For Tuesday night's weekly training, crews participated in a firefighter challenge. The objective of this drill was air management and to have a little friendly competition. The course was put together by Career FF/EMT Tom Yervelli.
The course:
Don all Turn Out Gear Don an SCBA Carry a Set of Irons and pressurized water can 30 yards to the ladder truck 15 FT rope pull with a foam pale full of water 30 yard walk/run with a 150' 1 3/4 high-rise pack 15 strikes of a sledge hammer onto a truck tire 15 step ups onto the bumper of the Tac
All this was completed while breathing air and in full turnout gear.
Chief Vaughn upped the stakes of the friendly competition by awarding a prize to the winner.
FF/EMT Jon Ferraro had the fastest time at 3:19 |