Engine Company Operations “Stretching and Operating”
Course Description:
This grassroots course will cover Engine company operations in stretching and operating the critical first line and will cover all the positions of the first due Engine. The Engine Officers’ responsibilities, before during, and after a working fire. An in-depth look at the Nozzle firefighter’s Duties of stretching, advancing, and operating the nozzle. It will stress the importance of a well-trained backup man. It will also cover the door firefighter’s position. This course will also cover the simple tools any well-trained Engine firefighter should carry during everyday activities. It will also cover how the nozzle team should react to different fire ground emergencies. The success of every operation depends on a well-trained determined company. This back-to-basics no-nonsense course will take you through the right steps to complete this mission. This course with also take an in-depth look at stretching and operating the 2 ½” hand line in the event the fire, the building or the situation calls for large amounts of water applied rapidly.
Becoming a trusted company officer takes time, dedication, sacrifice, and hard work. But that is the price that leaders pay for their subordinates and their companies. This class will assist the firefighters in their transition to company officers and guide them on their path to leadership.
Biography:
Tim is a 42-year Fire Service veteran serving the last 31 years with the FDNY until his retirement. Tim was a volunteer firefighter with the Newington Ct. FD. and the Montgomery, NY. FD. Where he served as a Lieutenant. He was also a paid firefighter with the City of New Britain Ct, FD. For 5 years until his appointment to the FDNY in 1990. Tim was a Lieutenant on Engine 88 in the Bronx for 19 years after spending many years on Engine 69, one of FDNY’s busiest Engines. Tim is the lead HOT instructor for FDTN Academy’s engine operations program and is the author of FDTN’s “Stretching and Operating the First Line” Tim has been lead instructor for FDIC and FDIC West’s live burn Hot program and has taught engine operations at Firehouse Expo, the Orlando Fire Conference, Wichita HOT, Andy Fredricks Days, Black hawk fire conference, The New York State Chiefs Show, the NYSAFC Seminar series and Company Officer leadership series, HROC conference, MAFFC Show, Amboy Fire and Extrication School, Joey Dibernardo Training seminar, Long Island Fire/EMS expo. and the Fort Lauderdale Fire Expo. Tim has also written articles for Fire Engineering, FDTN training magazine, Firehouse.com, and Size-up Magazine for many years. Tim was also a member of the group that has totally rewritten FDNY’s Engine Company Operations Manual.
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