FloridaFireprograms on the Road

Our instructors travel to Darlington, South Carolina to instruct more
than 50 military personnel in various hazardous materials skills.

For more information on this event, or to find out how we can serve
your organization, email cdyer@floridafireprograms.com

Break Stuff

Class IV 2009 practices vehichle extrication today useing hydraulic
and hand tools.
Among the skills practiced were standard door removal, flapping a
roof, noah's ark, and basic cribbing.

National Guard Prepares for Hazardous Materials

Members of the National Guard have been training on potential
hazardous materials release scenarios this week at the Florida state
fire college. Members of the FL CERF-P are learning the basic steps
of mitigation and decontamination of civilians as well as responders.
In the photo, personnel practice the removal of loose/dry contaminates
using standard equipment such as vaccums, brushes and scizzors.

Cavalry arrives to save lunch...

The instructors and staff for FSFC / CTAE came to the aid of the
kitchen staff today when limited staffing caused some concern about
the pre-graduation luncheon.
With the helpful skills of Jeff, Matt, Sarah, Joshua and the food
consumption ensues!

Class III gets it's Bangor Time

The third class of Firefighter I & II students for the 2009 school
year are climbing that ladder of success quite literaly today.
Gaining confidence on the ladders, the students each made their way up
and down the 5 floors worth of ladder, pausing twice to demonstrate
leg locks (a technique for securing a firefighter to the ladder with
no hands or tools).
The drill came easy to some, and less so for others, but at the end of
the evolution, all students were able to complete the objective.

Pumps Galore

Another Apparatus Operations class is underway at the college this
week. Students pictured are supplying a handline through and Engine,
via a portable float pump (not pictured).

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).