Friday, March 27, 2009

Suspended Ceilings

Day 2 at the Big Show and it was going to be an early start to those on the engine and medic unit. We were scheduled for class at the training center first thing even before getting some breakfast.
(well at least one of us got to have a steak egg and cheese biscuit from Tudor's)
But before marking out of service we responded to Avante for a working code and after clearing up we headed to RVTC for a suspended ceiling class.

This class reminded us of the potential hazards we may come in contact with in commercial and some residential structures. Several videos of fire from around the nations with veteran firefighters and officers surviving collapses but getting in tangled with the different objects above suspended ceiling. Some hands on at the end of class again reminding us of how to handle different types of entanglements.
We made it back for lunch and then the medic truck got busy again. The Ladder truck went to class this afternoon leaving the engine with one task and one task only, to go to the store and get stuff for dinner. When the ladder and medic truck made it back to the station around 5pm we were surprised that the one task had not been carried through. We had a visit from Lt Craft (in compliance) today looking for JJ and inquiring about some contact he has received from a certain animal rights activist group, did I mention (in compliance)


Chef Decker made the command decision and order pizza after giving the engine grief and listened to their excuses. After dinner an attempt was made to watch a movie but was disturbed by the engine, medic unit and RS1 running a few calls. I was hoping the rain would keep most people inside tonight but they can only stay in so long before they get tired of each other and start calling us. Until Sunday. . .