| TSFRS conducted its first phase of our annual structural burn training from Wednesday May 13 thru Saturday May 16. The training was conducted in the burn building of the Berks County Fire Training Site. All interior-rated firefighters, both career and volunteer, are obligated to attend and participate in two burn sessions, one in the residential portion of the burn building and one in the commercial side. For the readers who are not familiar with this facility, we'll address that in another posting later.
Phase 1 involved the residential portion. The evolutions focused on coordinated hose line advancement and search in an environment that mimics the residential fire challenge posed by a row home, townhouse or semi-detached home, all of which are indicative of construction styles found in the region. Phase 2 on the commercial side will commence in September.
TSFRS members were joined in the sessions by personnel from the Wyomissing FD, Western Berks FD and the Cumru Township FD. |
