Fire engines provide the initial response to any request for emergency service. A seventh fire station is slated to open in October of 2012 and will minimally be staffed with a fire engine.
Though the course is not part of certification, the course is designed for firefighters to be proficient at conducting rescue operations.Fire Apparatus. The Xxxxxx Valley Fire Department currently has six fire stations staffed by six fire engines and two aerial apparatus (also known as truck companies) that respond to emergency calls for service such as fires, medical emergencies, traffic accidents natural and manmade disasters, hazardous materials incidents, and rescue emergencies. We do have rescues that we have to do in confined spaces." "This is important because in the real world, we are not always fighting fires. "It gave the firefighters that sense of realism," he said. It gave them crawl spaces and entanglements but in a safe environment. Heron said the confined space facility is amazing because of the realism it provided for the training. "This is one of the more physical and technical training I've had," Obregon said. The hands-on portion of the confined space training was conducted at Schriever because of its perfect training facility, Heron said.įor Agustin Obregon, 50th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, the training was a good learning experience. "We also taught them how to lower people down and give them all aspects of rules and regulations from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the main federal agency charged with the enforcement of safety," Heron said. Air Force Academy participated in three days of classroom training before applying what they learned in various scenarios during 12 days of hands-on training.ĭuring the confined space training, instructors taught the firefighters the different types of openings, how to properly monitor equipment and rig a system on a tripod.
Twelve firefighters from Schriever, Peterson Air Force Base, Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station and U.S. Roy Heron, 312th Training Squadron firefighter instructor from Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas. "The course is an advanced course designed for Department of Defense firefighters to teach them ropes courses, low-angles, high line systems and confined spaces," said Staff Sgt. SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE - Front Range firefighters conducted a hands-on confined space training July 26 at Schriever as part of their Rescue 1 Technician course.
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