Firefighter Safety and Survival Class

05.22.2010

Saturday May 22nd and Sunday May 23rd   First West Chester Fire Company members completed the Firefighter Safety and Survival class provided by the Chester County Fire Academy.

The first portion of the class was held in the classroom and the material focused on the knowledge and skills necessary for a self rescue as well as looking at different case studies from previous incidents where firefighters have become trapped at an incident.

Saturday afternoon the class focused on SCBA profiling, Mayday calling, accountability, and ladder bailouts.  On Sunday, the class was divided into two groups. One group focused on rope bailouts and the second went through the confidence maze.

Thank you to class instructors, Win Slauch, Chris Obenchain, Jeff Kramer, Reenie Giunta, Dave McCormick.

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