Training

Feb 18 2020

Firefighter Bailout Training 02.17.2020

Attached are photos, courtesy of Bob Wilmot from last night’s training conducted by Safety and Survival Training. Thanks to the training committee for coordinating this excellent training opportunity.

May 24 2016

Flourtown Receives New SCBA and Training

On Monday, May 23, 2016 Flourtown Fire began training with its 20+ new SCBA (self-contained breathing apparatus) from manufacturer MSA. Company representative and The Fire Store dealer, John Major, was on hand to help familiarize the firefighters with the new MSA G1 SCBA units. Each unit consists of a harness, back plate, a 30-minute air bottle and face mask, along with NFPA-required heads up air-monitoring indicators, voice amplifiers, electronic and manual air supply warnings and the ability to connect them to radio and other information sources via bluetooth. But the new safety equipment doesn’t come cheap, to outfit all our apparatus and replace the 15-year old SCBA currently being used cost approximately $100,000. A grant from DHS/FEMA and one from the State are helping cover the costs but the fire company will still need to spend close to $5,000, not easy for a 100% volunteer organization.

Photos by Robert Wilmot, Jr.

Jun 24 2015

Congratulations Firefighter McTear

On 6/24/2015 Firefighter Chris McTear completed and graduated from Firefighter I at the Montgomery County Fire Academy. Several members of the fire company were present to congratulate Chris.

Jun 24 2015

Firefighter II Class Attends PECO Energy Training Facility

As part of the Firefighter II National Certification class, that members from Flourtown, Oreland, Barren Hill and Centre Square Fire companies have been attending over the past several weeks, one of the requirements is to attend the PECO training facility and work on extinguishing gas/propane fires. On Monday 6/22/15 they fulfilled this requirement.

Aug 26 2014

Station 88 Barrel Fights

For the second year in a row, the crew from Flourtown Fire Co. took first place in the annual barrel fights hosted by Fort Washington Fire Company.

Teams from local companies gathered at the Fort Washington Fire Co.’s training grounds on Monday, August 18th to compete against each other in a “barrel fight”.

A “barrel fight” consists of a steel barrel hung on a zip line between two poles, and it is sprayed with water from a fire hose on opposite ends by each team. The team that was able to push the barrel to the other side is the winner. Essentially, it is a fire hose tug-of-war, but with pushing rather than pulling.

Way to go Station 6!

Pictured left to right: Firefighters Sal Santangelo, Tyler Buckley, Ross Pike, Andrew Johnson & Ryan Johnson