Training and Special departmental functions
Last night JTFD1 members participated in our regular monthly training drill. During the drill, firefighters rotated through three different stations that were designed to develop and/or fine tune the skills that we may use at the scene of a fire. Members participating ranged from 30+ year veterans of the fire service to probationary members with [...]
Last night, members of JTFD1’s RIT and supporting membership conducted their monthly training drill with the emphasis on utilizing their newest “window bailout” training prop. The objective was to refresh their training in the proper use of their fire service harnesses, as well as practice self-rescue and victim removal from a basement, and through a [...]
VES is a technique of rapidly searching an area mostly likely to have a victim trapped either because his egress is cut off due to fire or because he has difficulty exiting a structure due to mobility issues. The technique is as follows: Check out the photos! First on-scene crews identify the need for VES. [...]
JTFD1 training with new rescue tools in the high heat, making sure we stay sharp and look for the best tools to spring into action for all types of extrication. Thank you to MFAS for the rehab as well.
Last night, members of our Rapid Intervention Team conducted a drill consisting of multiple evolutions to work on radio communications en route to a mutual aid call, thankfully our team got to work with the fire damage restoration near richmond va team as well. Each evolution of the drill began with a mock (not real) [...]
