Fire Watch Newsletter An Arkansas Fire Training Academy Publication Winter 2010 In this article: Pictures of AFTA after tornado - p. 2 Crossword Puzzle - p. 3 Off-campus schedule - p. 5 A LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR As many of you may have heard, the Arkansas Fire Training Academy is currently recovering from the F2 tornado that hit on October 29, 2009. Fortunately no one was injured during the event although several buildings were damaged beyond repair. Two of the AFTA s older classrooms, apparatus bay, and smoke house were badly damaged. The new administration building did receive some damage but will be repaired. The week before the storm 125 students were on campus; the day the tornado hit only 42 students and 15 employees were present. We are grateful for that and the students that were there were able to get first-hand experience in dealing with an emergency situation. As the Director, I want to personally thank the Firefighter Standards Winter Class of 2009 for their exceptional display of professionalism during a chaotic time. The AFTA is moving forward, offering classes and beginning to rebuild. We will be back bigger and better than before. The AFTA thanks all the fire service family that helped during the time of the storm as it reminded us of how much it means to be part of a family you can always count on. Thank you again for all you do! Rachel Nix, Director AFTA
Entrance to AFTA remains unpassable Aerial image taken by Air Evac Smoke house lies in ruins 2
13 8 16 4 Fire Equipment 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 17 3 CROSSWORD PUZZLE 18 19 ACROSS DOWN 1 Term used to express a specific response 2 Tool used to seperate trash at a dumpster fire 4 Trousers for fighting fires - 2 wds 3 Ladder used on a roof - 2 wds 9 Device used to cut a roof - 2 wds 5 Tool used to remove plaster from a wall - 2 wds 10 Area within a truck where hose is folded - 2 wds 6 Wrench to break apart hose coupling 11 Tool used to remove celing - 2 wds 7 Device used to measure engine RPM 13 Area within a truck where water is stored 8 Tool used for forcible entry 16 A climbing device with more than one 12 Term used to indicate when the alarm was section - 2 wds issued - 2 wds 18 Specific notes used to alert a department 14 Rope used to extend an extension ladder 19 Metal devices used to keep an extension 15 Hand-held communication device ladder extended 17 Steel part of fire boots used to protect the bottom of the foot If you have a story or humorous joke you would like to share with other Firewatch readers, please email Jamie Walters at the Arkansas Fire Training Academy, jwalters@sautech.edu and we ll try to get it published in a future edition of Firewatch! 3
Confined Space Rescue Training As part of a combined training initiative between the EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) and the PHTLS (Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support) classes in October of 2009, students took part in mock-up training scenarios at the Arkansas Fire Training Academy. Under the guidance of instructors Jimmie Bryan of the AFTA as well as Rob Chastain and David Hollis of Air Evac, the students participated in confined space rescue where they had to assess emergency scenes and determine the safest way of extricating injured patients. CROSSWORD PUZZLE SOLUTION Fire Equipment Solution: A L A R M U R B O B U N K E R P A N T S T O H I L P A F O S C H A I N S A W C L O H S N H A L H T N H O S E B E D I O P I K E P O L