Fire Training Associates
54 WATLING CRES E2V 4M8 Oromocto, NB, Canada

*Delayed Class Posting* On October 14 five of our instructors travelled to two separate fire departments to deliver two of our custom classes. These sessions are custom designed to each fire departments operational district along with their department needs and equipment available. Three of our instructors delivered a custom Static Water Supply/ Drafting Operations with a mix of rope rescue training for the Nashwaak Valley Fire Department. While two of our other instructor...s delivered our very popular Engine Company Ops session with the Keswick Ridge Fire Department. If your fire department is looking for effective training that will pay off on the fire ground, contact us for class information or bookings. 506-461-2543 or [email protected]

*Delayed Class Post* On October 3 two of our instructors travelled to Rogersville to deliver our one day basic VES class. During this session our staff covered a vast array of skills and techniques such as search size up, prioritizing search and both interior and exterior operations as the search crew. If your department is interested in our classes contact us at: [email protected] or 506-461-2543.

Drop Bar Operations Drop bars depending on the fire departments operational district can be a common sight and not so common in other territories. Recognizing common bolt patterns among different variations of securing brackets can aide in recognizing drop bars. Attacking the bolts by utilizing a set of irons can be effective in compromising the drop bar or for the initial stages of the forcible entry process. Our staff prefer attacking the bolt heads by utilizing a Husky K...970 service rotary saw on a 45 degree angle for attacking the drop bar bolts. It should be mentioned that one key ingredient to successful forcible entry operations is additional back up plans in the back pocket. If your department is interested in building or refreshing your forcible entry knowledge and getting some "sets" and "reps" cutting and attacking drop bars contact us: [email protected] or (506)-461-2543.

Angle Grinder Operations: A battery operated angle grinder is an awesome light duty forcible entry tool, this is what fill’s the gap between the irons and the K-12 when preforming forcible entry on today’s fire ground. This tool is great for confined space cutting of pad locks, window bars and commercial attic hatches. While this will never replace a rotary saw it is a great light weight addition to the outside vent team. ... Its ability to operate in an oxygen deficient atmosphere makes it very valuable to the RIT team as well as the truck company operating inside the fire building. If you department is looking for more information on this or some beyond the book forcible entry contact us at: [email protected]

Emergency Engine Shutdown Switches: These switches when not pinned can potentially place your department in a compromising position when accidentally switched to the off position. Pre-connected cross lay attack lines can be a culprit for hitting an unpinned switch and halting critical initial operations.... During our new "First Arriving Operations" class we will cover properly pinning this switch if equipped on your apparatus and the recovery process if the switch is accidentally deployed. Contact us for more information at: [email protected] or 506-461-2543.