This Sunday morning we held a "Firefighter Fundamentals Class" for our members who are preparing themselves to take Firefighter I this upcoming Winter/Spring and Driver Training for our members training to become Apparatus Drivers/MPO's.

Led by Lead Foreman Phil Katz & Foreman Marc Baiocco, this week's "Firefighter Fundamentals Class" tested our Probationary Firefighters through our in-house TOAC course. The TOAC course is a requirement for the New York State Firefighter I program and is a physical agility test for new Firefighters to see if they can handle the demands that come along with becoming a Volunteer Firefighter during an emergency scene. TOAC challenges Firefighters with a series of 8 Firefighting tasks done continuously in full Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and on 1 tank of air. This type of training is what will prepare our Firefighters for the New York State Firefighter I program several months from now.

While this class was going on, our perspective Apparatus Drivers/MPO's were training on Engine 142 & Tanker 4 during Driver Training on Sunday.

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