Simsbury Firefighters Get A Lot Of Training Done In June

SIMSBURY, CT — For Simsbury Volunteer Fire Co. members, saving lives and property is not a matter of just showing up and doing the job.

Some preparations must be made, and training must be undertaken.

And throughout June, that is just what volunteers have been doing, with several training sessions taking place all over the area.

The goal is to make sure all volunteer firefighters and ambulance personnel are ready for just about any contingency.

Because, as many firefighting veterans will tell you, just about any contingency will happen.

Recently, the SVFC has chronicled all of its elaborate training sessions this month, with a plethora of photos of men and women preparing for actions they hope to never undertake.

For example, the department was at Stratton Brook State Park in Simsbury to brush up on brush fire techniques and training.

"Crews reviewed our brush apparatus and equipment and were able to put them to use simulating a fire in the woods," wrote the SVFC in a social media post.

Ultimately, the best way to fight forest fires, firefighters said, is to not start them. They urged folks to click on this link to learn how.

Later, Simsbury's bravest got on the water to update their water rescue skills, doing so at Windsor's Rainbow Reservoir.

There they utilized the department's marine rescue equipment and undertook multiple mock rescues on the water.

Then, department members journeyed to the SVFC's training grounds in Weatogue for sessions testing methods for searching for victims in burning buildings and pulling them out.

"Crews have been brushing up on extended-stretch hose line deployments, search techniques and have also been training alongside Simsbury Volunteer Fire Company Auxiliary and the Simsbury Volunteer Ambulance Association as we practice our new firefighter rehab protocols," wrote the SVFC.

While members of the community hope they won't need the services of volunteer firefighters, department members have been spending their time preparing for the day they are required.

For photos and more information on the Simsbury Volunteer Fire Co.'s June training, click on this link