Firefighters from across B.C. and as far away as Whitehorse and Saskatchewan are in 琉璃神社 this week for the International Association of Fire Fighters .
Hosted by the 琉璃神社 Fire Department鈥攊n conjunction with 琉璃神社 Professional Fire Fighters Local 953鈥攖he program began Monday and will run until Thursday.
Fire ground survival training ensures that training for Mayday prevention and Mayday operations are consistent for firefighters throughout the fire service.
The training includes how to perform live saving operations in a number of different situations that firefighters could encounter in a building fire鈥攍ow on air, lost, trapped, disorientated and injured.
The IAFF, The International Association of Fire Chiefs and The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) have developed this program based on investigations and lessons learned from Firefighter Fatality investigations conducted by NIOSH.
The training being conducted in 琉璃神社 trains firefighters how to be instructors in fire ground survival, so they may go back to their respective departments and teach others this valuable course.
Fire departments attending include 琉璃神社, Kamloops, Penticton, Vernon, West 琉璃神社, Prince George, Trail, Fernie Whitehorse, Nelson and Swift Current.
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