LFD has one more Firefighter that went to Fire School this summer that we'd like to introduce and that's Sean Thomas. Sean is one of our Volunteer Firefighters! This means he probably has one or more other jobs to pay the bills! Being a volunteer firefighter is a big commitment, so we are thrilled Sean was able to take time out to go to Fire School. Sean is on B shift at station 2 and has been at LFD since 2012. He took "Phase V" class where they learned appropriate procedures during Hazmat emergencies and critical life safety precautions that need to take place during these type of emergencies. According to Sean, "The firefighting aspect of the class was nothing short of a blast. Fighting fire is obviously what all of us in the fire service love doing, so being able to do that everyday for a week was awesome." In the class they brushed up on their hose handling skills and worked on multi-line attacks. Sean said, "The fire scenarios we went through were large scale and had complex tactics that required the multiple lines to work as one big team. This really worked on keeping us all on our toes and helped us grow as firefighters as individuals and as a team." Sean was thankful for the opportunity to attend and hopes he gets to go again in the future! Thanks Sean for telling us about your experience and for volunteering at LFD!
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