What have your firefighters been busy with lately? The answer is plenty! So far in 2018 the Fredericktown Community Fire District has responded to a total of 86 fire/rescue runs throughout our district and our second due areas in Mount Vernon, Morrow County, and Richland County.
We have a lieutenant that just completed their Firefighter II certification (240-hours). We have a probationary firefighter getting ready to head to classes to go from his 36-hours volunteer certification to the Firefighter I certification (120 Hours). We have a probationary firefighter that just completed her 36-hour volunteer certification. The FCFD was represented by seven firefighters at the Heavy Rescue 101 training day in Northern Ohio last month. One of our officers attended a water movement class last month and another firefighter attended a workshop/town hall on “active killer response”.
With several probationary firefighters, the amount of training in the firehouse and out in the community is ongoing and frequent right now. Getting on the department and completing your certification is the first step, after that is are a large amount of skills that must be built.
Our cadets in addition to their academic and athletic accomplishments have been very busy around the firehouse in their training and responses to our emergency calls as well. The cadet program is in the middle of the recruiting phase of the year to obtain new members prior to the upcoming June academy. One of our cadets is a senior at FHS, will graduate in a couple weeks and is already approved as a probationary firefighter!
We are writing grants, servicing our equipment at the station, performing maintenance, and always preparing for the next call. These are just a few of the MANY things that we are busy with beyond our normal training nights. Want to learn more, follow us here!
