State Fire School 2004

Bowling Green State University

Basic Fire Investigation Class

 State Fire School 2004

Bowling Green State University

Firefighter Survival

         County-wide Disaster Drill

May 22, 2004

            Wadsworth Safety Forces; Fire, Police, and E.M.S. participated in this drill. The drill was held at Franklin School and was in participation with numerous other departments and county agencies. The exercise was an excellent training opportunity which allowed us to function and coordinate disaster response with other community agencies and agencies from other counties and state.

Stark State Fire Academy 2004

 Pictures from content fire in a Fire Simulator located at Ashland Oil in Stark County. Tim McCurry a fulltime Firefighter/Medic with the department attended this 120 hour school in August/ September 2004.

84 Hour Transition Class, Spring 2005 

Pictures from practical evolution from Fire Control segment of the 84 hour Level 1 class conducted Spring 2005. Cars donated by Wadsworth Towing and site by W. Gairing. A. Hontert, Instructor

Howell Rescue School

May, 2005

The Howell Rescue School is held every year in May to allow fire and rescue personnel the opportunity to advance knowledge and skills in actual simulated incidents. In 2005 three members attended this advance training, Lt. E. Bowling, Lt. D. Cleckner and FF L. Skruck. The vehicles used actually have a rescue mannequin inside that the students must remove using different hands on techniques. Below are some pictures of the situations encountered during this training session. Photos courtesy of Lt. E. Bowling.

    Vehicle over a Jersey Barrier                           Vehicle sideways into a Jersey Barrier

Lt. D. Cleckner on the Training Ground                       Vehicle dropped over barrier

Fall 2005 Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus Drill

          Always follow the hoseline out         Descending a 45 degree ramp           

        Simulated debris entanglement          Maneuvering steps into attic            

    This drill is designed to help firefighters to become more confident in their abilities to function inside of a structure involved in fire while wearing an S.C.B.A. If a firefighter should become entrapped and need to exit the hazardous area this will give them some basic understanding of what they may be faced with. This drill test the firefighters ability to maneuver through tight areas and to free themselves should they become entangled in debris.