"The man on top of the mountain
didn't just fall there."
didn't just fall there."
- Vince Lombardi
Five Time NFL Championship Winner
Five Time NFL Championship Winner
PPE & SCBA
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) or "turnout gear" is designed to protect firefighters from serious injuries from heat, flames, cuts, abrasions, and other physical hazards. PPE consists of boots, bunker pants, coat, hood, gloves, and a helmet.
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A Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) or an airpack is a device worn to provide firefighters with breathable air in a hazardous atmosphere such as a heat or smoke-filled room.
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The Warren County Junior Firefighters train to don their PPE & SCBA as rapidly and as proficiently as possible. This is an important skill for all firefighters so they can board their fire apparatus quickly and be ready to fight fire when they arrive on-scene.
Emergency Medical Care
Being a first responder or emergency medical responder (EMR) is a large part of being a firefighter. Emergency Medical Care provides junior firefighters with training on how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and use an automated external defibrillator (AED), how to administer basic life support (BLS) to open airways, assist breathing, control bleeding, treat burns and traumas, identify signs of an overdose, and symptoms of shock.
Junior firefighters also learn how to package a patient for transport and how to safely move and load a patient into an ambulance or medical helicopter.
Warren County Junior Firefighters also receive training on protecting themselves from contagious diseases and bloodborne pathogens. Most of our members are certified in CPR/AED/First Aid. Some even earn their certification as an Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT). Some WCJFF alumni go on to careers in emergency medical services (EMS) as a paramedic or the military as a medic.
Junior firefighters also learn how to package a patient for transport and how to safely move and load a patient into an ambulance or medical helicopter.
Warren County Junior Firefighters also receive training on protecting themselves from contagious diseases and bloodborne pathogens. Most of our members are certified in CPR/AED/First Aid. Some even earn their certification as an Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT). Some WCJFF alumni go on to careers in emergency medical services (EMS) as a paramedic or the military as a medic.
Hoses, Nozzles, and Hose Appliances
Fire hoses, nozzles, and fire hose appliances are among the most basic of equipment used by firefighters.
Warren County Junior Firefighters develop an understanding of the various sizes and types of hoses, hose appliances & adapters, and nozzles which produce different water streams based on the situation to provide efficient firefighting operations.
Junior firefighters learn different hose rolls and hose lays, and how to pack hose on the fire apparatus for efficient deployment of supply hoses and attack lines at the scene of a fire.
Warren County Junior Firefighters develop an understanding of the various sizes and types of hoses, hose appliances & adapters, and nozzles which produce different water streams based on the situation to provide efficient firefighting operations.
Junior firefighters learn different hose rolls and hose lays, and how to pack hose on the fire apparatus for efficient deployment of supply hoses and attack lines at the scene of a fire.
Water Supply
Warren County Junior Firefighters learn hands-on the working parts of the water supply system and how, among other things, to supply water to a fire apparatus via a fire hydrant, how to set-up and utilize a water dump tank system, and how a tanker shuttle is used to supplement the dump tanks with water.
Ground Ladders
Ground Ladders are essential equipment for firefighters. Knowing which ladder to use, the proper placement, and how to correctly raise and lower ladders can mean the difference between a safe operation and a serious injury, or worse.
Warren County Junior Firefighters learn the purpose and functions of the different types of ladders, how to perform one-person and two-person ladder carries, how to raise and lower ladders working as a team, how to perform a “ladder leg lock” so as to safely work from a ladder hands-free, how to carry tools and equipment while ascending or descending the ladder, and how to perform different methods of ladder rescues.
Warren County Junior Firefighters learn the purpose and functions of the different types of ladders, how to perform one-person and two-person ladder carries, how to raise and lower ladders working as a team, how to perform a “ladder leg lock” so as to safely work from a ladder hands-free, how to carry tools and equipment while ascending or descending the ladder, and how to perform different methods of ladder rescues.
Aerial Ladders
Under the supervision of adult firefighters, Warren County Junior Firefighters learn the purpose and functions of aerials or ladder fire trucks.
Aerials are used for elevated waterstreams, access to areas out of the reach of ground ladders, and rescues.
Aerials are used for elevated waterstreams, access to areas out of the reach of ground ladders, and rescues.
Ropes & Knots
Firefighters use Ropes & Knots in a variety of rescues, life-safety, and utility uses, therefore they must be knowledgeable and comfortable with ropes and knots for diverse applications such as hoisting an axe, pike pole, or hose line to an upper floor, or securing a ground ladder to keep it from kicking out and falling.
Warren County Junior Firefighters learn rope care and uses, and train in basic knot tying.
Warren County Junior Firefighters learn rope care and uses, and train in basic knot tying.
Rescue
Rescue is an integral part of the fire service. Whether it is performing a search & rescue inside a house fire, moving a patient on a litter, or removing a patient from the second story room, firefighters must be prepared to safely rescue citizens from a wide variety of scenarios.
Warren County Junior Firefighters train on hand tools and power tools, specialized rescue equipment, and how to use litters and stretchers to move patients.
Warren County Junior Firefighters train on hand tools and power tools, specialized rescue equipment, and how to use litters and stretchers to move patients.
Vehicle Rescue
Warren County Junior Firefighters learn how to immobilize vehicle passengers then packaged them for transport by EMS to a medical facility.
Members learn rescue techniques to extricate trapped and pinned patients using hand tools and power equipment like the "Jaws of Life" hydraulic rescue tool.
Members learn rescue techniques to extricate trapped and pinned patients using hand tools and power equipment like the "Jaws of Life" hydraulic rescue tool.
Forcible Entry
Warren County Junior Firefighters train on hand tools, power equipment, and techniques for forcible entry used to gain access to buildings or other areas when normal means are locked or blocked.
Mayday / Self-Rescue / Rapid Intervention Team (RIT)
It is an unfortunate fact of life that firefighting is a hazardous occupation. To mitigate those hazards, firefighters train in a variety of strategies and tactics should the worse happen.
Warren County Junior Firefighters train in self-rescue such as punching through a stud wall to gain access to another room if their primary egress is cut off, or disentangling themselves from fallen wires, cables, and debris while wearing an airpack.
Members learn to adhere to the fire service principle of "two in, two out," meaning if you have two firefighters inside, you have two firefighters outside suited up and ready to go in to search and rescue them should something happen. We typically call these Rapid Intervention Teams (RITs). Members practice going in, searching in dark, smoky, or otherwise hazardous conditions to find a downed firefighter after a "mayday" is transmitted. Once located, they must removed the injured, often unconscious, firefighter from the structure.
Warren County Junior Firefighters train in self-rescue such as punching through a stud wall to gain access to another room if their primary egress is cut off, or disentangling themselves from fallen wires, cables, and debris while wearing an airpack.
Members learn to adhere to the fire service principle of "two in, two out," meaning if you have two firefighters inside, you have two firefighters outside suited up and ready to go in to search and rescue them should something happen. We typically call these Rapid Intervention Teams (RITs). Members practice going in, searching in dark, smoky, or otherwise hazardous conditions to find a downed firefighter after a "mayday" is transmitted. Once located, they must removed the injured, often unconscious, firefighter from the structure.
Live Burn
Advanced training for Warren County Junior Firefighters includes live burn exercises. These training exercises are performed under supervision with trained fire instructors. Leading up to the live fire exercises, junior firefighters must demonstrate proficiency with with PPE & SCBA. Prior to live fire training exercises, most junior firefighters train in an artificial, non-toxic, smoke environments to prepare.