This afternoon several members had the afternoon off and decided to get out and do some more driver operator/fire pump training. FF Shawn Puffer is completing his chauffeur training on Engine 4 and still had some required skills to complete. Being able to drive the apparatus is not even half of the process to become … Read More →
Today we kicked off the driver training program for the year. We have a couple of members who are beginning training to be a fire apparatus chauffeur. Being a qualified chauffeur is a serious responsibility. The members chosen for this role have to not only drive and handle a large, heavy piece of fire apparatus … Read More →
Tonight we conducted our Confined Space Rescue course refresher. The confined space rescue team is a joint effort between the York Village, York Beach Fire Departments, York Water, and York Sewer districts. A confined space is a small space which isn’t intended for humans to continuously occupy. York Water and Sewer districts have a few … Read More →
Tonight our members trained on throwing ground ladders. This is an evolution that we need to practice regularly to maintain proficiency. In tonight’s scenario we practiced on the campus at York Hospital in an alley which is a more realistic scenario as the ladder needs to be set up in a relatively tight space. We … Read More →
Today we had the privilege of having an acquired structure to burn down for training. The crews got numerous live fire evolution’s out of the structure before the building was let to burn down. This training is absolutely irreplaceable. Our nearest approved structure for conducting live fire training drills is in Hollis, ME which is … Read More →
This morning York Village Fire was requested to respond mutual aid to South Berwick for a disaster drill. The scenario was that an oil truck had collided with a propane truck. The propane truck was on its side and leaking propane with the driver trapped inside. The oil truck was leaking into the Salmon Falls … Read More →
Tonight’s topic for weekly training was aerial ladder training and ground ladders. Let’s face it, none of our fire departments throw enough ground ladders, so periodically we have to get out there and do it. Also practicing aerial ladder set ups with Truck 8 is vitally important. We have a lot of fairly new Truck … Read More →
Tonight for our weekly Thursday night training the topic was rope rescue training. This is a situation that we don’t encounter that often and it is necessary to be proficient in setting up a rope hauling system in a hurry when it is needed. In this scenario, an injured person is at the bottom of … Read More →
FF Shawn Puffer was recently cleared to begin driver training on Engine 4. This is a pretty arduous course of study because there is so much involved with being a driver/operator, or chauffeur as we call them. The firefighter who assumes the chauffeur position needs to be comfortable driving and operating the rig as well … Read More →
Tonight we drilled on throwing ground ladders (both 24′ and 35′) while the other group worked on retrieving a downed firefighter over the aerial ladder. We worked on throwing a 24′ and then getting the roof ladder up and secured over the ridge pole so that roof operations could commence. We still have a few … Read More →