News Release from: Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue
TVF&R TRAINS RECRUIT FIREFIGHTERS DURING HOUSE BURN TOMORROW
Posted: May 8th, 2013 5:42 PM
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See attached press release for details about media staging, visit times, HD helmet-cam footage and interview opportunity.
Residents in the Beaverton area may see smoke rising from the Cedar Mill area tomorrow afternoon as recruit firefighters from Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue practice firefighting techniques in a home that was donated by Cedar Mill Bible Church.
Veteran training officers will set a series of small fires inside the structure to demonstrate fire behavior to recruit firefighters. The recruits will practice searching for victims in a hot, smoky environment while extinguishing the fires. After several hours of training rotations, firefighters will set a final fire and the home will be allowed to burn to the ground. Traffic should not be impacted during the exercise.
"Training opportunities like these are rare and extremely valuable. They provide an authentic environment to ensure that our newest firefighters are prepared to respond to emergencies in our community," says TVF&R Training Officer Matt Laas. "Drilling with live fire at our training facility is one way we teach new firefighters, but there is no substitute for the sights, sounds and intensity of a fully-involved structure fire."
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