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Structural Burn Training
By Deputy Fire Chief Robert Klinger, Jr.
November 19, 2011
On Saturday morning, members from Honey Brook, Martin's Corner, Pomeroy and Parkesburg Fire Company's assembled at the West Chester Fire Department Training Center for a day of structural fire training. Crews preped the fire building with the needed skids and hay bales and then assembled for a safety briefing and walk through of the fire building.
Crews then broke up into 2 engine company groups and began the evolutions which focused on initial engine company operations at structure fire. Engine companies are responsible for fire extinguishment and confinement on the fire ground. It involves deploying hand lines from a fire engine into the building if needed and using water from the engine or an outside source (hydrant).
Throughout the day members trained on scenarios ranging from fires on the first and second floors to basement fires, to conducting a primary and secondary search of the building for victims that may have been trapped.
**Special thanks to Goodville Fire Company for standing by in our station for us so we could train.
Units:
Engine 33-1; Engine 33-2; Rescue 33; Squad 33
Mutual Aid:
Lancaster Station 3-6 (Goodville)
Crews watching fire behavior prior to extinguishment.
D/C Klinger running command outside for the evolutions.
FF Bailey deploying handlines.
FF Mellinger preparing for another evolution.
FF Bailey getting ready for the next evolution.
FF Scott & FF Mellinger having a good time.
D/C Klinger talking over the last evolution with the groups.
