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Firefighters Rescue ‘Victim’ From Burning McDavid Building
May 27, 2009
Firefighters entered a burning building in McDavid Tuesday night to search on their hands and knees for a person trapped inside.
That was the scenerio that played out again and again at the old McDavid School on Highway 29 as firefighters from the McDavid and Walnut Hill stations of Escambia Fire Rescue conducted a training exercise.
A simulated “victim” was placed inside an interior room of the abandoned building. Firefighters were forced to crawl on their hands and knees in full gear, searching a room filled with smoke created by a smoke machine. It was not possible to see directly in front of one’s face in the room due to the thick smoke.
Each time, the groups of firefighters were able to rescue the victim, dragging him to safety.
Outside the building, firefighters received a refresher course in safety and rescue techniques.
Pictured top: Firefighters prepare to enter a smoke filled room. Pictured below: Firefighters locate the “victim” in a simulated McDavid building fire Tuesday night. NorthEscambia.com exclusive photos, click to enlarge.
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4 Responses to “Firefighters Rescue ‘Victim’ From Burning McDavid Building”
You call that smoke, I’ve seen more smoke than that in a bar on friday night!
COOL!
Great pics, William. It’s good to see our FD’s getting quality training in realistic situations… there’s a lot of work involved in being a ‘volunteer’ rescue worker and I’m thankful for each and every one of them willing to do the job…
Still waiting for ‘Deadly Jobs’ professional (haha) criticism of this whole operation. Anyone got the odds on whether he is actually the Escambia County Public Safety Bureau Chief or a 16 year old know-it-all banging out googled information on his momma’s computer?
Great training. Thanks St. 9 for being host. We all had a great time. Great pictures Wm.!