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…
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…
This evening, the participants donned Firefighter Bunker Gear for the first time: Helmet, Hood, Jacket, Pants, Boots, Gloves. They were shown how the gear protects personnel during fires when worn correctly. Next they were shown and donned SCBA Pack (Self…
Wednesday evening was the first night of ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ป’๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐บ๐ program where adults can get a insiders view to the volunteer fire service, experience skills & training evolutions, and learn how departments like ours, impacts the local community. The…
This past week, Holiday Park VFD sent four firefighters to the Fire Department Training Network (FDTN) near Indianapolis. They spent several days in an intense Truck Company Operations class, which included numerous live fire evolutions to provide a realistic training…
For several years now, we have been asked when we are going to have a fire camp for adults similar to the program that we have hosted for teens the past six summers. We are excited and proud to announce…
Congratulations to the 18 students in our Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) class conducted by CCAC Public Safety Institute and hosted at Holiday Park Volunteer Fire Department; who all passed their course final exam today. They also brushed up on their…