The St. Joseph Fire Department Training Division office is located at Fire Headquarters, 401 S. 7th. The Division is staffed by Mike Neylon, Chief Training Officer and Bill Lamar as Training Officer.

The Training Division provides training in all aspects of emergency services including fire suppression and tactics, hazard material operations, confined space rescue, water/ice rescue and Emergency Medical Services education and credentialing.

The Fire Department has been working to refresh all fire suppression personnel in various fireground tactics and skills, with the emphasis on house fires, automobile extrication, and confined space rescue.

The St. Joseph Fire Department and Hillyard Technical School work together on educating recruits for a career in fire fighting. For information on the Fire Academy, please contact Hillyards at 816-671-4170.

Members of the St. Joseph Fire Department Training Division are:

Mike Neylon Chief Training Officer photo by Generation Photo Lab & Studio

Mike has been on the SJFD since September 1980. He has been a Paramedic for over 20 years, and a certified EMT instructor. Mike was the founding editor of the Local 77 IAFF Newsletter, "Between Alarms" in 1983.

The Training Division of the St. Joseph Fire Department is a constantly evolving entity that is charged with educating the members of the fire department on the dynamic methodology of the fire service.