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17 Annual
Northwestern Area
Training Academy
Saturday & Sunday, November 1 & 2, 2014
Iowa Central Community College Campus
Career Education Building
Fort Dodge, Iowa
New
Classes
Offered
www.iafireschools.org
Sponsored by:
Northwestern Area Training Academy
in cooperation with
Vendors on
Location
Northwestern Area Training Academy (NATA)
17th Annual Educational Conference
Saturday & Sunday, November 1 & 2, 2014
Iowa Central Community College • One Triton Circle • Fort Dodge, Iowa 50501
www.iafireschools.org
To register by phone: 1-800-362-2793, Ext. 1322 or 1320
Cost: $100 - 2 Day
$50 - 1 Day
Applicant must be 18 years of age or older
515-574-1322 or 515-574-1320; Fax: 515-574-1323
includes Lunch & T-Shirt
REGISTRATION FORM (Please Print)
Mail to: Bio Science & Health • Iowa Central Community College • One Triton Circle • Fort Dodge, IA 50501
Circle T-Shirt Size: M
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Social Security #:________ – ______ – ________
XL XXL XXXL
Name:_________________________________ ____________________________________ Birth Date: _______ /_______ /____________
(Last)
(First)
Address:___________________________________________ __________________________________ ______________ ______________
(Street Address or P.O. Box)
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Home Phone:_______________________________________________ Work/Cell Phone: _ _________________________________________
Payment Enclosed: $_____________________ Charge to: Master Card/Visa Card #: __________ - __________ - _________ - __________
Name on Charge Card:____________________________________________________ Expiration:_________ Verification code:__________
(3 digit code on back of card)
Sponsorship:
Bill To:___________________________________________________________________ Attn:_ _______________________________________
(Service or Department)
Address:___________________________________________ __________________________________ ______________ ______________
(Street Address or P.O. Box)
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
*** Individual from Iowa volunteer and combination fire department registered in these courses will receive a $15.00 reduction per day in fire school registration, due to
partial grant funding from the Iowa Volunteer Firefighters training fund.
Refer to brochure for descriptions and more information on courses and gear required. Class sizes are limited.
Pre-register early!! Cancellations after October 28th will not be given a refund. This policy will be strictly adhered to.
Saturday Classes
______ ZHE-100-FD07 EMS Topics 1
______ ZHE-100-FD09 EMS Topics 2
______ ZPS-203-FD03 High Angle Rope Rescue ***
______ ZPS-203-FD04 Basement Fires/Art of Reading Smoke
______ ZPS-203-FD06 National Traffic Incident Management ______
Responder Training ***
______ ZPS-203-FD07 Advanced Ventilation and Attack (PPV/PPA)
______ ZPS-203-FD10 Advanced Fire Ground Search and Rescue
______ ZPS-203-FD12 Structural Collapse Awareness
______ ZPS-203-FD14 Intro NFIRS Report & Iowa Fire Software ______
Creating Reports in Iowa Fire Bridge
______
Report Writer 2.0 ***
______ ZPS-203-FD15 Industrial Machinery Rescue ***
______ ZPS-203-FD18 Water Movement
______ ZPS-203-FD20 Managing Fires & Emergencies Associated _
with Garbage & Recyclables
To ensure class selection, please mark
1st, 2nd, and 3rd choice for Sunday.
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To ensure class selection, please mark
1st, 2nd, and 3rd choice for Saturday.
