NIMS (national incident
management system) 300:3-6, 3-13, 3-14
2010
Firefighters of the Brockway Volunteer Hose Company
attended a three day (24 Hour) course on NIMS ICS 300. The course provided
training on and resources for personnel who require advanced application of
the Incident Command System. This course expands upon information covered in
the ICS-100 and ICS-200 courses. Students developed an Incident Action Plan
for a simulated incident. The Instructors were Greg Agosti and Ed Hoffman.
People from Emporium Search and Rescue, Marienville Forestry Department and
Summerville Fire Department also attended the course. A NIMS 400 course is
being planned for sometime in September 2010.
Carbon Monoxide Incident
Training
2-23-2010
The Brockway Volunteer Hose Company attended a Carbon
Monoxide Awareness course at the Jefferson County Department of Emergency
Services Building on Tuesday, February 23, 2010. The course was
sponsored through BC3 and the instructor was John Schneider from Elk County.
The goal of this course is to increase the firefighters
effectiveness as first responders to residential CO detector activations.
Accountability Training
2-20-2010
The Brockway Volunteer Hose Company traveled to Ridgway
on Saturday, February 20, 2010 for a class on Accountability. The
Accountability System class was taught by Mark A. Nanna from Cranberry
Township, Pa. The 4 hour class explained the use of the Accountability system,
Duties, ICS and PAR.
