Super Vac Regional Sales Manager Gary Wilkins provides basic firefighter chainsaw training during a Central Alabama Training Solution annual training event. Attendees attempted firefighter roof ventilation cuts using battery- and gas-powered fire ventilation saws equipped with a depth gauge. Firefighters cut into decking material with unexposed rafters and double-layer shingles. Here, we have a battery-operated chainsaw and a gas-operated chainsaw. …
Last week marked the conclusion of the Front Range Fire Consortium Fire Academy Recruit Class 2021-1, culminating with 14 hours of non-stop calls and real-life scenarios during Hell Day/Night. Eighteen individuals completed their training and will begin their careers within their respective agencies.
Central Alabama Training Solutions instructor Shaun McAteer demonstrates how hydraulic ventilation firefighting can aid small, understaffed volunteer fire departments. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: This is a very helpful tool. It has a very good purpose. You might be low on manpower while you’re out in the county because you’re volunteers. I commend you for that. I’m a volunteer as well where I …
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This one-hour AMCA (the Air Movement and Control Association) insite™ Webinar Series covers the evolution of PPVs and AMCA 240 certification, along with ventilation principles, including entrained airflow and back pressure factors. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: The broadcast is now starting. All attendees are in listen only mode. Hello everyone. Welcome to today’s AMCA insight webinar on positive pressure, ventilators, PPV, and …
A Snap-tite Hose Inc. representative provided fire hose management tips during a 2021 Central Alabama Training Solutions event, explaining proper hand placement techniques. He also discussed the construction of the N-Dura fire hose and how its build prevents hose reaction. Below is a transcription of the video: This is our gladiator. It has a 177-inner diameter. It’s designed for the …
Fire Spotlight continually highlights firefighter stories. In this video, we capture firefighter and instructor Shaun McAteer from the Tuscaloosa Fire Department, discussing his own firefighter mistakes in this video. He had to use his fire training and keep calm during a high-stress situation when everything seemed to go wrong. McAteer got tangled in his hoses, lost his oxygen and knocked …
A Super Vac representative discusses how to calculate air changes per hour in this Central Alabama Training Solutions firefighter ventilation training video. In the fire industry, it’s generally accepted that 10 air changes are required to properly ventilate most rooms, fully removing the stagnant air from all of the room’s corners. This video demonstrates a Super Vac battery fan in …
Making it snow?! Nah. Just some foam action with Apparatus Equipment & Service, Saratoga Springs Fire & Rescue, Safe Fleet and Phoschek Foam.
Coaling Fire District Chief Scott White of a local Alabama fire department gives his candid opinion on European fire helmets. Chief White proudly wears an MSA helmet, despite the popularity of traditional fire helmets and the ongoing debate of European vs American fire helmets. This is a transcription of a firefighter video recently captured at Central Alabama Training Solutions: This …