E M D G O T R R E E T A N K I H H R T R N M O A A E E X T E N S I O N L ADD E R O H K Y I U A A T O N E S T N R K D A W G S FIREFIGHTER HUMOR You Know You re A Firefighter If... you carry a ton of specially modified tools in your pocket. you have ever smoked and there wasn t a cigarette in sight. your work gear makes you sound like Darth Vader. you have ever juggled hot coals with your gloves. Course Date Location Start Time EMT 02/01/10-03/05/10 Camden 8:00 am FF Mod. 7 Structure Fires I 02/12/10-02/13/10 Camden 6:00 pm CPR 02/28/10 Camden 1:00 pm Driver Operator (Mod. 1, 3, 5) (Pre-req s D/O Mod. 2, 4) 03/01/10-03/05/10 Camden 8:00 am First Responder 03/01/10-03/05/10 Camden 8:00 am FF Standards 03/08/10-04/23/10 Camden 9:00 am 80 hr. Arson Investigation 03/08/10-03/19/10 Camden 8:00 am FF Mod. 8 Structure Fires II 03/12/10-03/13/10 Camden 6:00 pm CPR 04/18/10 Camden 1:00 pm First Responder 04/19/10-04/23/10 Camden 8:00 am Driver Operator (Mod. 1, 3, 5) (Pre-req s D/O Mod. 2, 4) On-Campus Class Schedule Arkansas Fire Training Academy 04/26/10-04/30/10 Camden 9:00 am FF Standards 04/26/10-06/11/10 Camden 9:00 am CPR 06/06/10 Camden 1:00 pm 4
Off-Campus Class Schedule Arkansas Fire Training Academy Course Date Instr Location City County Start Time Basic Pump Ops 2/19 2/20 2 Shock Brinkley FD Brinkley Monroe 6:00 PM 7/22, 7/24 2 Moore Baxter Trng Center Midway Baxter 6:00 PM Confined Space Rescue 1/30 1/31 1 Harris Van Buren Van Buren Crawford 9:00 AM 3/8-3/11 7 Ferguson Fordyce Fire Station Fordyce Dallas 6:00 PM 6/17, 6/19 2 Buttry Baxter Trng Center Midway Baxter 6:00 PM Driver Operator Mod 1 1/29 1/31 5 Shock Sheridan F.D. Sheridan Grant 6:00 PM Driver Operator Mod 2 2/26 2/28 5 Shock Sheridan F.D. Sheridan Grant 6:00 PM Driver Operator Mod 3 3/26 3/28 5 Shock Sheridan F.D. Sheridan Grant 6:00 PM Driver Operator Mod 4 4/23 4/25 3 Shock Sheridan F.D. Sheridan Grant 6:00 PM Driver Operator Mod 5 2/20 5 Meadows West Pulaski F.D. Station 1 Little Rock Pulaski 8:00 AM Driver/Operator Mod 6 8/5, 8/7 2 Scrima Baxter Trng Center Midway Baxter 6:00 PM Emer Vehicle Driving 7/9 7/10 2 Moore Baxter Trng Center Midway Baxter 6:00 PM FF1 & 2 Testing 6/19 2 Williford AFTA Jonesboro Jonesboro Craighead 8:00 AM FF Track Mod 1 (Intro) 2/25, 2/27 2 Moore Baxter Trng Center Midway Baxter 6:00 PM 9/23, 9/25 2 Moore Baxter Trng Center Midway Baxter 6:00 PM FF Track Mod 2 (PPE) 2/4, 2/6, 2/7 2 Gilliland 10/26 10/27 9 Mile Ridge FD 6735 9 Mile Ridge Rd Hardy Fulton 6:00 PM 2 Moore Baxter Trng Center Midway Baxter 6:00 PM 10/22, 10/23 2 Moore Baxter Trng Center Midway Baxter 6:00 PM FF Track Mod 3 (Hose) 2/5 2/6 7 Ferguson Tinsman F D Tinsman Calhoun 6:00 PM 4/2 4/4 2 Raines FF Track Mod 4 2/11, 2/13 2 Cresanto Baxter Trng Center Midway Baxter 6:00 PM (Ladders) 2/15 2/18 7 Ferguson Smackover F.D. Smackover Union 6:00 PM 3/5 3/6 7 Ferguson Tinsman F D Tinsman Calhoun 6:00 PM 4/30, 5/1, 5/2 2 Raines FF Track - Mod 5 3/11, 3/13 2 Soltysik Baxter Trng Center Midway Baxter 6:00 PM (Ventilation, Forcible Entry & Loss Control) 3/12 3/14 2 Holloway 5 - Continued On Page 6-
