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PAGE UPDATED: 4/3/2025
TRAINING DIVISION NEWS
CURRENT TRAINING TOPIC
April 2025 Tool & Equipment
This month's tools & equipment training is the Battery PPV Ram Fan. Attached below is a 3 page document intended to guide the 10-15 training. As a shift, review the document, scan the QR code to watch the 2:30 video, and physically review the fan. Shift Commanders must complete a paper drill report, which should be placed in Lieutenant Heintz's mailbox.
CURRENT TRAINING TOPIC
April 2025 Classroom Topics
This month's classroom training covers two topics: Strategy & Tactics and Reading Smoke.
For the Strategy & Tactics portion, we will review the House Fire POM. Several copies of this document are available in the radio room. As a shift, review the document and discuss its key points. Please direct any questions or concerns to Lieutenant Heintz. Shift Commanders must complete a paper drill report, which should be placed in Lieutenant Heintz's mailbox upon completion.
For the Reading Smoke portion, two PowerPoint presentations have been prepared: "Reading Smoke – Flow Path" and "Reading Smoke – Size-Up." As a shift, review these presentations and discuss their application. Shift Commanders must complete a separate paper drill report for each presentation, and submit them to Lieutenant Heintz's mailbox.
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Each of these three trainings are intended to be completed on separate shifts.
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Intended Training Times:
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POM Review: Less than 30 minutes
Reading Smoke - Flow Path: Less than 30 minutes
Reading Smoke - Size-Up: 1 hour
Window Initiated Search
Attached is a PowerPoint presentation on Window-Initiated Search. Please review the presentation and discuss its practical application. Direct any questions or concerns to Lieutenant Heintz.
House fire - POMs
Preferred Operational Methods (POMs) are designed to guide decision-making and actions on the fireground while ensuring consistency in both training and operations. These documents outline Preferred Operational Methods for structure fires involving small to medium-sized houses, specifically one- to two-family private dwellings.