- Just out of the fire!
Ben has been participating in a fire service technology class for the past couple years at the Fire District 1 headquarters and training center in Snohomish County. There are about 20+ other students from various high schools in the area who also participate. Together, they learn as much of the hands-on skills and academic content needed for fire service work. This trip to the state training academy was a full day of live fire training–essentially a hands-on culmination of what they’ve been learning throughout the year. It was a day filled with excitement, determination, hard work, and many smiles like the one in the photo above.
- Company A -- Alex, Ben, and Verghel
- Chief McGaughy with Ben and Company A
- Everyone loves watching the burn tower.
- Burn Tower
- Each floor of the burn tower holds various live fire experiences for practical fire training opportunities
- The companies are getting ready for various training assignments.
- Taking care of the gear.
- Suiting up -- Each hands-on practical lasted about 20-30 minutes, and between sessions, they came out to cool off and then get their gear ready again.
- Ready to go.
- Company A discusses plans for their next live fire practical.
- Many experienced firefighters assisted in all the training.
- Lots of conversations both before and after practicals.
- Great mentoring throughout the day.
- Ladder talk
- Hydration
- Cooling off and debriefing
- So much excitement and exhilaration after coming out of the fire.
- Pertinent road signs
- A lunchtime break and good words to remember.
- Loading gear
- A good, long day of hard work.
- Company officers
- Fire District 1 Student Firefighters
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