Drills and Training

Recent Sessions & Photos

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.

About 40 firefighters attended the class from Elk and Jefferson Counties.

 


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