Monday, February 26, 2007
"Wow, that's a lot of Hose"!
It was a cloudy day on the coast when we had our multi-engine company drill. Five engine companies got together. We met at the port to have a drafting drill ... taking water from the ocean as opposed to taking it from the hydrant ... and to flow multiple lines.
One engine was the drafting engine then supplied water in line to the other engines. In the top picture, at the end of all the lines is one small hoseline that was to have water to it at all times. The drill was a success! We had three monitors flowing at the same time also. Lots of water and lots of hose! A good day!
Sunday, February 04, 2007
All in a Days Work
As you can see, we are not wearing our fire gear. On this day we had lots of rain. Our Chief conducted a swiftwater training drill . We checked out some areas in our sector that could be potential problem areas for us. 
We tracked the water flow in this area to estimate time of travel if someone were to fall into the wash, and how long it would take to travel to the next crossing.
This water flow area is covered with fencing to protect people from getting into the wash. A padlock is on the bridge portion over the wash, that we cut to gain access to the water to be able to grasp a person floating down stream. Fires, emergency medical calls, traffic accidents or water related problems ... we prepare for it all!
