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John R. Jones Citizen Reporter
February 10, 2021 - 00:00
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Austin County has set its dates of Feb. 12-14 to host its annual Volunteer Firefighters field day training exercises. According to Frank Marcinkiewicz, president of the Austin County Fire Fighters Association, members from Austin, Colorado, and Waller county fire departments will be in active training on various types of fire suppression activities. Field training will include Max Fire Box phase II Burn and Learn where fire behavior and thermal imaging is the objective. The Forcible Entry session will utilize the multi-forcible entry door system. Also on the agenda is Engine Company Operations where teams will practice initial fire attack lines and hose bed layout objectives. The training will be held at the Bellville VFD, Station 1 in Bellville.