Tiverton Firefighters Train to Battle High-Rise Blazes [VIDEO]

Capt. Mark Reimels taught high-rise fightfighting training with several firefighters Wednesday morning at the . It's a site where, , he faught in one of his first major fires.

It was one of Tiverton's largest fires in recent memory, where a four-story complex burned for several hours before finally being extinguished. A building at the mill complex was completely destroyed.

On Wednesday, firefighters hooked up their new two-inch hoses to the standpipes in the staircase and ran the hose up to different floors to determine the best method of operating. Live water was not used, but they made sure the line is working correctly when running the hose up one, two or three floors.

Echoing Chief Robert Lloyd's message, he said they want to have a consistent procedure to using standpipes in their high-rise firefighting, depending on what shift is working and how the line is working.

Reimels said the 2.5-inch hose is the norm for high-rise firefighting, but the two-inch hose line they have now will accomodate the volume of water they would need. Firefighters attached a smooth bore nozzle to the hose, which requires less psi to operate.

"There aren't a lot of buildings in town with standpipes, but we've got enough," he said.

Reimels thanked the property manager at the Bourne Mill for letting them use a staircase for the training.