Today's Special: Liquid Fuel

The FF I & II class put their teamwork and nozzle control skills to work as they battled the Fuel Farm Simulator prop. See a short video clip below. Tonight as darkness falls on campus, and ghostly ghouls line up at your doors, these students will be busy with another prop, the Propane Tank, where students further their experience in removing the hazard of the most disastrous event involving tank-held combustibles, the Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion (BLEVE).

FEMA Teams Training at FSFC

The Florida State Fire College is once again home to complex FEMA
training for disaster response. Nationaly recognized instructors in
disaster response were actually on-site to receive training this week.

Shoring, high angle rescue, hazardous materials, IEDs, and various
available equipment were all part of the training that is being used
to expand the capabilities of rescuers.

Hosers?

Students from the Firefighter I & II class perform one of the more memorable skills from the course. The Garage Attack video is below:

Firefighter I & II Class V Gets Taste of Pressure Cooker

The current Firefighter I & II class performed multiple attacks on three floors of the newly updated burn building. They were able to confront both Class A fired props and Gas fired props in separate environments. With the watchful eye of the Instructors, students were motivated beyond their perceived expectations and performed well under the new circumstances.

National Attention

More than twenty states including Missouri, Texas, New York,
California, and Colorado were represented by FEMA USAR Task Force
members this week on the FSFC campus.

The students were involved in the Heavy Rigger Course which helps
emergency workers with special lifting tactics and efficient
communication with the crane operators who would be called to the
scene of an actual disaster.

FLORIDA HONORS FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS

Ocala, Florida – Today the State of Florida recognized and honored the ultimate sacrifice made by five firefighters who gave their lives in the service of their communities. The names of Jeremy Adams, John Curry, Michael Douthitt , Paul Reynolds, Sr., and Donald Lund were added to 142 other Florida firefighter’s who are honored at The Florida Fallen Firefighter Memorial, located at the Florida State Fire College.

The families of each new inductee were presented with a state flag (which has flown over the memorial) and a memorial medal by Les Hallman, Director, Division of State Fire Marshal. “We are here to honor 142 firefighters who never saw themselves as heroes, but who, indeed, were heroes. Today we honor these five men for their service and sacrifice. They will be remembered here, as well as on a wall of honor in Tallahassee.”

A large crowd gathered to respect these brave men and those who went before them. Honor Guard units from 25 departments across the state participated, along with a Florida Unified Bag Pipe and Drum Corp.

The hour long ceremony concluded with the playing of Amazing Grace by the Bag Pipe and Drum Corp.

Janie Gunnell, PIO
janie.gunnell@myfloridacfo.com
(352) 369-2821

Class 4 Prepared for Graduation

2008 Firefighter I & II Class IV is ready for launch. At 1:00pm the
students will be greeted by more than 400 family, friends, and fans
from the public sector as they receive their final send-off as they go
on to pursue their firefighting careers.

Florida Fallen Firefighter Memorial 2008

The hallowed grounds of the Florida Fallen Firefighter Memorial will once again be honored with the presence of hundreds of Honor Guard, Public Officials, Fire Service Personnel, Families, and Friends next Friday at 1:00pm

This event is in time with the latest Honor Guard Academy that will help in presenting at the event.

A large contingent of Pipe & Drum Corps. will also be on hand and as well as select events around Ocala during the week.