in 2020; we look forward to working with you. For those of you not able to join us this coming year, we look forward to the opportunity to work alongside you in coming years.

On February 4th, FRITA and the Belize National Fire Service concluded our 5th annual training deployment. Over the five days of training we delivered a program focused on Structural Collapse, Technical Rope Rescue, Emergency Medical Response, Incident Command, and Hazardous Materials Response. Our six person team had four members from British Columbia, one from Winnipeg, and one from St Johns, Newfoundland. A truly Canadian coast to coast representation on this FRITA deployment.

As always, thanks go out to our hosts at the Belize National Fire Service for all the work they put in each year, to our partners at the British Army Training Support Unit Belize (BATSUB) who continue to house all our instructors and the 25 course participants, as well as providing classroom and field work space, and to the Belize Defense Force for use of facilities for both training and exercises.

Check out the final video on our Facebook page found on the far right of this website.

Fire Rescue International Training Association is proud to announce the completion of our inaugural deployment to San Luis, Antioquia, Colombia. We had a five-person team; 2 members from British Columbia, 2 from Pickering (Ontario) and 1 from Quebec, deliver a five-day training program that covered training topics such as; Auto Extrication; Wildland Firefighting, Emergency Medical Response; Incident Command; Technical Rope Rescue.

Special thanks to our hosts for their warm welcome and the logistics and planning they put in to make the deployment successful. We look forward to building on this relationship for future deployments.

The FRITA team of three instructors; Matthew Witt (Surrey Fire Service), Norm Macleod (Mission Fire & Rescue Services), and Derek Dickson (North Vancouver City Fire Department) have just completed their 2018 deployment to Pisac, Peru. During the 10 day deployment, many topics were covered and skills were reviewed and built upon.

Another successful deployment focused on meeting the needs of our in-country partners, and of building on the bonds of brotherhood/sisterhood between the Canadian fire service and that of Peru. Thanks to Rob Kilburn at Guillevin for the donated flashlights and balaclavas.

Fire Rescue International Training Association is accepting applications from fire
service personnel interested in participating in the delivery of training abroad.

• Belize January 25 – February 3
• Chile April 26 – May 5
• Colombia (Malambo) March (Dates TBA)
• El Salvador March 1 – 10
• Peru November (Dates TBA)

Recently added: Colombia (San Luis Antioquia) Jan 15 – 23

We are looking for fire service personnel willing to share their experience and knowledge with
their brothers and sisters in developing countries in a variety of fire and rescue disciplines.

Applications should include:
1. Areas of expertise/interest
2. Countries of preference (1st and 2nd choices)
3. Short resume detailing pertinent experience
4. Work reference (IAFF local or Dept)

Please email resumes by midnight October 7th to:
deployments@frita.ca

FRITA Instructor Intake