HCAA Firefighters successfully completed their refresher training, organized through the Civil Aviation School (SPOA) of the HCAA, at the training field located at the Elefsina military airport.
The basic refresher training of HCAA Firefighters lasts up to six (6) weeks, and for the need to simulate real conditions, the HCAA has a mock aircraft with wing, fuselage, and engine. The refresher training also includes passenger rescue exercises, through simulation, which aim to prepare the trainee firefighter drivers and familiarize them with corresponding situations.
The Hellenic Aviation Authority (HCAA) is currently inviting applications for targeted transfers of 75 positions of Firefighters from the wider Public sector to its regional airports. Applications are being accepted until March 10, 2025
In order to meet the fire safety needs at regional airports, and given the increase in passenger traffic to Greek destinations, the Hellenic Aviation Authority (HCAA) has issued an invitation for expressions of interest for targeted transfers of seventy-five (75) Firefighters from the Public sector. The employees who will be transferred to the Hellenic Aviation Authority (HCAA) will undergo basic aircraft firefighting/rescue training, and will be assigned exclusively to regional airports outside Attica managed by the Hellenic Aviation Authority (HCAA).
Specifically, the number of Driver-Firefighter positions at each airport has been distributed as follows: Karpathos State Airport 10, Sitia 10, Alexandroupolis 9, Chios 8, Ioannina 6, Paros 5, Syros 4, Kythira, Leros, Naxos and Astypalaia each 3, Kastoria, Milos, Kastelorizo ??and Kasos each 2, and at the airports of Ikaria, Kalymnos and Kozani each 1. Applications for transfers of the Driver-Firefighter specialty will be accepted until March 10, 2025, and detailed instructions have been posted on the website of the Civil Aviation Authority (relevant link).
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