• Featured Content |
• Industry News |
• Breaking News |
• Drills |
• Archives Home

Drills 2007 pg. 3

• Drill of the Week: NFPA 1410 Truck Co. Summary
  This drill is a summary of the NFPA 1410 evolutions relating to the truck company operation.
• Drill of the Week: Smoke Ejectors and Fans
  Smoke ejectors and positive pressure fans are used in this training evolution to simulate the removal of smoke and heat from a simulated incident scene.
• Drill of the Week: Scene Lighting
  Review the procedures for illuminating the incident scene using fixed and portable lighting.
• Drill of the Week: Vertical Ventilation
  Simulate a response to a fire requiring vertical ventilation and perform all tasks necessary to remove smoke/heat from within the structure.
• Drill of the Week: SCBA Donning
  SCBA donning is a skill required of any firefighter assigned to interior or IDLH fireground operations. NFPA 1410 identifies this as a truck company skill, however all members must be trained and remain proficient in this essential skill.
• Drill of the Week: Truck Co. Operations - Knots
  In this drill, firefighters tie a series of fire service knots and apply them to fireground applications such as hoisting and tying off objects.
• Drill of the Week: Truck Co. Operations - Ground Ladders
  Using ladders available on your apparatus, perform a series on initial ground ladder operations using straight and extension ladders, simulating various fireground operations.
• Drill of the Week: Firefighter Safety Stand Down
  A series of five training sessions is geared toward structural firefighting operations but can easily be adapted to EMS, Haz mat, Special Operations and other types of responses.
• NFPA 1410 Engine Company Drills Summary
  This week we have a chart containing a summary of the 13 engine company drills published in previous drill columns. This will help you determine which drills you can use to simulate different methods of water supply and initial fire attack.
• Drill of the Week: LDH Forward Lead-out to Sprinkler Siamese
  This week's drill uses a large diameter hose forward lead-out for a water supply. The engine will supply the siamese connection with 2 100' lines capable of a 500 gpm flow.

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |