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4 Days in Maine with Farmington & the City of Augusta

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This past weekend TT instructors once again traveled north to Maine for some hands-on training.  The first of two stops on this trip was in Farmington – about 90 minutes northwest of Portland.  TT Instructors Nick Martin, Doug Mitchell, Danny Doyle, and Mike Stothers were excited to return to Farmington for our “First-In Company Operations” class after having conducted a “Firefighter Survival” class in Farmington last April.  This course focused on the essential engine and truck company skills required for first arrivng companies to make rescues and put the fire out.

  • Click here for coverage of this year’s class by the Farmington Sun Journal.
  • Pictures by Farmington Fire’s photographer are here and his YouTube video here.

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On Sunday night, we traveled east to the City of Augusta to prepare for a 8-hour “Train the Trainer” class.  Augusta’s Chief Roger Audette contacted TT after being lucky enough to acquire a huge abandoned mill-style building for training.  Some of the topics covered was forcible entry on roll-down gates and conventional doors, hoseline teamwork, and large area search.

See after the break for more pictures…. To learn more about our classes, please contact us.

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Posted by Nick Martin on April 29, 2009 • Filed under: Company News, Engine Company, Truck Company

Venting The Roof… Is It A Must?

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Here is another disscussion that I’m sure we’ve all taken part in.

“ Do we need to open the roof? ”

Well like a lot of things in the fire service, this topic is proned to many opinions.  I’m sure in just reading the title,  your wheels have started to turn.  We think about staffing, building construction, the fire’s location, ….can we vertically vent, should we vertical vent….can we do it without a truck company?  These are all great points to consider, but there’s so much more. (more…)

Posted by danny doyle on April 28, 2009 • Filed under: Truck Company

"Combat-Ready" with Fort Washington, PA

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dsc05549On Saturday April 18, TT instructors Doug Mitchell & Nick Martin traveled to Fort Washington, PA (just outside Philadelphia) for an 8-hour discussion on “Combat-Ready Firefighting”.  Combat-Ready is the cornerstone philosophy of Traditions Training; it focuses having your equipment and yourself ready for the most efficient performance at any moment – and on treating every fire like it’s “the fire of your career”, until proven otherwise…

To learn more about this and other classes & how you can become “Combat-Ready“, please contact us.

Posted by Nick Martin on April 21, 2009 • Filed under: Combat Ready, Company News • Tagged: , , , , ,

Visit TT Instructor Dan Shaw at FDIC 2009

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Dan Shaw, a vice-president & lead instructor for Traditions Training, will conduct an informative seminar on Fighting Fires in Attached Garages at FDIC 2009 in Indianapolis.  These fires are becoming both more prevalent and more challenging in newer construction.  Captain Shaw will cover a variety of issues and methods of attack for departments with various resources.

Visit Dan on Thursday at 10:30 am in Sagamore 1

To learn more about how you can have this program, or others, delivered at your firehouse – please contact us.

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Posted by Nick Martin on April 17, 2009 • Filed under: Company News • Tagged: , ,

Do We Learn From Our Mistakes?

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As we all know, the title of this post can go in so many directions.  Applied to everyday life, we commonly movl_01d4763221bc4e8ab9654fde97cad0ede in and out of traffic, come and go from home to work, saying hello and goodbye as the day goes on…  Taking for granted that our complacent actions just keep us going throughout the day.

It seems to me that over the past year the Line of Duty Deaths have again been relentless.  Hearing day after day about another apparatus crash, vacant building collapse, fire conditions that surprisingly got worse or underestimating new building construction.  I’m sure that we could go on and on about individual war stories and Monday morning quarterback tactical errors for hours on end.   That, is one thing we seem to have down pretty good.  Think hard for just a second…  Do you want the next survival drill to be named after you? (more…)

Posted by danny doyle on April 17, 2009 • Filed under: Combat Ready, RIT / Survival, Tips & Skills

Engine Company Ops with Brunnerville, PA

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This weekend TT instructors Nick Martin, Danny Doyle, and Chris Birch returned to Lancaster County, PA for an engine company operations class with the Brunnerville Fire Company.

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Traditions Training classes are customized to match the operations and challenges of the hosting fire department and this class was no different. Operating in a mostly rural area using primarily tanker operations, the Brunnerville Fire Company is challenged with getting hoselines into operation quickly and effectively in order to make a stop.  This weekend we focused on the primary duty of the engine company: GETTING WATER ON THE FIRE.

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Posted by Nick Martin on April 7, 2009 • Filed under: Company News, Engine Company • Tagged: , ,