Training: Driver Recert, Portable Ponds & Incline Rescues (Sunday, November 8)

Sandy Hook firefighters spent the morning of Sunday, November 8, training in three areas.

Qualified drivers did their annual recertification. Others had the opportunity to learn about portable ponds and water supply. A third option allowed firefighters to use a winch tool that helps during incline rescues, which the company had just responded to the previous afternoon.  

One area of the driver recert had operators navigating through a course set up at Newtown High School.

First Engineer Tim Whelan (right) begins walking Firefighter Tom Ryer through the proper set-up for Quint 440 at a scene.

First Engineer Tim Whelan signs off on the paperwork for Engineer Leslie Richards after Richards completed his recert work on Quint 440.

At our main station Sunday morning, one location had firefighters familiarizing themselves with a new winch for the company.

Water supply — pumping, setting up a portable pond and establishing water — was another station set up for firefighters during Sunday’s training.