Sunday Classes
______ ZHE-100-FD08
______ ZHE-100-FD10
______ ZPS-203-FD01
______ ZPS-203-FD05
______ ZPS-203-FD08
______ ZPS-203-FD09
______ ZPS-203-FD11
______ ZPS-203-FD13
______ ZPS-203-FD16
______ ZPS-203-FD19
______ ZPS-203-FD21
______
EMS Topics 1
EMS Topics 2
Live Fire Training ***
Basement Fires/Art of Reading Smoke
Advanced Ventilation and Attack (PPV/PPA)
Hybrid Awareness ***
Advanced Fire Ground Search and Rescue
Structural Collapse Awareness
Industrial Machinery Rescue ***
Water Movement
Managing Fires & Emergencies Associated with Garbage & Recyclables
_Saturday and Sunday Classes
______ ZHE-100-FD06 Vehicle Rescue Extrication ***
______ ZPS-203-FD02 Essentials of Fire Fighting
______ ZPS-203-FD17 Agricultural Emergency Rescue
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Vehicle
Rescue Extrication
______________________________________________________________
(Fire, EMS)
CEHs: 12 EMS (Optional)
Class Limit: 20
Day(s): Sat. & Sun. (12 hour class)
Course #:ZHE-100-FD06 ***
Equipment/Gear Required: Personal protective clothing
and eye protection is required for the hands-on portion
of this class.
Course Description: This 2-day course will use a
combination of lecture and hands-on applications to
provide students with the knowledge and practical
skills to safely treat and extricate patients from multiple
vehicle accidents. Students will demonstrate decisionmaking process and scene management on various
staged scenarios.
Instructors: Fire Service Training Bureau Field Staff
EMS Topics 1
Traumatic brain injury/basic cardiac care,
aircraft
utilization & scene management
______________________________________________________________
EMS Topics 2
S.T.A.R.T & Jump start triage/domestic
violence
situation
______________________________________________________________
(EMS)
CEHs: 6 EMS (Formal)
Class Limit: 50
Day(s): Sat. or Sun. (6 hour class)
Course #:Sat. ZHE-100-FD09
Sun. ZHE-100-FD10
Equipment/Gear Required: None
Course Description: This program will cover triage using
the START and Jump START techniques along with
some hands-on practical evaluation. We will also cover
First Responders responding to a domestic violence
situation. Recognizing the signs of domestic abuse,
proper techniques on handling a domestic situation
without the presences of law enforcement, proper
documentation and the safety of responders.
Instructors: Dan Paulsen, EMT-I Pocahontas Hospital
EMS Director; David Schultz, CMBI, Investigator Iowa
Board of Medicine
(EMS)
CEHs: 6 EMS (Formal)
Class Limit: 50
Day(s): Sat. or Sun. (6 hour class)
Course #:Sat. ZHE-100-FD07
Sun. ZHE-100-FD08
Equipment/Gear Required: None
Course Description: This course will review current
treatments in a traumatic brain injury patient including
ventilation techniques, Glasgow Coma Scale and
assessment. We will also discuss current changes and
treatment for TBI. The second part of this class will
cover basic cardiac care including structure and function
of the cardiovascular system, current treatments and
assessment, along with information concerning when
to utilize a helicopter, safe landing zone and loading/
offloading procedures with the Life Flight Helicopter
weather and aircraft availability.
Instructors: Julie Mertens, NREMT/Firefighter, EMS
Instructor Nebraska; Brian Dotts, CFRN,
Michael Zweigart, CFRN UnityPoint Health Life Flight
Des Moines.
live
fire training
______________________________________________________________
(Fire)
CEHs:
None
Class Limit: 24
Day(s): Sun. (6 hour class)
Course #: Sun. ZHE-203-FD01 ***
Equipment/Gear Required: Full protective clothing,
S.C.B.A. and spare cylinder
Course Description: The basic principles of firefighter
safety, fire behavior, thermal layering, flame over, back
draft, ventilation, stages of fire, and fire streams will
be reviewed in the classroom. Students will put their
knowledge to use in the Iowa Central Community
College burn tower. Student will practice the skills
required to enter structures from multiple entrances
points to combat the fire. This course will help to meet
the requirements set forth by the minimum training
standard.
Instructors: Fort Dodge Fire Dept. ICCC Instructors and
Fire Service Training Bureau Field Staff
*** Individual from Iowa volunteer and combination fire department registered in
these courses will receive a $15.00 reduction per day in fire school registration,
due to partial grant funding from the Iowa Volunteer Firefighters training fund.
essentials
of fire fighting
______________________________________________________________
(Fire)
CEHs: None
Class Limit: 25
Day(s): Sat. & Sun. (12 hour class)
Course #:ZPS-203-FD02
Equipment/Gear Required: Full protective clothing,
S.C.B.A. and spare cylinder
Course Description: Introduces basic skills for fire
fighters’ safety. This course will give students the skills
necessary in fire behavior, safety, basic S.C.B.A, ropes,
ladders, forcible entry, and fire hose rolls and carries on
the fire scene.
