| On Saturday June 2nd East Brandywine Fire Company volunteers gathered for Lt. Kevin Shaffer's Driver / Operator test.
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
Deploy and pump a single line for fire attack while using tank water
Deploy and pump a back-up line for fire attack using tank water
Establish a water supply
Chang between tank water and water supply source safely while sustaining a functional water flow
Deploy and Operate a Master Stream device
Establish a Water Supply from a static water source
Operate the Generator
Operate the Light Tower
The Officers would like to congratulate Lt. Shaffer for successfully passing his test. |
