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Page 18, Fire News, January/February 2023 Training

NE FOOLS Training Weekend

Recent New England FOOLS training weekend. - Fire News photos by Lisa Burton

Norfolk Drill

Norfolk (CT) held a multifaceted drill on October16, 2022, at the Royal Arcanum building, a massive centerpiece built in the early 1900s. At one time the building was the Norfolk Fire Department headquarters. The drill was intended to test many systems simultaneously including communications, watersupply, particularly the new watermains, and inter-agency coordination. Four“victims” were rescued, waterflow was over4000 gpm, and a total of 150,000 gallons was moved. - Fire News photo by Ed Harvey

FF-1 Class Wrapping Up

On November12, 2022, Hartford (CT) County Fire School held theirFF1 live burn forthe fall class. The class took part in five different stations throughout the day; ladders, search and rescue, RIT, basement fire attack and 2nd floorfire attack. Firefighters worked togetherat each station. Firefighters wrapped up the fall class a few weeks laterin preparation fortheirState Final written test.

- Fire News photo by John DeForest

WindsorLocks Live Burn

In early November, members of the WindsorLocks (CT) Fire Department participated in theirannual live burn drill at the Connecticut Fire Academy.

- Fire News photo by Coral Ruggiero

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Live Burn in Sutton Dracut, Others Train on Saws

On October15, 2022, a live burn was conducted by the Sutton (MA) Fire Department. Firefighters from area towns were also invited to attend. This was a dwelling scheduled to be torn down. Afew evolutions were conducted before the house was let go. - Fire News photo by Paul Shea Fire Chief Richard Patterson reports that the Dracut (MA) Fire Department, along with members from several otherlocal departments, underwent intensive training on using saws at the fire department recently. Twenty-fourfirefighters from Dracut, Tewksbury, Tyngsborough, Hudson (NH), Pelham (NH) and Salem (NH) participated in training provided by Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue Assistant Chief forTraining and EMS Stephen Shaw, a 27yearveteran of the fire service, who provided classroom and hands-on lessons to all level of firefighters. - Photo courtesy of Dracut FD