Instructors: Dan Walker, Grinnell Fire Dept
high
angle rope rescue
______________________________________________________________
(Fire)
CEHs: None Class Limit: 20
Day(s): Sat. (6 hour class)
Course #: ZPS-203-FD03 ***
Equipment/Gear Required: Helmets, Leather Work
Gloves, Footwear with good ankle support.
Course Description: This course provides information
and skills necessary to perform rescues utilizing ropes.
Topics include size-up and scene management, knots,
equipment, anchors, ascending/descending techniques,
and mechanical advantages. Students will participate in
rescue evolutions under supervision of the instructors.
Instructors: PRI Staff and Fire Service Training Bureau
Field Staff
basement fires/art of
reading
smoke New
______________________________________________________________
(Fire)
CEHs: None Class Limit: 30
Day(s): Sat. or Sun. (6 hour class)
Course #: Sat. ZPS-203-FD04
Sun. ZPS-203-FD05
Equipment/Gear Required: None
Course Description: This class will provide specific
strategic and tactical training in responding to basement
fires. This is a classroom presentation and discussion
which will give firefighter the needed tools and
experience to survive a basement fire. The second part
of this class will be the art of reading smoke, this class
is designed to provide detailed training and exercise to
improve the effectiveness of first-arriving officers and
firefighters. The class will also provide you with an
excellent opportunity to enhance your decision-making
skills.
Instructors: PRI Staff
national traffic incident
management responder
training
New
______________________________________________________________
(Fire)
CEHs: None
Class Limit: 30
Day(s): Sat. (6 hour class)
Course #: ZPS-203-FD06 ***
Equipment/Gear Required: None
Course Description: Three injury crashes occur every
minute in the United States, putting nearly 39,000
incident responders potentially in harm’s way every day.
Congestion from these incidents can generate secondary
crashes, increasing traveler delay and frustration. The
longer responders remain at the scene, the greater
the risk they, and the traveling public face. This new
national training program is building a cadre of welltrained responders who can work together as a team
in a coordinated manner, from the moment the first
emergency call is made, to the correct deployment of
response vehicles and equipment, to a safe work area
using traffic control devices, to final scene clearance.
Instructors: Fire Service Training Bureau Field Staff and
Iowa State Patrol
advanced ventilation and
attack
(ppv/ppa) New
______________________________________________________________
(Fire)
CEHs: None
Class Limit: 20
Day(s): Sat. or Sun. (6 hour class)
Course #: Sat. ZPS-203-FD07
Sun. ZPS-203-FD08
Equipment/Gear Required: Full protective clothing and
S.C.B.A. with spare cylinder
Course Description: Positive pressure ventilation (PPV)
was first used in the fire service to ventilate structures
after the fire was knocked down. Positive Pressure
Attack (PPA) takes PPV a step further to achieve
effective ventilation during fire attack. It is another tactic
that, properly used, can make life better for firefighters
and those we are sworn to protect. As with any fire
ground operation, PPA requires training and education
to be performed safely and effectively. This class is
dedicated to providing information and resources about
the use of positive pressure on the fire ground. It is a
work in progress, and will evolve and grow.
Instructors: PRI Staff
*** Individual from Iowa volunteer and combination fire department registered in
these courses will receive a $15.00 reduction per day in fire school registration,
due to partial grant funding from the Iowa Volunteer Firefighters training fund.
hybrid
awareness New
______________________________________________________________
(Fire)
CEHs: None
Class Limit: 20
Day(s): Sun. (6 hour class)
Course #: ZPS-203-FD09 ***
Equipment/Gear Required: None
Course Description: This 6 hour session will present to
the students the technologies in today’s hybrid and
renewable fuels. Topics covered not limited to patient
restraint systems, and the associated injuries and hybrid
vehicles and the potential dangers to patients and
emergency personnel.
