| This week, career members visited the Peekskill Middle School for a walk-through of the facility. Building walk-throughs allow us the opportunity to see building layouts, critical areas (electric & water shut offs, fire alarm panel, etc), and prepare a pre-plan of the property for emergency responses. In addition to the building tours, firefighters also check nearby fire hydrants, to document the flow capacities.
On duty groups have spent a good portion of the summer touring all of our city schools, to better familiarize ourselves with the building. A special thanks to PCSD for allowing us the opportunity during the busy “construction” season for schools.
This week also marked a training night for our volunteer firefighters. Volunteer members trained on our air/lifting bags, simulating a victim crushed by a vehicle. Firefighters practiced lifting the vehicle, while building cribbing stacks to stabilize the weight, in the event of a mechanical failure.
Another week of a wide range of training topics, ensuring we are as prepared as possible to keep our city safe! |
