East Liverpool Fire Department conducts zero visibility training
Hamilton observes and guides Elliot through a training exercise on how to follow a hose line in a house with zero visibility. With multiple hoses laid out Elliott, is tasked with following one hose.
Hamiliton entangles Elliot in a strap while Elliot is tasked to do a training exercise to blindly follow one hose line among multiple hoses. The strap is an additional step in the training to show Elliot how to self-extricate himself with no visibility if he should become caught on debris or anything else while in a house fire.
Assistant Chief Lance Smith and Hamilton train Elliot on precise aim of a hose with no visibility going on verbal directions. Elliot’s goal is to hose over the traffic cones.
Hamilton observes and guides Elliot through a training exercise on how to follow a hose line in a house with zero visibility. With multiple hoses laid out Elliott, is tasked with following one hose.
Hamiliton entangles Elliot in a strap while Elliot is tasked to do a training exercise to blindly follow one hose line among multiple hoses. The strap is an additional step in the training to show Elliot how to self-extricate himself with no visibility if he should become caught on debris or anything else while in a house fire.
Assistant Chief Lance Smith and Hamilton train Elliot on precise aim of a hose with no visibility going on verbal directions. Elliot’s goal is to hose over the traffic cones.
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East Liverpool firefighters are constantly training when on duty. Firefighter Shayne Hamilton works with Firefighter Clayton Elliot on how to follow a hose in a house with zero visibility and remove clutter or debris from out of the way during a house fire. Elliott is wearing his hood backwards to act as a blindfold to imitate zero visibility conditions. (Photos by Kristi R. Garabrandt)