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Academy Week 4 Recap

Week 4 of UCFD#1's Academy wrapped last week as the new recruits began transitioning from medical training into refining their firefighting skills.

The class kicked the week off with SCBA (Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus) familiarity to get comfortable with breathing through air masks on limited oxygen and with limited visibility (hence, the blacked out masks).

The District's onsite training facility, complete with a 4-story training tower, provided the perfect backdrop for conducting hose handling and RIT (Rapid Intervention Team) drills. DPSST Instructor and UCFD#1 Volunteer Firefighter Mike Bozeman stepped in to assist the academy in firefighting strategy.

RIT drills are crucial because they train firefighters on how to locate, assist, and rescue other trapped or injured firefighters. To simulate a real-world scenario, UCFD#1's training tower was filled with smoke from a smoke machine, providing limited visibility.

Firefighters extinguishing a controlled fire outdoors using a hose.
Firefighters in gear and helmets, wearing oxygen masks, standing by a fire truck.
Firefighter in full gear with helmet and mask, holding gloves, standing outdoors.
Two people in red shirts carrying a large yellow fire hose outdoors.
Firefighters in full gear preparing or training beside a vehicle indoors.
Firefighters in gear extinguish a controlled fire outdoors with a hose.
A fiery blaze erupts from a cylindrical container on wheels, set in an outdoor area.
A firefighter in full gear and helmet, holding a mask, walking through smoke with a reflective stripe uniform.
Five firefighters in full gear and helmets stand beside a white truck outdoors.
Firefighters in protective gear using a hose to spray water.
A firefighter in full gear, wearing a helmet and mask, preparing for duty.
Two firefighters kneel in front of a fire truck, preparing equipment.
Firefighters extinguishing flames from a training tank with a water hose.
Firefighters in gear, using hoses to spray water, managing a fire emergency outdoors.
Firefighters in gear, one pulling another lying on the ground. Equipment scattered nearby.
Firefighters in gear assist a fallen colleague near a door, surrounded by equipment.
Two firefighters in gear descend a metal staircase; one supports the other.
Firefighters in yellow helmets during a rescue drill, helping a colleague lying on a staircase inside a building.
Firefighters in gear spraying water on flames from a tank during a training exercise.
A firefighter in full gear kneels on gravel, with others and a truck in the background.
Firefighters extinguishing a controlled fire outdoors using a hose.
Firefighters in gear and helmets, wearing oxygen masks, standing by a fire truck.
Firefighter in full gear with helmet and mask, holding gloves, standing outdoors.
Two people in red shirts carrying a large yellow fire hose outdoors.
Firefighters in full gear preparing or training beside a vehicle indoors.
Firefighters in gear extinguish a controlled fire outdoors with a hose.
A fiery blaze erupts from a cylindrical container on wheels, set in an outdoor area.
A firefighter in full gear and helmet, holding a mask, walking through smoke with a reflective stripe uniform.
Five firefighters in full gear and helmets stand beside a white truck outdoors.
Firefighters in protective gear using a hose to spray water.
A firefighter in full gear, wearing a helmet and mask, preparing for duty.
Two firefighters kneel in front of a fire truck, preparing equipment.
Firefighters extinguishing flames from a training tank with a water hose.
Firefighters in gear, using hoses to spray water, managing a fire emergency outdoors.
Firefighters in gear, one pulling another lying on the ground. Equipment scattered nearby.
Firefighters in gear assist a fallen colleague near a door, surrounded by equipment.
Two firefighters in gear descend a metal staircase; one supports the other.
Firefighters in yellow helmets during a rescue drill, helping a colleague lying on a staircase inside a building.
Firefighters in gear spraying water on flames from a tank during a training exercise.
A firefighter in full gear kneels on gravel, with others and a truck in the background.