Congratulations are in order to four of our members, FF/EMT Brittney Bean, FF Tyler Frederick, FF Aubrey Sievers, and FF Darrick Henderson, for successfully completing training at the Firefighter II level.
Firefighter II is an additional training course required for all senior members involved in the firefighting services of the department. The course is 66 hours in length, and includes lecture, discussion, online activities and team focused practical exercises. Instructors are Maryland State Certified Emergency Services Instructors from the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute, University of Maryland, headquartered in College Park, MD. Major topics include fire department organization; Incident command; building construction; ventilation; water distribution systems; hose streams; fixed fire protection systems; fire prevention; fire inspection pre-planning; ladders; and rescue procedures.
Students must successfully score on a final written exam as well as all practical skills sessions.

Congratulations on this great accomplishment!

SDVFDRS&RS provides free training for anyone that becomes a member. To learn more about volunteering, please visit our website: www.sdvfdrs.org