Fire Training
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I recently completed NY State’s Firefighter 1 course. In 86 hours of training, we learned various skills, from searching a smoke filled building, to ventilating a roof. We ran hoses, hooked up to hydrants, learned to deal with HAZMAT incidents, and learned how to properly handle ladders. And we spent a lot of time using air packs.

In this photo, the class was learning how to ventilate a roof with a chainsaw. I snapped this shot while waiting for my turn on the roof.