Training
Personal Escape Training
Recently, Montclair Firefighters received new Personal Escape Systems. Unfortunately, firefighters can become trapped on the upper floors of fires they combat. These systems allow firefighters to have a means of egress during an emergency. Many variables can and do contribute to a firefighter becoming trapped. Things like weather, building renovations, staffing, water supply, and reports of people trapped, to name a few, can all play a part. With these systems, a trapped firefighter with no way out can secure an anchor inside of a building, and then descend to safety on rope. Being proficient in skills like these requires several days of training at a minimum for each member of the department. This is one of many Hands-On Trainings that Montclair Firefighters are expected to complete to protect your lives and theirs.
Trench Rescue Operations
Members of the Montclair Fire Department were recently trained in Trench Rescue Operations which consisted of a one-day awareness class and two days of operations-level training. The Trench Rescue Operations training funded through a Federal Assistance to Firefighters Grant.