April 10, 2012 12:00 am
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Photos courtesy of ECFR Citizen Academy participants Martha Martin and Sheila Plato work with ECFR Intern Fire Fighter/EMT Reece Bonenfant to extinguish a fire in the cab of a pick-up truck. The group learned how to handle charged fire hoses while safely approaching vehicle fires. Exploding pressure cylinders in "low impact bumpers" can seriously injure emergency responders as firefighters approach vehicles at angles to avoid flying bumpers and rocketing cylinders. The 1.75-inch fire hoses, used to extinguish vehicle fires, deliver 180 gallons of water per minute at a nozzle pressure of 100 psi.
Citizen Academy participants work with ECFR firefighters and Camas Fire Department paramedics during a mock "Code 99." Mike Milani breathes for the CPR mannequin while Sheila Plato performs CPR. Camas Fire Captain/Paramedic Greg Weisser and ECFR Fire Fighter/IV Technician Brad Delano provided pointers and assisted in the resuscitation drill.
Seven local citizens got first-hand looks at the operations at East County Fire and Rescue during its Citizen’s Basic Fire Academy in March at the Fern Prairie fire station in Camas.
During the eight-hour session, the citizen group learned about how fire districts serve the unincorporated areas in Clark County, performed emergency medical care, extinguished vehicle fires, and used extrication tools to tear a car apart.
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