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The rail car was a no cost item for the County.Lets not forget it can also be used as a hiway tanker!!! Just in case some of you dont relalize , ther are many miles of both rail road tracks and highways in the County, im betting that 3/4 of the departments in Westchester have either RR lines or a major Highway with in their boundaries. Useing the lines on the tanker gives the I.C. the ability to test his department under "working condition" and still have safety . The burn simulator is as close as we can get to real conditions and still keep the safty margine that we want. No its not like crawling down a burning hallway. but thers heat , fire, darkness, twists and turns, ups and downs. every thing we need to bring our firefighters the training that they need and again still have the safty margin we want. the class A building is in the planning stages as well as a new mask confidence. Its our Training center use it .

one more comment useing the training center is the most valueable tool a department can have. You want diversity--- the burn simnlator can be use for at least over 30 different uses =--from one line attacts to multie line to ladder use to- cellar fires . you just need encouragement and the man power to use it right. I urge all departments to come to the new improved Training center its your tax dollars use it and use it right.

the average fire apparatus is close to @500,000.00 if not more. The average beer is $5.00 a bottle or less. ohhlets not forget the lives on the fire apparauts how much are they worth. Any Department that allowes drinking of any kind and/or allows someone to drive , is asking for trouble have a drink STAY HOME

you need 4 hours of wmd and 15 hours of haz mat

good advice,the FTC is offering Firefighter survival almmost every Sat. Sign your firefighter up for the course. Just remember they have to have had FF1, or equivilant to get State Certificiation Its a great way to get your firefighter prepared

Every thing said has its merit concerning the FTC new Instructors are about to come on line. Right now theFTC has completed 3FF1 classes. 2 more are in the process of completion. 3 more are scheduled fo rthe fall. Along with other State classes The Instructoors are doing the best they can, running classes both during the day and evening remember FF1 is 78 hours. The class size is determined by the State and 20 is a workable number--- no one can "hide" For Thoses of you in the Northern section just ask I'm sure a whole night can be set asside for your department if not a Saturday.If thats not enough Montour Falls can arrange a" Department weekend "for your department. Its 2004 guys training is the key to a sucessfull department,. We are all in this togeather.