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The below pictures are from incidents and training exercises that FVFD was involved with. Pictures of the 1999 training fire were taken by Mary Pope and are shown here with her permission. The 20-01 Fire School pictures are from Jim Mathews. Volunteer Fire School - November 2000
Volunteers going through the County fire school experience many types of live-fire exercises: fires in the controlled setting of the Fire & Rescue Academy's burn building, fires in donated structures, and fires in donated vehicles.
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Volunteer recruits from Firefighter Class 20-01 prepare to make entry at the rear of a donated structure in Centreville. |
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Most live-fire training takes place at the Fire & Rescue Academy's burn building, which simulates several types of structures. |
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Here the class is learning how to attack a car fire, with this unfortunate (but donated) Lincoln Towncar as the victim! |
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Tools of the trade: extricating patients from vehicles calls for skill and knowledge in using the Hurst tools -- better known as "The Jaws of Life." |
Training Fire - September 1999
Abandoned houses are often donated for practice fires to keep firefighters well-trained. The pictures below are from an exercise held in September 1999 during B shift.
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Members of B shift prepare to make entry into the house. |
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A number of other companies participated in this training fire. |
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With the exercise complete, the house is burnt to the ground. |
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