Code Red!



Putting out a Class B liquid fire

Putting out a Class C electrical fire



Welcome to BST! 



Going into the container

Tuesday was a fun day of fighting fires and saving lives!  We are currently under a fire ban due to the fact that East Texas hasn't received any rain for over 100 days, so our firefighting consisted of a smoke machine and our imagination.  If was was still fun dressing up and using all the tools of the trade.



Florian



Advancing on the fire

We practiced search and rescue, going in teams to search the container for Buck.  Buck weighed 165 lbs of dead weight and we had to drag him across the floor in full gear and no visability.  Who would have thought that challenge would be so difficult!



Just saved Buck

We also learned how to put out liquid fuel fires and electrical fires with their appropriate extinguishers.  We got some team work practice when we had to put out a gas fire with a hose.  We ended by re-entering the burning container with a two man team and a hose to practice using steam and water to cool a fire.   Its an unsettling feeling trying to feel your way through a hostile environment, when your senses are inhibited due to the lack of sight from the smoke and you can't communicate very well because of the SCBA (breathing apparatus that we wear) and hearing over the roar of the fire.

My turn on the nozzle



I knew firemen were amazing, but I have a new found respect to the men and women who do this everyday!  Its hard work, but I had a blast!