A number of training opportunities are available to Bowie VFD members:

• MFRI
• Volunteer Recruit School
• New Radio Training
• Schedule a Fit Test
• Patient Refusal Training
• Online Training

MFRI

The Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute offers an extensive schedule of classes in the Southern Maryland Region, which includes Prince George's County. Please see a station officer or your station chief to register for a class.

Volunteer Recruit School

Students must complete Volunteer Recruit Training online followed by hands on / in station checklists. Students can begin VRS once they are issued County email and Traget Solutions Training access.

Schedule a Fit Test

Annual fit tests can be scheduled using the online fit testing scheduler.

Patient Refusal Training

Operational members -- firefighters and EMTs -- are required to complete online patient refusal training.

Online Training

• All new members must complete two modules of Incident Command System (ICS) training before they attend Volunteer Recruit School. The courses can be taken online through FEMA's website, and both are required: IS-100 (Introduction to Incident Command System) and IS-700 (NIMS An Introduction). Officers also should complete the IS-200 (ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents) and IS-800 (National Response Framework, An Introduction) classes.
• Maryland EMEDS can be accessed here.
• Target solutions can be accessed here.  If you require a password reset please contact TargetSolutionsAdmin@co.pg.md.us
• CSX has a free, online training program to teach emergency personnel how to respond safely to incidents on and around railroad property and equipment.
• MIEMSS has an free online Prehospital Stroke Module.
• The Maryland State Police Aviation Command requests that all fire, rescue, and EMS personnel view their new training video on Helicopter Landing Zone Safety.
• We recommend that you watch a National Fallen Firefighters Foundation video on seatbelt safety, as well as an FDNY video on firefighter life safety.
• The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation has produced an Everybody Goes Home video in conjunction with the Chicago Fire Department.