Wednesday evening was Night 7 of our program in which our participants took part in the American Heart Association First Aid course as well as Stop The Bleed ACS, a joint US Department of Defense program. First aid skills such…
Night 6 of our program shifted the participants to the EMS side our department with everyone getting trained on CPR for adults, pediatrics, and infants during the class following the American Heart Association guidelines. Participants were joined by a few…
Night 5 of our program focused on Vehicle Rescue techniques utilizing several vehicles courtesy of Clyde’s Auto Service, Repair & Towing followed by Fire Extinguisher training. Participants were exposed for the first time to several key tools of the trade…
Tuesday evening, the members of the Holiday Park Volunteer Fire Department participated in the second GRIT Fire Training LLC “Drill Nights,” which is part of the their (3 Drill Nights Package) we purchased. Instructors included: – Alex Plutto (D.C. Fire…
This past Wednesday, our program participants learned about ladder company operations along with tools associated with it: saws, power tools, hand tools, and ground ladders. The night did start with a fire prevention lecture on carbon monoxide responses. Next we…
For night 3 of our program, participants were exposed to hose line operations ranging from hand lines & nozzle control, to “hitting the hydrant” to secure a water supply, to using “monitors” to conduct large water streams over distance and…