Firefighter Training Offered in Oak Hill

 

HIGH RISK/HIGH REWARD - SEARCHING FOR LIFE ON THE FIRE GROUND
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Assistant Fire Chief Doug Cline 
Each year, we continue to lose approximately 100 firefighters in the line of duty.  Running out of air after becoming lost and disoriented while performing a search is a leading cause of firefighter deaths and injuries while operating on the fireground. The search of a burning structure is a firefighting basic and falls into the category of subject areas that firefighters should spend a majority of their training time. As the job of firefighting changes, performing aggressive searches for trapped occupants is becoming more of a low frequency event with high risk potential.  The subject areas of risk versus benefit analysis and size-up are directly related to the effectiveness of search efforts on the foreground.  This power packed program will focus on their importance but will try to concentrate on the actual operations and hazards face by firefighters on a search operation once committed to the interior.

 

REASONS WHY ENGINE COMPANIES FAIL
3:45 PM - 5:15 PM Assistant Fire Chief Doug Cline 
The intent of this program is to provide insight as to why engine companies fail to successfully accomplish their assigned tasks.  Firefighters, fire officers, and command officers will benefit from this class.  These topics are the same today as they were in the "war years," when the veterans who recently retired from military service responded to significantly more fire calls.  Participants will actively participate by identifying, discussing, and addressing engine company roles and responsibilities, training shortfalls, modern fire service equipment, size-up and building construction, engine company tactics, and more.

 

TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES - RIT OPERATIONS WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM   Assistant Fire Chief Doug Cline 
A Rapid Intervention Team (R.I.T.) can go by many names.  Call it what you wish.  The purpose to have a team of firefighters standing by in the event an individual, crew, or multiple crews get into a situation they cannot get out of or need help getting out of.  There are many high-quality training programs available to teach firefighters how to perform the tasks of rapid intervention.  The question is how has RIT evolved over the years?  What lessons have we learned from the firegrounds where RIT has been deployed?  What training do you have and how well are you prepared?  These topics and more will be discussed in this presentation focusing you in on reality of your department's ability.  Do you dare hear the lessons learned?

THE DANGERS OF SMOKE
9:45 AM - 11:15 AM   Assistant Fire Chief Doug Cline
Fire smoke is a toxic soup of dangerous gases and a deadly enemy to firefighters and responders.  What is still confusing for responders is how to decide which toxins must be given attention, how to identify them among the other gases and particulates in fire smoke, and at what point the air is safe to breathe without self-contained breathing apparatus or other respiratory protection.  Although gas detection is common in the hazardous materials response side of the fire service, the typical line firefighter is unfamiliar with gas detection, gas detection devices/manufactures and methods/procedures for detecting toxic gases at every fire scene.  It is important to note that there is no industry standard best practice when it comes to detection and monitoring in the fire environment, specifically during overhaul.  So do you know how this smoke is affecting you?  Do you know how to protect you, your fellow firefighters and your family?   If you answer no or are puzzled by these questions you cannot miss this program.

QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION  11:30 AM - 12:00 PM  ALL CLASSES ARE RESA CERTIFIED. LUNCH ON SATURDAY AND REFRESHMENT WILL BE FURNISHED. 

 

For more information contact the Fayette County Fire Coordinator at 304-574-4912.