The apparatus being built is a 1996 E-One tilt cab with seating for six fire fighters. The apparatus will also have a 12,000 pound winch and a 6,000 psi cascade system for filling SCBA cylinders and running air powered equipment. We expect to take delivery of the apparatus in September of 1996. In 1995-96, the Gurnee Fire Department established a training committee to enhance training. The past year the committee has worked hard to try and get an area as large and difficult as training under control and more to the needs of each firefighter.
Training is a very essential part of the firefighters job.
Each part has a new subject and changes all the time. The committee has to keep up with the changes as they come in and establish training to enhance each firefighters skills. The consensus from all was to keep the guidelines short, concise and direct. Safety and efficiency were the overall objectives and we believe this has been met. The term guidelines means just that, and it still leaves room for the officer in charge to have latitude in handling some situations.