Monthly Training Log
Training Drills 2010
January 2010
Weekly Roll-Up Drills
- Truck and Engine operations
- Crews performed hands on training based on position ride assignments for first due engine and first due truck operations
- 24 members participated with rotations on job assignments
Weekly Drill—Apparatus Cross Training
- Truck and Engine Operations
- Engineers and officers were given hands on experience on apparatus from each station permitting familiarity and operational skill training
- 7 fire officers and 4 engineers reviewed pump operations on Engine 1 and reviewed pump and main ladder operations on Truck 1
- 12 members participated in ground ladder evolution training simultaneously under the station Captain’s direction
Weekly Drill
- Rescue Operations-Vehicle
- Members performed vehicle extrication evolutions including:
- Vehicle incident size up
- Hazard identification and control
- Vehicle stabilization techniques
- Fire watch—hose line and extinguisher
- Patient safety considerations
- Vehicle access points
- Hydraulic evolutions of door opening, roof removal, and dash lift techniques
- 6 fire officers and 19 members participated in the training
February 2010
Weekly Drill
- RIT Operations Live Training—Smoke generator in place
- Crews reviewed “Staging of equipment”
- Position assignments:
- Command, Safety, Staging, and Operations
- Team Leaders
- Team 1 Goals
- Team 2 Goals
- Teams 3, 4 Goals
- Commercial Structure Fire Scenario—center floor collapse into sub-division 1
- Obstacle course included “low profile”, wall breach, stairwell decent, and debris pile removal
- Victim assessment review:
- Level of consciousness
- Status of air supply, time remaining
- PASS alarm procedures
- Air “changeover” completed on rescue manikin
- Extrication plan enacted
- Multiple Team deployment scenario:
- Team 2 in to take over
- Radio communications monitored
- Multiple victims extracted from collapse
- RIT command board in place
Weekly Drill
- May Day Procedure Review
- All members present reviewed the May Day Guidelines
Weekly Drill
- The Engineers led the training session with cross-training’ on:
- Engine 1 pump operations
- Engine 2 pump operations
- Truck 1 ladder and pump operations
- Members participated in ground ladder operations and roof operations
- Engineers being trained operated the main ladder and pump of Truck 1
March 2010
Weekly Drill
- Rescue Operations—Vehicle
- 3 vehicles for extrication training acquired
- Vehicle 1—stabilization—utilizing “Junk Yard Dog” strut stabilizers
- Vehicle 2—cribbing
- Vehicle 3—access, purchase points, hazard control, patient considerations
- Rescue Operations-Vehicle
- Multiple vehicle scenario entrapment
- Members performed size up procedures and implemented all 3 training evolution station activities into the scenario.
- Vehicles stabilized, hazard control, access, and patient extrication procedures executed for door removal, roof removal, and dash lifts
- 6 officers and 21 members participated
Weekly Drill
- SCBA Inspections and Personal Protective Equipment Inspections
- Resulted in new strapping being ordered for all face piece harnesses
- All strapping for face pieces replaced
Weekly Drill
- Apparatus Engineer Training
- Engineers performed pump operations with personnel and safe driving practices in closed parking area.
April 2010
Weekly Drill
- Vehicle Rescue Preparation Training
- Multiple vehicles were utilized to review extrication techniques with members that will be going through the 48 hour BVR Certification Program scheduled June 2010
- 22 members and 4 officers trained on Scene Safety and Size up Vehicle Stabilization techniques
- Patient access
- New hydraulic extrication techniques
Officers coordinated a 2 vehicle crash simulation with 2 operations running simultaneously