Last night's training consisted of assisting our training coordinator, and past chief, Ray Stackhouse, Capt. Schreiber, and Mr. Steve Miller of MES, with pump testing the apparatus discharge pressures to improve efficiency and service delivery time during pumping operations. They began the set-up and some testing earlier in the evening with EMS Lt. Emerson's assistance at the location to the rear of CTDI, 200 Stewart Huston Drive in Sadsbury Township. This location was chosen in order to to take advantage of the hydrant and open fields.

At 7:00 PM, other crews in Engine 8-1, Ladder 8, and Duty 8 met at the testing location and assisted.

Mr. Miller used his calibration equipment to help us establish those marks.

Meanwhile crews on Engine 8-1 conducted a series of master stream operations and used a portable monitor.

We ended the night, as storms approached, removing all the hose from Engine 8-2, and re-packing it to try a new configuration in the rear hose compartment. The repacking of the 1-3/4" and 2-1/2" was the warm-up with 1400 feet of 5" large diameter hose as the main event. Great work-out!