Here is a quick drill for figuring out hose stretches for larger complexes or properties with long set backs. The key is to get out and figure this out long before the call comes in. Share and add your own information to it. Click to Download this Company Drill – EHT Hose Stretch
Perimeter Search Company Drill
Attached to this post is a company drill for doing a Perimeter Search. As always, follow your departments operational guidelines and policies. Keep an eye out for more drills on our site. EHT Perimeter Search Drill
Opportunities for Training:Not Just on the Drill Ground
Many times we pass on opportunities to train or learn something although many situations lend themselves to doing so. Look for ways to incorporate the situation or circumstance that you are dealing with into a learning moment. The pictures below are of a company training on aerial ops with a candidate operator. It was a […]
First Due Rural Engine: Laying the Line
I recently have had a lot of suggestions and requests to post on some volunteer, rural, combination issues that the fire service faces. I started and am still a member of a mostly rural volunteer, now combination, department. My earliest exposure to the fire service was at this mostly rural department. We had a large […]
Quick Drill: Apparatus Drill for Appliances
So, sometimes we need a change of pace or we’ve had a busy day on shift, but we still need to drill. Or, maybe your at your volunteer department and you have some guys just hanging out waiting for the next call. Here is a quick drill that, in many cases, will turn into […]