Tue, Jun 27
|Bridgeport
Lines Over Ladders
Fire departments nationwide operate using aerial trucks equipped with firehose, a water tank, and a pump. The ability to operate as an Engine and a Truck provides these apparatuses tactical advantages and disadvantages when working on the fire ground.
Time & Location
Jun 27, 2023, 6:00 PM – Jun 29, 2023, 5:00 PM
Bridgeport, 131 W Main St, Bridgeport, WV 26330, USA
About the event
Fire departments nationwide use aerial trucks equipped with firehose, a water tank, and a pump. The ability to function as an Engine and a Truck provides these apparatuses tactical advantages and disadvantages when working on the fire ground. Understanding these differences is the key to winning the battle on the fire ground. In this class, attendees will perform the traditional truck and engine company functions, focusing on simultaneously accomplishing these tasks. They will learn to combine these unique functions into one smooth operation while operating from a single apparatus.
Class Room Presentation: June 27, 6:00-9:00 pm
- Apparatus Positioning & Tactical Considerations
- Search Priorities
- Water Mapping
Hands-On Training Breakouts: June 28 &29, 08:00-5:00 pm
- Aerial Positioning, Ground Ladders, & Force Entry
- Stretching to the Structure
- Searching off of the Hose line
- Stretching to the seat of the fire
- VES & Remote Entry Search
- Vent Enter Attack
- Live Fire Complex Scenarios
Cost: $450 Per Student