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Fire training academy evolves over the years
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The Firefighter I class suited up in full gear and breathing equipment, weighing 50-60 pounds to practice in a “live burn session” for Mount Gilead’s North Central Ohio Fire Training Academy. Practice and repetition of entering the building with smoke and heat up to 150 degrees builds “muscle memory.” The skills needed to do the work of a firefighter become second nature with practice.
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In live fire suppression activities firefighting crews go into a door at left, while another crew works on the roof to ventilate the fire.
Fire training academy a valuable asset for Mount Gilead
By Alberta Stojkovic - The Sentinel
An academy student hammers on the on the Forcible Entry Simulator as part of the certification exam. The door simulates forcible entry into a burning building.
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Deb Prinkey suits up in 50 to 60 pounds of gear with a two-and-a-half-minute limit, as Instructor John Harbaugh takes notes. There are 23 students in the Firefighter I course at the North Central Fire Fighting Academy in Mount Gilead.
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MOUNT GILEAD Village Fire Department Chief Chad Swank called Mount Gilead’s North Central Ohio Fire Training Academy a “hidden gem” in the village.
PHOTO GALLERY: North Central Ohio Fire Training Academy
Village Fire Department Chief Chad Swank called Mount Gilead’s North Central Ohio Fire Training Academy a “hidden gem” in the village. Students undergo training and work a live burn site exercise last weekend. PHOTOS BY ALBERTA STOJKOVIC
Village Fire Department Chief Chad Swank called Mount Gilead’s North Central Ohio Fire Training Academy a “hidden gem” in the village. Students undergo training and work a live burn site exercise last weekend. PHOTOS BY ALBERTA STOJKOVIC
Village Fire Department Chief Chad Swank called Mount Gilead’s North Central Ohio Fire Training Academy a “hidden gem” in the village. Students undergo training and work a live burn site exercise last weekend. PHOTOS BY ALBERTA STOJKOVIC