Hamburg Fire Companies Conduct Live Burn Training
 

04/20/2002:

Hamburg, NY: Firefighters from throughout the Town of Hamburg and Evans joined together in Lake View to conduct live-fire training. The Lake View Fire Company hosted the training which included a number of live-burn evolutions. Firefighters practiced fire extinguishment techniques during a number of room burns. Crews practiced advancing hose lines, fire suppression, overhaul, ventilation, and personnel accountability. After everyone had the opportunity to serve on the attack line, the backup line and the truck crew, the building was set ablaze and allowed to burn to the ground. Crews manned master streams to protect exposures and knock down wind-bourne embers

Crews from Big Tree, Blasdell, Evans Center, Highland Hose, Lake Shore, Lake View, North Evans and Woodlawn participated in the training. The instructors for the training included Eric Conley, Mark Hartley, Jim Hurd, Jay Mazurkiewicz, Tom Partridge, and Ken Sikora.
 
 
Lake View Chief Keith Hauser briefs firefighters on the "rules of engagement" for the live burn training.
Firefighter Gene Jewett serves collects interior accountability tags from firefighters prior to their entry into the structure.
 
 
After igniting a room, flames and smoke roll across the ceiling of an adjoining room.
Firefighters advance through thick smoke and knock down the fire with an 1 3/4" hose line
 
 
As firefighters inside the structure apply water to the fire, smoke pushes out vented windows.
Firefighters inside the building use a fog stream to vent smoke out a window.

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