February Tuesday Night Training Drills
Tuesday – February 8th, 2022 Drill NightThis month, companies are recertifying for CPR, reviewing ropes and knots, and running drills on RIT/downed firefighter. SWFD just acquired new Fast-Attack RIT-Paks from 3M Scott Fire & Safety. These bags contain air bottles smaller than the ones we wear on our backs and are brought into fires for emergency […]
Truck Setup Training on 12/17/2021
Warm weather on December 17A few of our members made best use of 58° and sunny today by putting in some daytime training. The group took Tower 1 to several locations around town and practiced setting the truck up – some standard positioning, some not-so-standard. Setting up the aerial isn’t something that happens as frequently […]
Training: Rescue Car down an Embankment
South Windsor FIRE Department is at Dzen Tree Farm.10/17/2021 10:43amTRAINING – TRAINING – TRAININGThis morning, Sunday, October 17th the SWFD Special Operations – Rescue Squad members trained on a simulated car down an embankment with two trapped occupants. The SWFD invited members of the Broad Brook Fire Department to participate. Members had to descend an […]
SWFD Training: Rescue Weekend in APRIL 2022!
The South Windsor Fire Department (CT) will be hosting a Rescue Weekend in April 2022, covering tactical thermal imaging, RIT, and more. Exact location and times to be announced. Registration coming soon! TrainingDivision@SouthWindsorFire.org
August Training Drills on Tuesdays Nights
Tuesday August 10, 2021 *Drill Night*Weekly drills for the month of August have companies rotating through three topics. Company 1 worked with a tool we carry called a GripHoist. The GripHoist is essentially a technical come-along winch at base level, but has more finesse and features. It’s a great tool to move several-thousand-pound objects in […]
Training: Pump Training on 5/1
While many of us were enjoying the nice first May weekend, nearly a dozen members of the SWFD dedicated themselves to “Pump Training”. The Training Division prepares members both in classroom setting (calculations, friction loss, and theory) as well as hands-on practical skill sets. Training supported by our young adults from the Explorer Post 838/Co. […]
SWFD Training: Rescue Weekend in APRIL 2021!
Tired of traveling to a different part of the country just to get some good training? Same. The South Windsor Fire Department (CT) will be hosting a Rescue Weekend in April 2021, covering machinery rescue, vehicle extrication, rope rescue, and more. Top-notch instructors will be coming together with some brilliant scenarios to challenge you and […]
SWFD Training: Rescue Weekend in APRIL 2021!
Tired of traveling to a different part of the country just to get some good training? Same. The South Windsor Fire Department (CT) will be hosting a Rescue Weekend in April 2021, covering machinery rescue, vehicle extrication, rope rescue, and more. Top-notch instructors will be coming together with some brilliant scenarios to challenge you and […]
Training: Tour Harbor Chase on 3/23/2021
Thanks to the coordination efforts of the SWFD Training Division, throughout the day/evening crews had a chance to tour and pre-plan the nearly complete new Harbor Chase Assisted Living/Memory Care Facility.
October Training for a Mass Casualty Incident
Drill Night – Tuesday, October 27, 2020Members, who were scheduled for a low-key classroom drill, were dealt a surprising challenge from the Training Division on Tuesday night. Crews responded to a **simulated drill** for a MCI (mass-casualty incident) involving three vehicles. A total of 12 simulated patients were in need of rescue/removal between one overturned […]