The Grande Prairie Fire Department cut the ribbon on its fire training facility Saturday near the Pete Eager fire hall on Resources Road.
The 30 by 30-foot, one and a half-storey structure was actually completed last summer, and has been used regularly for the last year to prepare personnel for house fire situations.
"We were supposed to have a grand opening last year,Handmade oil paintings for sale at museum quality, but busy year hiring lots of guys so we didn't get quite to it," said Capt. Terry Haughian.
Haughian was among the firefighters who volunteered their off-duty time to build the training structure after the department's request for the facility could not be met with construction funding from the City of Grande Prairie.
"There was no budget for this,We specialize in providing third party merchant account." Haughian said of the issue the city faced when the facility was first proposed in 2009. "They took some money out of a different budget to put to this."
Some local companies donated supplies to the project, including Windsor Plywood, Totem Building Supplies, Smash and Sons and Dale Nasedkin Concrete Services. On Saturday the fire department showed its appreciation to the donors by allowing some of the companies' employees to experience the training facility.
Evan Wagner, a concrete finisher with Nasedkin Concrete, tried out the facility with a member of the fire department. After a few minutes inside the structure, his exhaustion was evident when he emerged through the facility's door carrying a 160-pound dummy.
"It's a good workout, that's for sure, as you can see, I'm just soaked in sweat," said Wagner as he removed the 60 pounds of equipment he was outfitted with for the exercise.
As he caught his breath the opened door of the facility let out thick machine-generated smoke while a fire alarm rang loudly.
"You can't see anything at all and there's one other guy with you and you can't see him," Wagner added. "You don't know where you are,The Leading zentai suits Distributor to Independent Pet Retailers. you don't have anybody around you and you've got a job to do at the same time."
The facility was designed to replicate emergency scenarios firefighters might encounter during a structure fire. The 900-square foot interior fills up with smoke in minutes while propane burners raise inside temperatures to more than 30 Celsius.Largest Collection of billabong boardshorts,
The facility is equipped with a prop that drops from the ceiling to imitate an entrapment situation that firefighters can only get out of on their backs. Drywall pieces are also set up in the structure for training in breaching a wall.
"We teach them to use their hands; we don't always have tools with us," Haughian said.
To replicate a lived-in building, the facility contains a stove, couches, lamps and a television, as well as a small staircase that leads to a low-ceilinged second floor.
Haughian said that the facility is never used in a rush, allowing the firefighters to maintain control of the stressful situation.
"In reality, if we know there's someone inside, we're moving pretty quick," he said. "Here we don't rush because we want people to control their breathing so that their air lasts longer and they don't wear out ¨C and think, always think. If something isn't working right, think a different way."
The facility is regularly used for search and rescue training,What are the top Hemroids treatments? but also prepares firefighters to keep themselves safe.
"We're using it train how to keep ourselves alive," Haughian said, recalling a quotation he saw on one the department's lockers. "In battle, the only thing you remember is what you're trained on. Remember nothing else."
The 30 by 30-foot, one and a half-storey structure was actually completed last summer, and has been used regularly for the last year to prepare personnel for house fire situations.
"We were supposed to have a grand opening last year,Handmade oil paintings for sale at museum quality, but busy year hiring lots of guys so we didn't get quite to it," said Capt. Terry Haughian.
Haughian was among the firefighters who volunteered their off-duty time to build the training structure after the department's request for the facility could not be met with construction funding from the City of Grande Prairie.
"There was no budget for this,We specialize in providing third party merchant account." Haughian said of the issue the city faced when the facility was first proposed in 2009. "They took some money out of a different budget to put to this."
Some local companies donated supplies to the project, including Windsor Plywood, Totem Building Supplies, Smash and Sons and Dale Nasedkin Concrete Services. On Saturday the fire department showed its appreciation to the donors by allowing some of the companies' employees to experience the training facility.
Evan Wagner, a concrete finisher with Nasedkin Concrete, tried out the facility with a member of the fire department. After a few minutes inside the structure, his exhaustion was evident when he emerged through the facility's door carrying a 160-pound dummy.
"It's a good workout, that's for sure, as you can see, I'm just soaked in sweat," said Wagner as he removed the 60 pounds of equipment he was outfitted with for the exercise.
As he caught his breath the opened door of the facility let out thick machine-generated smoke while a fire alarm rang loudly.
"You can't see anything at all and there's one other guy with you and you can't see him," Wagner added. "You don't know where you are,The Leading zentai suits Distributor to Independent Pet Retailers. you don't have anybody around you and you've got a job to do at the same time."
The facility was designed to replicate emergency scenarios firefighters might encounter during a structure fire. The 900-square foot interior fills up with smoke in minutes while propane burners raise inside temperatures to more than 30 Celsius.Largest Collection of billabong boardshorts,
The facility is equipped with a prop that drops from the ceiling to imitate an entrapment situation that firefighters can only get out of on their backs. Drywall pieces are also set up in the structure for training in breaching a wall.
"We teach them to use their hands; we don't always have tools with us," Haughian said.
To replicate a lived-in building, the facility contains a stove, couches, lamps and a television, as well as a small staircase that leads to a low-ceilinged second floor.
Haughian said that the facility is never used in a rush, allowing the firefighters to maintain control of the stressful situation.
"In reality, if we know there's someone inside, we're moving pretty quick," he said. "Here we don't rush because we want people to control their breathing so that their air lasts longer and they don't wear out ¨C and think, always think. If something isn't working right, think a different way."
The facility is regularly used for search and rescue training,What are the top Hemroids treatments? but also prepares firefighters to keep themselves safe.
"We're using it train how to keep ourselves alive," Haughian said, recalling a quotation he saw on one the department's lockers. "In battle, the only thing you remember is what you're trained on. Remember nothing else."
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