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Members Attend Coatesville Building Fire Drill
By Firefighter Jeff Cole
February 19, 2013
On Saturday February 16th, 2013, Sadsburyville firefighters participated in a multi-company/department large-scale drill hosted by the Coatesville Fire Department. Engine 31-1 was requested to be the RIT (Rapid Intervention Team) during the drill. In mock scenarios a down firefighter mayday was alerted and the RIT team was deployed to save the downed firefighters. Firefighters had to use various tools to breach walls and rescue firefighters from a roof collapse. The drill helped enhance communication between members, fire companies and incident commanders.
We would like to thank the Coatesville Fire Department for extending the invitation to us to train with them.
Units:
Engine 31-1
Engine 31-1 staging on Fleetwood Street.
Ladder 41 and Engine 43 at the front of the drill building.
Lieutenant Pearce, Firefighter Conover and Cole stand by as the RIT team as Captain Loesch does a 360 survey of the building to determine means of egress and hazards associated with the building.
Firefighters from the East Brandywine Fire Company.
Firefighter Reynolds in front of the drill building.
Captain Loesch and Lieutenant Pearce establishing a incident action plan.
Multiple fire companies were involved in today's drill.
