On Friday November 27th East Brandywine Fire Company volunteers took advantage of the beautiful weather to conduct and internal Driver / Operator test. Chief's Aide Kevin Shaffer successfully completed his internal driver / operator test on Engine 49-5.

Chief's Aide Shaffer who is already qualified on Engine 49-1 and Ladder 49 participated in a scenario-based test. Prior to testing Chief's Aide Shaffer completed the necessary prerequisite training to qualify.

East Brandywine Fire Company sets high expectations for their Drivers both in regards to driving safely as well as operationally.

In order to be eligible to test, the candidate must have the following:

Commercial Drivers License (CDL)

Emergency Vehicle Operations (EVOC)

Firefighter I or Equivalent Training

Pump Operations Class

Ten hours of road time driving the apparatus

In order to successfully pass the Company's internal Driver / Operator test, the candidate must demonstrate competency with the following:

Driving the apparatus safely

Deploying and pumping a single line for fire attack while using tank water

Deploying and pumping a back-up line for fire attack using tank water

Establishing a water supply

Changing between tank water and water supply source safely while sustaining a functional water flow

Deploying and Operating a Master Stream device

Operating the Generator

Congratulations to Kevin on successfully passing his test.