We pushed our fire cadets mentally and physically tonight in training. Cadets broke off into two crews, swapping scenarios partway through the night.
SCBA were assembled into a pile, connected together, and cadets put their hoods on where they could not see. Cadets then worked to untangle the mess and see how well they knew their air packs in order to properly assemble them in working order.
The second station for the night was mental and physical. A five station challenge course consisted of the following for a timed event. 1. Lift a 50′ section of 1 1/2″ hose onto their shoulder and climb the training center stairs up/down five times. 2. Come down the stairs, place the hose bundle into a taped off area, move to a platform and pull a 50′ section of 2 1/2″ hose roll with a rope. 3. Leave the platform, pickup two pieces of cribbing, move through a series of cones and place them on the ground. 4. Hoist a roof ladder to their shoulder and go 50 feet around a cone and back to the starting cone. 5. Go through the firehouse and stretch 100′ of charged 1 1/2″ hoseline to a pair of cones and open/close the nozzle to end the course.
Cadets never gave up, they pushed each other, they learned a lot tonight, and they worked through a tough challenge.
Great job by ALL. The effort was amazing.