FF Track - Mod 6 2/12 2/13 6 Simpson Murfreesboro Station 1 Murfreesboro Pike 6:00 PM (Water Sup, Fire 4/8, 4/10 2 Rodgers Baxter Trng Center Midway Baxter 6:00 PM Streams & Portable Extinguishers) FF Track Mod 7(St. Fires I) 5/28 5/30 2 Raines 3/30, 4/6, 4/10 Morriston F.D. 1589 Hwy 289 So. Salem Fulton 6:00 PM Pocahontas Lawrence 12:30 PM FF Track Mod 9A 5/6, 5/8 2 Marks Baxter Trng Center Midway Baxter 6:00 PM (Comm, NFIRS & Inc Cmd) FF Track Mod 9B Basic Search & Rescue Only FF Track Mod 12, (LP Gas, Flammable Liquids) FF Track Mod 13 (Auto Extr.) FF Track Mod 14 (Hoisting) FF Track Mod 15 (Arson Det. for First Resp. NFA) FF Track Mod 16 (Fire Protection Syst, Bldg Con., Fire Prev) FF Track Mod 20 (L.P. Gas Only) 6/25 6/27 2 Raines Morriston F.D. 1589 Hwy 289 So. Salem Fulton 6:00 PM 1/30 1/31 3 Waggoner Velvet Ridge FD Velvet Ridge White 9:00 AM 5/20, 5/22 2 Rodgers Baxter Trng Center Midway Baxter 6:00 PM 7/16 7/18 2 Holloway 3/6 1 Myers AFTA - Lincoln Lincoln Washington 8:00 AM 4/13, 4/20, 4/24 Pocahontas Lawrence 12:30 PM 1/28, 1/30 2 Buttry Baxter Trng Center Midway Baxter 6:00 PM 6/7, 6/11, 6/12 2 Buttry Pineville F. D. Pineville Izard 6:00 PM 1/29 1/30 2 McMasters Cherry Valley F.D. Cherry Valley Cross 6:00 PM 2/25, 2/27 2 Adair Baxter Trng Center Midway Baxter 6:00 PM 5/10, 5/14, 5/15 8/13 8/15 2 Raines 2 Buttry Pineville F.D. Pineville Izard 6:00 PM Morriston F.D. 1589 Hwy 289 South Salem Fulton 6:00 PM 2/4 2/6 1 Eveld Ozark FD Ozark Franklin 6:00 PM 3/23, 3/25, 3/27 9/10 9/12 2 Holloway 2 Buttry Baxter Trng Center Midway Baxter 6:00 PM 2/18 2/20 1 Eveld Ozark FD Ozark Franklin 6:00 PM 3/29, 4/2, 4/3 2 Buttry Pineville F.D. Pineville Izard 6:00 PM 4/22, 4/24 2 Johnson Baxter Trng Center Midway Baxter 6:00 PM 10/22 10/24 2 Raines 2/27 7 Ferguson Morriston F.D. 1589 Hwy 289 South McGehee Mun. Cmplx Salem Fulton 6:00 PM McGehee Desha 8:00 AM 6 - Continued On Page 7-
Fire Officer Track - M 9 (Incident Comm. NFA) MCTO Series MCTO Prep, MCTO Decision Making & MCTO Tactics Fire Officer Track - M 15 (Inc. Safety Off. NFA) Fire Officer Track - M 18 (Leadership II NFA) Fire Officer Track - M 19 (Leadership III NFA) Instructor 1 (40 Hours) (Module 1,2,3) ** Instructor 1 Module 1 (CTO) ** 8/19, 8/21 2 Buttry Baxter Trng Center Midway Baxter 6:00 PM 3/1 3/5 3 Meadows Cabot F.D. Cabot Lonoke 8:00 AM 9/10 9/11 2 Moore Baxter Trng Center Midway Baxter 6:00 PM 2/15, 2/19, 2/20 2 Williford Pineville F.D. Pineville Izard 6:00 PM 2/15 2/18 3 Shock Vilonia F.D. Vilonia Faulkner 6:00 PM 3/15 3/18 3 Shock Vilonia F.D. Vilonia Faulkner 6:00 PM 2/8 2/12 2 Williford Blytheville F.D. Blytheville Mississippi 8:00 AM 7/16, 7/17, 7/18, 7/23, 7/24, 7/25 2/9, 2/11, 2/16, 2/18 5 Shock Sheridan F.D. Sheridan Grant 6:00 PM Pocahontas Lawrence 6:00 PM 2/25 2/27 2 Williford Bethesda F.D. Bethesda Independenc 6:00 PM Instr 1 Mod 2 (Bridge) ** 2/6 4 Gann Instructor I Module 3 (Bridge) ** Rescue Track Module 3 (Tactical Rope) 2/23 and 2/25 3/2, 3/4, 3/9, 3/11 Public Safety Trng Fac Greenwood Sebastian 8:00 AM Pocahontas Lawrence 6:00 PM Pocahontas Lawrence 6:00 PM 6/3, 6/5 2 Buttry Baxter Trng Center Midway Baxter 6:00 PM Trench Rescue 6/1 6/2 1 Shock Siloam Springs FD Station # 1 ** Instructor I course Fire & Emergency Services Instructor 7 th Edition Siloam Springs Benton 8:30 AM Off-Campus Schedule The Off-Campus Schedule is a listing of classes taught statewide. Since this is a changing document and is updated weekly it is sent by FireMail to those that are receiving the e-mail service. For any department that does not receive FireMail please contact Sarah Hixson (shixson@sautech.edu or 870-574-1521). For those that do not have access to this e-mail service, please call the Arkansas Fire Training Academy and a copy of the schedule will be made available to you. You can also access an updated schedule at www.sautech.edu by clicking on the AFTA seal. 7
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