Our members are continually taking classes to advance themselves.  Several are in the Firefighter  II class that is currently being held.  Below are some pictures of the class when E413 went out down to the Fire Rescue Academy.

Pictures are courtesy of M Teller.

Last night E412 and S414 went out in Reisterstown and did some foam and hose training. E412 is one of the few engines in the county that has a Compressed Air Foam System.  We use CAFS as part of our standard operating procedures as it has many advantages over plain water.  It performs a faster knock down and absorbs more heat with less water.  This will limit property damage and increase firefighter safety.

The foam is essentially dish soap and the picnic table was washed off before we left.

Truck 18 from the Randallstown Fire Station came to Reisterstown for rescue training this morning.  Training covered the Rescue Jack struts carried on the county ladder trucks.  Truck 18 also got to train on our Holmatro Rescue tool system.

Tonight the Reisterstown crew did rope rescue training (z-rig, pig rig, packaging the patient, etc).

Tuesday night is training night for the juniors. Tonight’s training was donning gear. The goal is to have the gear on in one minute and to have the breathing apparatus on in another minute. For now the goal is to get it on properly, first, and then work on speed.

Tonight Chief Murray led the crews through vent, enter, search (VES) and RIT training. Three stations were setup and the crew was split up through each of the stations. This training is some of the most basic and most important for rescuing people or firefighters that are trapped.

Tonight the Juniors attended a training by riding members on the tools on S414.

Members from Reisterstown VFC and Taneytown VFC met at the Carroll County Training Center for CAFS training.  Members from both companies learned about the compressed air foam systems on Engine 412 and Engine 52.

While Engine 413 was at pump test, Engine 412, Rescue Squad 414 and Special Unit 418 went to a nearby complex for ladder training.