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ORFD completes firefighter training in blighted home purchased by city

Posted at 2:29 pm January 12, 2015
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Waddell Place Firefighter Training Fire

The Oak Ridge Fire Department finished scientific and training burns on Monday, January 5, 2015, on this blighted house purchased by the City of Oak Ridge on Waddell Place. (Photos by Tom Scott)

 

The Oak Ridge Fire Department completed scientific and training burns on Monday, January 5, on a blighted house on Waddell Place.

The home was in the Highland View neighborhood in north-central Oak Ridge.

The blighted house was recently purchased by the city, which then completed asbestos abatement on the property and removed other items such as shingles, plastics, and other non-wood products to meet Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation standards for live fire training, ORFD Assistant Fire Chief Josh Waldo said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: blighted house, community development, demolition, firefighter training, Highland View, International Society of Fire Service Instructors, live fire training, Mark Watson, Matt Widner, National Institute of Standards of Technology, Oak Ridge Fire Department, ORFD, research burns, scientific burns, TDEC, Tom Scott, Underwriters Laboratories, Waddell Place

Firefighting class to be offered in Clinton

Posted at 12:06 pm May 16, 2014
By Dawn Huotari Leave a Comment

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The Clinton Fire Department is planning to host a 64-hour basic firefighting class. The dates, times, and cost for the training will be based on the number of people who take part.

This course is designed to provide basic fire ground skills necessary to operate and perform on the fire ground. The program is geared to volunteer firefighters and others who are unable to attend longer duration programs.

The course covers sections of NFPA 1403: Live Fire Training Evolutions, meeting the basic skill level for the student to participate in “live” fire fighting training activities. This course is a prerequisite for students who wish to attend the 16-hour F111 – Firefighter I Live Burn course at the Academy. The students will receive a certificate for basic firefighting upon successful completion of written and practical testing. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Clinton, Front Page News, Police and Fire Tagged With: basic firefighting, Bradley Allen, Clinton Fire Department, fire ground skills, firefighter training, volunteer firefighters

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