Search and Rescue 3/1/10 and 3/8/10

Monday night's training will be Part 1 of 2 for Search and Rescue. This portion will be focused on interior search techniques, radio communications, and proper donning of SCBA. For operators and exterior FF's we will work on accountability. We will have a short classroom training and then a simulated search situation in the loft area at the station. Please review the first portion of Chapter 13, focusing on search techniques, in your J&B book prior to class.

Next Monday nights training will be part 2 of 2 for Search and Rescue. This portion will be focused on Rescue techniques, laddering for a rescue, and victim removal. Operators and exterior FF's will work ground operations. We will have a short classroom training and then a simulated rescue situation in the loft area at the station. Please review the second portion of Chapter 13, focusing on victim rescue techniques, in your J&B book prior to class.

Mandatory Trainings

It is that time of year again-mandatory trainings. Some of the topics covered will be hazmat, sexual harassment, fire extinguishers and more. Various dates and times are available to better accomodate members' different schedules; you only need to go to one training, not all of them. Please remember, all members must attend one of the following classes;

• Monday, February 22nd at 1900.


• Wednesday, February 24th at 1900.


• Friday, February 26th at 0900.


• Saturday, February 27th at 0900.
  

Drive up scenarios

Training for Monday, February 8th will be drive-up scenarios. This class will help to train our minds towards giving good size-ups that include confirming location, confirming emergency, initial scope, dimensions and identifying hazards. It's important to paint a good picture for responding units to help prepare them for that emergency.

Your instructors will be Chief Sacco and FF/EMT Elkanich.