This morning we started a new driver on Truck 8. We have a very organized driver training program, giving the new drivers a series of skills they are required to learn on each truck, starting with our oldest piece of equipment, Engine 6, and working their way up through all the apparatus and finishing on Squad 2. With recommendation from the Driver Training Committee and approval from the Chief, Firefighter Josh Allen started his training on Truck 8. Truck 8, which holds a prerequisite of being qualified on Engine 6, Tank 4 & Engine 4, is one of our newest pieces of apparatus. Truck 8 was purchased with grant money in 2008. This morning we started the training on the basics, which include the procedures for handling the apparatus on the road, operating the aerial device and the ins and outs of the pump.
