South Metro Fire Rescue Training
About the Training Division
Providing relevant, timely and consistent training to the members of SMFR.
Contact Training
Questions, ideas, training needs, or support—connect with the Training Division.
Plan training with us
Departments requesting use of our facilities should use the SMFR Training Request Form.
Our organization
Training Division command structure
Meet the people and teams supporting training, clinical education, and professional development.
Andy Powell
Division Chief of Training
Wendy Neer
Training Support Specialist
Training & Recruit Academy
Jeremy Bartell
Training Battalion Chief
Eric Hendee
Captain
Brian Netzel
Lieutenant
Matt Bovee
Engineer
Aaron Crossett
Captain · Lead RTO
Recruit Training Officers
5 RTOs
EMS & QA/QM
Chad Piala
EMS Training Battalion Chief
Dusty King
EMS Captain
EMT
EMT program
Nathan Spruce
QA/QM Bureau Lead
CPAP Specialists
3 specialists
Learning & Development Bureau
Courtney Gatti
Learning and Development Manager
eLearning Specialist
Learning & Development
Rotational Positions
2 positions · Vacant
Our training mission
Today’s firefighters.
Tomorrow’s fire service.
It is our mission in the South Metro Fire Rescue Authority Training Bureau to provide timely and meaningful knowledge, skills and abilities for today’s firefighters and tomorrow’s fire service.
We strive to be collaborative, consistent, coaches, consultants, customer service driven, and cutting edge.
Connect with the division
For training questions or facility inquiries, contact td@southmetro.org.