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A.Kent Henson
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Rob, our dispatchers also get involved in the radio traffic for training. They listen to the traffic on real incidents also because they tone out the mayday signal, multiple pre-alerts, in case IC doesnt catch the initial traffic. You have the rig...
Car fire prop: We have several salvage yards that will donate junk cars to us. We use them to practice extrication and then car fires. We also use them for just car fires. Call around and see if they will be willing to donate, deliver, and pick up...
We do this plus snake a bunch of charged lines for them to follow and then have the members use for self rescue. We also :junk it up" to simulate collapse. And we try to tangle them up with tarps and unplugged electrical cord. Anything to get them...
I know Fire-Trucks now are like miles of wires, were as you take my stations original 1958 american-lefrance, it's nothing but the real deal of line, and levers, and the pump, LOL
Ours also have an electronic controller but like everything else, we have to still be vigilant. Ive seen it come close to cavitating and shoot the pressure up to 200 and things like that. It would be nice to have it totally automatic where only th...
That's what I like about our '06 Silverfox.The pumps are electronically controlled. Put them in PSI mode and the truck just about pumps itself, pretty hard for even me to screw up!:)
Profile Information
- Hometown:
- Roanoke,Va
- I Live: (City, State)
- Roanoke,Va
- Years in Fire/EMS:
- 25
- Why I Joined the Fire/EMS:
- A friend convinced me and it looked cool.
- Relationship Status:
- Married
- Primary Fire/EMS Department:
- Mt. Pleasant Vol. Fire Dept.
- Department Type:
- Combination Fire Rescue Department
- Rank/Role There:
- President / Administrator / Commissioner, Training Officer, Firefighter, Driver / Engineer
- Years With This Department/Agency
- 10
- Other Past or Current Departments:
- Vinton First Aid Crew, Vinton Fire Dept.
- My Training:
- Instructor II I teach F I&II and Basic Pump Ops
Certified Driver/Operator
- About Me:
- Just ask...
Everybody calls me Flounder
- Day Job:
- Jeep dealership parts adviser
- Side Jobs or Other Organizations:
- Teach fire academy for the county
- Personal Site/Profile:
- http://facebook/flounder6
- Top Issues Facing Responders:
- Time for training, time to be committed, forgetting the basics
- I Love Being in Fire/EMS Because:
- almost everything about it
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Comment Wall (8 comments)
- At 9:59pm on September 14, 2009,
Chief Ron King said…
- Anytime.
- At 6:26am on August 26, 2009,
Anita King said…
- By the way, remind us and one of us will try to be around if you get to drop by. It's not a very big firehouse, but it's were we call home.
- At 6:19am on August 26, 2009,
Anita King said…
- Hey I'm great.
- At 7:23pm on August 24, 2009,
Chief Ron King said…
- Hey flounder, That was her. She said that was some class. If you are up by Wytheville sometime stop by the firehouse.
- At 7:38pm on August 23, 2009,
J Brooks said… - I just took a quick glance at your presentation, you asked for some constructive criticism. I like the content. Here are a few tips to consider.
1. The spiral transition gets old real fast, change up the transistions, you don't need to use any between slides.
2. Your text needs to be big enough that you can read it in the back of the room easily. Smaller than 24pt text is normally too small.
3. Great clean background.
4. Try to get clearer pictures.
Great start. Powerpoint can be a great help or the death of an instructor. Play with it and show your presentations to others for feedback. Most of the time, less is better when it comes to the extras.
Thanks for sharing.
- At 7:46pm on August 19, 2009,
JULIO IGNACIO MELENRIFF said… - hello my name is julio and colecction helmets and patches from in the world
- At 1:32pm on August 16, 2009,
Fire Girl said… - Hey! whats up?
- At 7:13pm on July 29, 2009,
Fireyladd Chief Sharp said… - Adrian, Welcome to the FF Nation. I am glad you dropped in to join the group. Dont be shy. There is lots to do, read and be involved with. Your participation and involvement is important to us all. Takes a bit to kinda figure it all out but you will be glad you did. Have fun and look around.
Chief William Sharp
Southern Oregon Coast
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