Instructors: PRI Staff and Fire Service Training Bureau
Field Staff
advanced fire ground search
and
rescue
______________________________________________________________
(Fire)
CEHs: None
Class Limit: 30
Day(s): Sat. or Sun. (6 hour class)
Course #: Sat. ZPS-203-FD10
Sun. ZPS-203-FD11
Equipment/Gear Required: Full protective clothing and
S.C.B.A. with spare cylinder.
Course Description: This class will cover the following
aspects of searches and rescues of private dwellings,
room orientation, vent-enter-search, large area search,
RIT search, and thermal imaging camera techniques and
tactics for search operations from second floors. Students
practice positions, duties on the line, using tools and
selecting equipment. Areas of highlight include various
carries, drags and removal techniques.
Instructors: PRI Staff
Pre-Registration
is encouraged!
Class sizes are limited.
Pre-register early!!
structural collapse
awareness
New
______________________________________________________________
(Fire)
CEHs: None
Class Limit: 30
Day(s): Sat. or Sun. (6 hour class)
Course #: Sat. ZPS-203-FD12
Sun. ZPS-203-FD13
Equipment/Gear Required: None
Course Description: This class will cover understanding
the hazards associated with structural collapse incidents,
including the recognition of applicable construction
types, categories, and the expected behaviors of
components and materials in a structural collapse.
Students will learn procedures for conducting visual and
verbal searches at structural collapse incidents, including
the FEMA Task Force Rescue Marking System, Building
Marking System, Victim Marking System, and Structure
Marking System. The course will conclude with an
overview on removal of readily accessible victims from
structural collapse incidents.
Instructor: PRI Staff
Intro to NFIRS and Iowa Fire
Bridge Software/Creating
Reports in Iowa Fire Bridge
Report Writer 2.0
______________________________________________________________
(Fire)
CEHs: None
Class Limit: 30
Day(s): Sat. (6 hour class)
Course #:ZPS-203-FD14 ***
Equipment/Gear Required: None
Course Description: This course will go over the basic
knowledge and skills of those individuals responsible
for the management of their departments NFIRS reports
including the forms and descriptions, common errors,
submissions, and basic uses for the information captured
on the forms. It will also introduce you to the online
NFIRS software-Iowa Fire Bridge from Image Trend
which the State Fire Marshal Office purchased for all
Iowa fire departments to use. Included in the Iowa Fire
Bridge, departments have the software feature Report
Writer 2.0. This course will cover the basics of using
Report Writer 2.0 to create history and statically reports
for their department’s NFIRS reports, staff, training,
and other modules included in the Iowa Fire Bridge
software.
Instructors: Alicia Ver Huel, Iowa NFIRS Program
Manager, Fire Service Training Bureau
industrial machinery rescue
New
______________________________________________________________
(Fire)
CEHs:
None
Class Limit: 30
Day(s): Sat. or Sun. (6 hour class)
Course #: Sat. ZPS-203-FD15 ***
Sun. ZPS-203-FD16 ***
Equipment/Gear Required: Full protective clothing
Course Description: Technical, specialized rescues are
happening in every response area throughout the
nation. Machinery with moving conveyors, gear-driven
equipment, and other simple to complex scenarios
all need specialized rescue techniques dealing with
disassembly, cutting, and lifting/spreading. NFPA
1670, tools and special equipment, crush injury/crush
syndrome, and rescue operation will be key discussions
during this class. This class will include about three
hours of classroom time, with the remainder of the class
spent practicing these specialized rescue techniques.
Instructors: PRI Staff and Fire Service Training Bureau
Field Staff
Agricultural emergency
New
rescue
______________________________________________________________
(Fire)
CEHs: None
Class Limit: 30
Day(s): Sat. & Sun. (12 hour class)
Course #:ZPS-203-FD17
Equipment/Gear Required: Full protective clothing and
S.C.B.A. with spare cylinder
Course Description: This course is an in-depth look at
agricultural trauma, focusing on injuries from accidents
created by these farm implements. Discussion will also
cover an overview of farm hazards and accidents that
occur every day on farms in the nation. Discussion will
include equipment used, and methods used during these
rescue situations. The hands-on portion of the course
will focus on tractor rollover entrapment, corn head
entrapment and auger entanglement.
