Live Fire Training
Had a lot of fun yesterday, started out with 20 minutes on the stair stepper doing speed intervals. Then last night we had live fire drills. These drills are a great way to exercise because you don’t feel like you are working when you are actually pushing yourself to your limits. We start out by dragging a charge hose line to the door, mean while others are bring tools, thermal imaging camera and a fan. Once the team has assembled at the door we put our air mask on then force the door. Once in the door the first thing we see is fire I attack the fire then move down the hall searching rooms as we go. Finally, we encounter another larger fire, we attack it. The drill is over. As we walk out I notice that I am breathing deeply but I feel energized and strong. We reset and do it again. Oh, how I love my job.
Live fire training is the perfect test of fitness. It determines if your training is worth a damn. There is no point in pushing iron and running miles if it doesn’t help me on the fire ground. The good thing is I am noticing changes. I am feeling stronger and I am not wearing out quickly. So, I must doing things right.
