St. Elmo-Irvington Volunteer Fire Dept.
Dedicated to serving our community.
Donning and doffing turnout gear and SCBA (self-contained breathing apparatus) is a huge part of what we do. The main focus of tonight’s training was on accuracy. We train on speed later, but putting everything on properly must come first.
Discussing breathing control, air bottle time, how to activate PASS device, etc.
Tonight we enjoyed a combination of hands-on and classroom training on grass and brush fires.
Chief McKeever covered topics such as:
Asst. Chief Schmidt demonstrating how to control embers.
Firemanship is a basics course offered through the Alabama Fire College. Hosted by Theodore-Dawes Volunteer Fire, the class consisted of firefighters from 4 local volunteer fire departments.
This was a 32 hour course consisting of classroom lessons with some hands-on practice as well.
Rope, webbing, and knots training was a fun night of learning.
Four departments learning together.
Tonight was our annual CPR class which included how to use an AED.
These life-saving skills are important for all firefighters to remain current on.
Many thanks to our instructor Mike Green and Mobile County EMS!
Running the pump on a fire apparatus can look very complicated when first learning. Tonight we reviewed basic practices for pumping, auxiliary suction, and water supply options when using the deck gun or ladder nozzle.
The pump panel on Rescue 21.
Using the deck gun on Rescue 21. This is one of our engines that holds 1000 gallons of water. Even 1000 gallons doesn’t last long when using the deck gun.
Practicing filling Ladder 20. The ladder truck only holds 400 gallons of water, so it needs to be connected to a water source when in use.