FireFighter Recuirt School will be in session from July 14 2009 until November 16 2009
Captain Roger Lathan heads the training division. The training grounds are located behind Station # 2 at 590 Medlock Road .
This building houses an office, classroom and weight room for the training officer and firefighters
You will find a 3-story brick smoke tower that enables firefighters to practice working in smoke filled environment, ladder evolutions and on the third-floor, you will find a maze to assist in SCBA training.
You will find a 40-foot wooden drill tower used for ladder evolutions and it has vertical piping leading to horizontal piping underground for confine space training.
You find a Propane Christmas Tree which is used to simulate valving –off a flammable liquid fire.
You will find a 15 by 30 propane flammable pit. This enables firefighters to practice extinguishing flammable liquid fires.