According to the NFPA nearly 85% of fire departments operate in the suburban or rural setting. This translates into some often creative problem solving and or modifications to our apparatus, attack packages and tactics. Furthermore, the engine company is the one piece of equipment universal to nearly every fire department in the country. While the apparatus may be called by different names or call signs, the fact remains that saving lives and property by strategically placed fire streams operated by skilled, aggressive, interior engine company firefighters remains one of the most important tactical operations and is the hallmark of the American fire service.

This class is designed to expose students to numerous attack package options, proper deployment, advancement and management of hoselines of various internal diameters, working beyond the preconnect, advanced engine operations such as blitz attacks, courtyard stretches, bundles, well stretches, working from ground ladders and long side/short side engine search techniques. The course will give students information and skills that are immediately applicable to their job regardless of department size or makeup.

Max Students: 36

2- class A pumpers

A multistory training building with an open stairwell for vertical stretches.

2- working fire hydrants (can make do with 1 if needed) Sufficient supply hose (MDH, LDH) with hydrant wrench and adapters to make hydrant connections 550’ of. 2.5” hose 1000’ of 1.75” hose 400’ of 3” hose

4- TICs

6- portable radios

2- 24’ extension ladders

2- fixed gallonage low pressure 1.5” fog nozzles (150@50 and 150@75 if possible)

4- smoothbore nozzles- preferably 2- 7/8” and 2- 15/16” 3- 1 1/8” smoothbore nozzles

1- 1 1/16” smoothbore nozzle (if possible)

2- sets of irons

2- 6’ NY hooks

2- RAM style monitors

50- pallets and a 5 lb box of 3” screws

2 smoke machines with fog juice (candy smoke)

LIVE FIRE PREFERRED* (Note: if doing live fire the following additional resources are needed and the smoke machines can be subtracted from the above list)

-(1) box of drywall nails (5 lbs)

-Drills, hammers and a circular saw for build outs- a window prop or we can build one so long as lumber is available.

-SCBA w/ masks for instructors as we would be flying in.

-Makeshift furniture for realism (note we can build them out of pallets, plywood and OSB if needed but will need to add approx. 10 more pallets and 8 sheets of OSB or Plywood to the needs list to do the buildouts.

-Enough Live burn instructors to run the live fire portion if live fire is doable with enough pallets (see description below) and hay (usually one large bail) to burn on 2nd half of 8-hour class.

Approx. 35 pallets are needed for the 8 hour class. Note: if we do the non-live fire option we only need 4 instructors to run the class. If we do live fire we would need 4 additional instructors to assist.