| Recruit
Training (October 25, 2004) |
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By Michael Cossey |
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| Engineer Perry Hopman and Volunteer
Engineer Larry Pruss connect hard suction hose to Truck 1. The burn bunker
used by Maumelle Fire-Rescue for live fire training is located in Lake Willastein
Regional Park, which has no fire hydrants. Therefore, firefighters must draft
water from the lake to supply their hose lines. |
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| Firefighters Austin Woody, Shane
Holmes & Adam Swalls dress in what is commonly referred to as bunker
gear. The complete ensemble of protective equipment includes boots, pants,
coat, gloves, hood, helmet and a self-contained breathing apparatus
(SCBA). |
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| Firefighters Woody & Holmes
don their protective coats as well as the black hoods used to protect their
ears, face and neck. This gear does not make firefighters fire-proof, but
offers fire resistance and insulates them so that they can operate in higher
temperatures. |
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Firefighter Josh Woods straps his helmet
into place before entering the
bunker with his partner for a search & rescue drill. |
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| Firefighters Josh Woods (left) and
Austin Woody prepare to follow Fire Chief George Glenn into the bunker for
a search and rescue drill. Once inside the bunker, visibility is low and
firefighters must practice searching for victims with their hands and by
using tools. |
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| Firefighters (from left) Scott Eaton,
Shane Holmes and Adam Swalls enter the bunker for a search and rescue drill.
This training prepares them for real life situations where they will have
to navigate structures in limited visibility using their hands and tools
while searching for possible victims. |
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| Even before the burning pile of
wooden pallets grows into a larger fire, it begins to produce smoke. The
smoke will first rise to the ceiling level before banking down towards the
floor. During real fires, smoke and toxic gases claim more victims than actual
flames. |
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| As the fire grows, the smoke fills
the upper levels of the burn bunker and rolls over the heads of the firefighters.
Before the crews re-entered the bunker with hose lines to extinguish the
fire, the smoke level had reached just a few feet off the
floor. |
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| While waiting for the fire to grow
and heat up inside the bunker, Chief Glenn provides last minute instructions
to the firefighters. |
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