Incident Command Training News Today

The new first responder training facility in Findlay is nearing completion and already held its first class. The STRICT Center (Simulated Tactical Response & Incident Command Training) is located behind Fire Station 4 on County Road 236. The facility includes two structures; a training building and a burn building. “An exciting aspect of the STRICT

The $2.4 million STRICT Center will be the home for all training for Hancock County fire departments and eventually will host more from across northwest Ohio.

The center will make improve training and make it more uniform.

The property following the house fire in Crawley Joint Fire Control received the first of eight 999 calls at 7.08pm, and quickly mobilised fire engines from Crawley, Horsham and Turners Hill to the scene. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used a high pressure hose reel as well as two main jets to quickly bring the fire under control. Rob Baker-Johnson, WSFRS’s Station Manager for Incident Command Training and Assurance, was one of the officers who attended the incident. He said: “Cre...

Members of Moffat County Search and Rescue participate in training with Classic Air in mid-December in Moffat County. As avalanche season and winter recreation heats up in Moffat County, the volunteer Search and Rescue unit is currently accepting applications for new members for 2021. According to SAR Captain Barry Barnes, Moffat County’s outfit currently has 15 active members, but is hoping to push closer to 24-25 members in 2021. “The more members we can get, the better,” Barnes said. �...