From 2 March 2018 through 11 March 2018 four members of the Danville Volunteer Fire Department attended the 2018 Sissonville Fire School, receiving training in various rescue techniques and incident management skills.
Fires are usually the initial thought that people associate the fire service with, but in reality only five percent of calls for service actually involve a fire. Fire schools are a valued asset to the first responder community in West Virginia, allowing firefighters, police officers, and emergency medical services to be trained on improved skills and practices in their respective fields. Members received new certifications, and instituted them in mock training simulations that stressed implementation of the new techniques as well as interoperability.
Accomplishments
Engineer Charlie Sutphin attended a Night Time Automotive Extrication class, Firefighter Cody Gillispie attended Vehicle and Machinery Extrication Level 1 and Level 2. Engineer Gregory Hager attended Introduction to Technical Rescue where he earned his Wilderness Rescue Awareness, Vehicle Rescue Awareness, Machinery Rescue Awareness, Rope Rescue Awareness, and Rope Rescue Operations certifications. Squad Leader Roy Williams attended Swift Water Rescue Awareness, Critical Incident Stress Management, Traffic Incident Management System, and Commanding the Flood Response classes.
These advanced technical and rescue skills allow the Danville Fire Department to assist you, the community, with a quicker, more efficient, and safer approach to rescues. Continuing education is the backbone to staying ahead in an ever changing and rapidly evolving world. From technical rope rescues in the wilderness, to nighttime vehicle stabilization and extrication techniques, we are prepared to risk a lot to save a lot.
About
The Sissonville Fire School celebrated it’s twelfth year of training this year, and has been a staple of emergency services since it’s inception in 2006. This year, 111 agencies from West Virginia and Ohio were represented in the 589 pre-registered attendees. The classes ran the gamut from the basic Firefighter 1 class, a requirement of all new recruits, to technician level Hazardous Material response, and National Incident Management System 300 classes.
The DVFD would like to thank the West Virginia Public Service Training, the West Virginia University Fire Services Extension, the Sissonville Volunteer Fire Department, Sissonville High School, all the instructors and students for making the fire school a success!