C shift responded with Engine 3 and Ambulance 1 to a vehicle fire on I-91 in Norwich today. This video was captured from the dashboard of Engine 3
One of our firefighters demonstrates an integrated bailout system and integrated ladder belt. Our new gear has belts integrated to the waistband that allow firefighters to keep bailout kits pre-attached to our gear for quick use if needed
A shift trains on victim extrication using the Hi-Lift First Responder Jack.
Training this month is on auto extrication. One of the evolutions all shifts are completing is “jaws cup stacking.” Shifts have to stack 10 cups as quickly as possible with each member operating the spreaders. C Shift completed with a time of 2:44.
HFD reads “Hello, Fire Truck!”
Marine 1 responded to an overturned canoe this afternoon. All occupants were safely removed from the water.
Marine 1 is the only boat of its kind in the Upper Valley and responds to water rescue incidents throughout the region!
Recently we have been training pilots to operate our Hovercraft. This specialized piece of equipment helps us access bodies of water when there is too much ice for our boat, but too little for our ice rescue equipment.
Have you ever wondered how a municipal fire alarm system works? Here is a view of “pulling the hook” and the internal workings of an alarm box. The box transmits a sequence of numbers to our station, and we then match the sequence to a chart of locations. This system is slowly going away in Hanover, but any box you see can be used in an emergency!
Window bailouts: something we hope to never do.
We have been practicing window bailouts with the CMC LEVR escape system. A window bailout is a technique used when fire conditions deteriorate and firefighters must exit a building as quickly as possible.
Thank you to the Lebanon Fire Dept for loaning us their window prop!