Instructors: PRI Staff
*** Individual from Iowa volunteer and combination fire department registered in
these courses will receive a $15.00 reduction per day in fire school registration,
due to partial grant funding from the Iowa Volunteer Firefighters training fund.
water movement
New
______________________________________________________________
(Fire)
CEHs: None
Class Limit: 30
Day(s): Sat. or Sun. (6 hour class)
Course #:Sat. ZHE-100-FD18
Sun. ZHE-100-FD19
Equipment/Gear Required: Full protective clothing
Course Description: This class reviews needs and
resources of water supply for areas lacking hydrants.
This classroom and hands-on course looks at
determining water supplies, use of different size
lines and their layout, pumping supply lines, nozzle
pressures, friction loss, relay pumping and controlling
runoff and decontamination, tender supply operations
fill and dump sites. Highly recommended for firefighters
at all levels of responsibility.
Instructors: John Neihart, Retired Fire Chief Chippewa
(WI), Fire District, Instructor Chippewa Valley Technical
College, Eau Claire, WI
managing fires &
emergencies associated with
New
garbage
& recyclables
______________________________________________________________
(Fire)
CEHs: None
Class Limit: 30
Day(s): Sat. or Sun. (6 hour class)
Course #:Sat. ZHE-100-FD20
Sun. ZHE-100-FD21
Equipment/Gear Required: Gloves
Course Description: This workshop will familiarize
firefighters with the systems used and associated
hazards pertaining to the collection and disposal/
processing of garbage and recyclables. The workshop is
divided in two parts. The first half addresses collection
trucks, how they operate and specific questions to
ask when dealing with a fire and /or hazmat incident
on streets and roads. The second half deals with how
landfills and recycling processing centers operate to
provide firefighters with a basic understanding of the
complexities involved in fighting fires/hazmat situations
in a difficult work environment.
Instructors: Scott A. Smith, Landfill Administrator/
Recycling Coordinator/Safety Coordinator, Boone
County, Iowa
Additional Information
Applicants: All applicants must be 18 years of age or older.
CEHs: Approval for continuing education for EMS personnel by the Iowa
Bureau of EMS is provided through Iowa Central Community College.
Personal Protective Clothing (Full Gear) Requirements: If personal
17th Annual
Educational
Conference
Saturday & Sunday,
November 1 & 2, 2014
Pre-Registration is encouraged!
Class sizes are limited.
Pre-register early!
Check In:
Saturday, 7:30 a.m.
Sunday, 7:30 a.m.
Refund Policy/Cancellation:
A full refund will be given for
cancellations prior to October 28,
2014. After that date, there will be no
refunds! This policy will be strictly
adhered to. NATA reserves the right
to cancel any session that does not
meet the minimum registration
requirements or to change the
instructor.
T-Shirts:
In order to fulfill your t-shirt request,
you must be registered two weeks
prior to the conference. Any requests
received after October 27 will be filled
by availability of sizes.
protective equipment requirements apply, it is indicated in the class
description. Students must provide the following equipment in order
to participate: 1) Helmet (NFPA compliant) 2) Protective hood 3) Coat
with liner (NFPA compliant) 4) Pants with liner (NFPA compliant), Note:
3/4 length boots are not approved in lieu of pants. 5) Fire fighting boots
6) Gloves (Cal OSHA or NFPA compliant) 7) Self-contained breathing
apparatus with spare bottle. Note: Bottles under current hydrostatic test
will be refilled at no cost. BEARDS: (facial hair) Persons with beards
(including full face beards, mutton chops, and goatees), will not be
allowed to participate in hands-on portions of sectional classes requiring
the use of S.C.B.A. or involving live fire. Persons with beards may attend
the classroom portion and participate in other portions of the class which
do not require S.C.B.A. or do not involve live fire. No exceptions will be
made to these requirements.
