East Norwich FAST Training
On December 16th, 2015, the East Norwich Fire Company #1 hosted the 2nd night of their 2nd annual Multi-Department FAST training. Also in attendance this year were members from the Atlantic Steamer Fire Company #1, Oyster Bay Fire Company #1, Bayville Fire Company #1, Locust Valley Fire Department, and Glenwood Fire Company. This joint training was started as a way to standardize the FAST training local firefighters have as they frequently work on the same scenes together and could be responding and removing a downed firefighter together. The training was split into 2 sessions, the first being a classroom session to discuss FAST Operations and the second being a hands on session to practice the skills.
The firefighters in attendance learned and practiced packaging a downed firefighter, Firefighter removal from a basement, firefighter removal from a hole, mechanical advantage with various rope configurations, the various uses a FAST PAK, Mayday procedures and how to use a pack tracker.
Read MoreThe firefighters in attendance learned and practiced packaging a downed firefighter, Firefighter removal from a basement, firefighter removal from a hole, mechanical advantage with various rope configurations, the various uses a FAST PAK, Mayday procedures and how to use a pack tracker.
