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Back To Basics Training: Driver Recert

Members of Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire & Rescue spent part of the morning of Sunday, November 9 doing driver recertification. Stations and courses were set up at multiple locations withing our district, where drivers were tested on different pieces of apparatus.

Pump operations were also tested during the annual training.

First Engineer Tim Whelan monitors while a driver maneuvers Tanker 449 through a cones course during driver recertification on November 9.

Drafting and pumping water was also part of the morning’s training.

Deputy Chief Ryan Clark and Firefighter Matt Dobson set up pumping between Engine 441 and Brush 445.

Deputy Chief Ryan Clark (left) and Firefighter Matt Dobson (right) work with Firefighter Kevin Keohan at Engine 441’s pump panel.

Firefighter Scott Allen also does pumping detail on Engine 441.

Training: Rope Rescue

Members spent the evening of Monday, July 28, learning rope rescue techniques with Tim from Mission CIT.

Training: Stabilization & Extrication (Sunday, May 4, 2025)

Sandy Hook firefighters spent the morning with instructors from Mission CIT, who went over stabilization of vehicles before extricating patients.

Training: Ladders (Monday, April 28, 2025)

Members spent the evening of April 28 working with ladders.

Back To Basics Training: Forcible Entry (Sunday, March 9, 2025)

Sandy Hook VFR memembers spent the morning of Sunday, March 9, training with MissionCIT, whose instructors lectured on forcible entry.

Back To Basics Training: Airpacks (Sunday, January 12, 2025)

Sandy Hook VFR started the new year with its first training session of the month, led by MissionCIT Instructors Bill Stacey and Tim DeBaise. The focus was on airpacks.

Members began with a brief classroom session, during which they went over the equipment and uses in different scenarios.

Another great night of training, this time ladder and exterior ops, with Mission CIT.

Working with SHVFR’s Training Committee, CIT Instructors Bret Newport and Pat O’Shea opened the July 22 training with a quick briefing in our meeting room. The leaders went over different structure fire scenarios before moving everyone outdoors, where they had opportunities to work at multiple stations.

Firefighters worked on hose lines, setting up and breaking down hydrants, working with Quint 400 and its lines, and pumping water through Engine 441 and Tanker 449.