Iowa Fire Service Bookstore: The Iowa Fire Service Bookstore
(IFSB) will have a booth at the Northwestern Area Training Academy
Educational Conference. The IFSB generally operates as a mail order
service provided by the Fire Service Training Bureau. The booth will give
customers the opportunity to look at and purchase merchandise. Orders
can also be placed for any item not on-hand at the Training Academy.
Purchases from the IFSB will allow you to supplement your training and
classroom activities with educational manuals that will enhance your
learning.
Disclaimer: Northwestern Area Training Academy, Iowa Central
Community College and its co-sponsors, except as provided under
Chapter 25-A of the Code of Iowa relating to tort claims, shall not be held
liable for damages or injuries to students or persons participating in the
school. Participants are advised to purchase individual insurance if their
employer does not provide coverage for injuries.
IOWA CERTIFICATION EXAM:
The Fire Service Training Bureau will offer the Fire Fighter I, II and
Instructor I exams at the Applied Science and Technology (AST) Building
on Friday, October 31, 2014, at 5 p.m. Attendance is by pre-registration
ONLY. NO WALK-INS WILL BE ALLOWED! Those testing for the first
time need to submit an application form with certification fee or billing
information. Please note, the exam will take a minimum of three hours.
To receive an application, please visit the Fire Service Training Bureau’s
web page (www.dps.state.ia.us/fm/fstb). Application must be received
by October 17, 2014. Fire Fighter I and II exams will be based on the 2013
Edition of the NFPA standard and the IFSTA Essentials 6th Edition. Bring
full protective equipment and S.C.B.A. to exam site. No facial hair in the
area of the face piece seal is allowed. No exceptions will be made.
Welcome to the
17th Annual Educational Conference!
Saturday & Sunday, November 1 & 2, 2014
Sponsored by Northwestern Area Training Academy and
Iowa Central Community College.
Choose from a variety of classes during this two-day event.
www.iafireschools.org
Conference Schedule
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Saturday:
7:30–8:30 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Registration & Exhibits
8:30–8:50 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . Welcome & Opening Remarks
9:00 am–12:00 Noon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Classes
12:00 Noon–1:00 pm . . . . . . . . Lunch (Provided) & Exhibits
1:00–4:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Classes
Sunday:
7:30–9:00 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Registration & Exhibits
9:00 am–12:00 Noon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Classes
12:00 Noon–1:00 pm . . . . . . . . Lunch (Provided) & Exhibits
1:00–4:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Classes
Non-Profit Org.
Iowa Central Community College
One Triton Circle
Fort Dodge, Iowa 50501
US Postage Paid
Fort Dodge, IA
Permit No. 4
Conference
Location
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Lodging
_________________________________________________________________
The conference will be held at Iowa Central Community College
(ICCC). To get to ICCC, take Highway 169 south or north (depending
on your direction) and turn east on Business 20. At the first stop light
is the ICCC entrance. Once on the campus, signs will direct you to
your destination.
Reservations for lodging can be made at any of the following
Fort Dodge motels:
Conference
Cost
_________________________________________________________________
$100 for 2-Day / $50 for 1-Day
The cost of the conference includes lunch and a t-shirt.
*** Individual from Iowa volunteer and combination fire department registered in these
courses will receive a $15.00 reduction per day in fire school registration, due to
partial grant funding from the Iowa Volunteer Firefighters training fund.
Best Western . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Budget Host Inn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Comfort Inn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Super 8 Motel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Country Inn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
AmericInn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
515-573-7177
515-955-8501
515-573-3731
515-576-8000
515-955-2259
515-576-2100
Exhibits
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Exhibits will be located in the Iowa Central Community Career
Education Building. Exhibits will be open on Saturday from 7:30 am
to 5:00 pm and on Sunday from 7:30 am to 1:00 pm.
A special thanks to all the vendors who supplied equipment and to
Region V Hazardous Materials Response Commission for all of their support.
We would also like to thank the Fire Service Training Bureau for all their support and use of equipment.