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Four members of the fire
company, Lt. 79 Jeff Kennedy, Firefighters Dan
Kline, Becca Loux, and Lacy Miles, attended a 2 day-
ladder company ops class at Warrington Station 29.
On Saturday, July 19, the practical part of the
class was held in 4 vacant structures acquired by
Warrington for the class along Easton Road. The
class, which was taught by FDNY firefighter Scott
Lyons, TL-79, and Bob Hedden and Josh Overholt,
covered many tactics, tools and techniques for
effective ladder company operations. Forcible entry,
breaching walls, ventilation, and proper ladder
placement were all discussed and practiced. The
practical part was made more challenging by the 90
degree heat and high humidity of the day. Thanks to
Chief 29 Dan Hinkle for putting the course together
and to the Warrington Auxiliary for lunch on both
days. Photos by
Larry Browne.
Instructor
Lyons shows Becca Loux how to cut a hinge.
Jeff Kennedy
and Instructor Lyons force the door open.
After the
hinges were cut, the door was able to be removed.
Instructor
Lyons goes over the operation of a hockey puck lock.
The class
was shown where to cut the lock to gain entry.
Dan Kline
uses a cutoff saw to cut through the hockey puck
lock.
Lacy Miles
takes her turn on cutting the hockey puck lock.
Jeff Kennedy
get some practice on cutting through the hockey puck
lock.
Becca Loux
uses a rabbit tool to force open a door.
Lacy Miles
is instructed on how to remove bars from windows to
gain entry.
The class as
a group with instructors Bob Hedden, Scott Lyons,
and Josh Overholt.
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