Right, volunteer firefighter Randy Martin checks the blood pressure of Jerid Fielder after he completed a training exercise Aug. 25.
Firefighters learn life-saving lessons
Pike County Emergency Services trained 20 firefighters Aug. 25 to prepare them for problems they could face when fighting fire in a residence. The firefighters performed lost and disoriented training in which they dressed in full turnout gear with their faces covered in a dark house and had to follow 400 feet of hose to find their way safely out of the house.
Young firefighters learned how the hoses are attached and how to follow the hose’s fittings toward the fire engine – and safety. They learned how to use PASS devices and practiced adhering to their accountability system which means every firefighter’s location on the scene is accounted for at all times. The trainees and more experienced firefighters simulated falling through the floor during a search and rescue and having to follow the fire hose out of the house.
The volunteers were able to use for the first time a refurbished trailer which local donations helped create into a rehab trailer to make sure firefighters are properly monitored after fighting a fire. The volunteers were placed in fully ventilated chairs with water wells for arm rests to drop their core temperature after training.
For the whole story, read the August 31 print/e-edition of the Pike County Journal Reporter.
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The volunteers were able to use for the first time a refurbished trailer which local donations helped create into a rehab trailer to make sure firefighters are properly monitored after fighting a fire. The volunteers were placed in fully ventilated chairs with water wells for arm rests to drop their core temperature after training.
For the whole story, read the August 31 print/e-edition of the Pike County Journal Reporter.
To subscribe, click here.
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