Posted by Doug - Iowa on July 24, 2020 at 07:42:38 from (216.248.81.129):
In Reply to: Helping Neighbors posted by showcrop on July 24, 2020 at 03:51:35:
I believe there is a place for anyone who can show up. We had a guy in an electric wheelchair for years as radio operator, and thankful to have him. Older guys like me drive truck or run pump or direct traffic. And keep our criticism to ourselves; let the younger guys run the dept in the way that works best for them.
Our state fire association has lobbied for more mandatory training hours than a young working man can volunteer for. That has drove many away from volunteering. Yes, training is important to keep you and the public safe. But having 4 hours of training on how to calculate flow rates is a waste of time for a rural department. We don't have the manpower and we don't have the water. Spend that time on something that makes sense for us. Grain rescue for example.
I went to a mandatory training a few years back. The trainer was from Minneapolis Fire I think, and the scenario was a grain elevator fire. He said after you set up 4 pumpers off 8 hydrant lines you locate four 4 man teams with a 500 GPM monitor nozzle one on each corner before beginning your attack. Everyone started laughing, he looked pretty confused. Finally someone said you don't have a clue. Here's our scenario. We just rolled up on this with one truck and five guys and maybe 2500 gallons of water. Mutual Aid is 15 minutes away, that is if their truck started on the first try. Now you tell us what to do. He couldn't deal with that. We do what we can with what we got. And we do a damn good job with it I might add.
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