Training Series with Confidence Drills Part One and Two

For the last two Monday evening training nights, crews at the KVFD have participated in Confidence Drills and testing of their abilities in many different stages.

Starting on Monday May 13th, 2013 (32) Thirty-Two members participated in the first training in the Confidence Drills. Members where in plain clothing with safety glasses and gloves and had to complete six stations of training.

The stations consisted of the following TIMED events:

1. Hand-line deployment from the engine, stretching the line to the front-door of the structure.

2. Deployment and set up of a 24 ft extension ladder.

3. Equipment carry of a saw, rope bag and set of irons for approximatley 200 feet.

4. Equipment pull of a simulation stage of hooking a ceiling ten times

5. Rescuer drag of removing a person 180 pounds over 100 feet.

6. Utilizing a 10 lb sledge hammer and strike an object ten times to help simulate Forcible entry.

All these stages where completed by entering Rehab where EMS persoonel documented your vitals. Vitals where documented before and after start and finish.

On Monday May 20th, 2013 (31) Thirty-One personnel attended and completed the same drills but this time in full PPE. The exercise was the same but with full PPE adding 30-40 pounds per member.

Members completed the timed course with entering Rehab where EMS personnel recorded the results.

As Confidence Course part-three is scheduled in a few weeks members wil be completing this in Full PPE and SCBA while on air.

We would like to thank our (3) Three Captains for the set-up and instructing this training series helping our members progress and being able to move forward in this service.

Our end goal is to allow each member to see where they need to be with training and confidence when operating on the fire ground. The KVFD upon completion of the confidence drills plan on attending a live burn.

More to come.