It's that time again! A time in the morning when you get to learn MORE about Fire School and appreciate your Leander Firefighters! Daniel Donner is a DPO, AKA Driver/Pump Operator. He too can drive the truck! Daniel has been a volunteer Firefighter with Leander Fire Department since 2007, paid Firefighter since 2008, and promoted to DPO in 2014. The class he recently took with Ryan Blake was confined space rescue training. Students were taught techniques for using ropes and hardware to lower and retrieve rescuers and victims from containers or spaces with limited access. Daniel says the class also taught how to monitor and deal with hazardous atmospheres. "It was an excellent review of some rope practices and taught different ways to approach and organize a rescue" according to Daniel. We hope our firefighters never need these skills for an emergency, but it's important they receive this training and practice so they'll be prepared.
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