Day 50 - Tarps and a Fake Arm

The day started with some confusion. Most of us had taken our turnouts home to dry out. The sprinkler drill from the day before left us more than soaked. We were told to lock our gear in the gym, and then two minutes later told to get all our gear and head to the gym. Most of us thought it was dress out drill time, when in fact all we had to do was leave it there.

From there we headed back to the class room for instruction on Salvage and overhaul. It was a short lesson on a short chapter. We spent the rest of the morning folding and unrolling tarps. We then had around a hour and half for lunch (a trend for the past two days). We finished up the day folding canvas tarps, covering up a drill station, and watching a few videos.

PT was canceled for the EMT 5. We headed upstairs to the EMT room. I found out today that I will be taking my National Registry Practical Exam on the 5th of February. We also practice starting our IVs on a fake arm. Not that hard, and not that big of a deal. I got to take the arm home and practice.

Fire suppression ends tomorrow...Haz mat is next....

Here is a quick run through of days 30 - 49.

Feel free to ask about any of the days...

Day 30 - December 21 - Forcible Entry Axe Chopping pallets, concrete breaking
Day 31 - Dec. 22 - Battalion leader / Forcible Entry - Axe Chopping, Acetylene Torch, Metal Door Breaching, Pike Pole Trainer, Squad Truck Saws, Window Simulator - Our trip to the power house
Day 32 - Dec. 23 - Horrible Dress outs / Better Afternoon with a top of the drill tower climb with tools (Aerial Ladder), and ladder rescue (knees on shoulder and carry used humans)
Day 33 - Dec. 24 - Short day involving a ride in Chattanooga's only basket ladder and raising and carrying ladders
Day 34 - Dec. 28 - Test Number 7 - Better dress out day / 109 foot climb / Hoisting ladders / Raising ladders / Carrying ladders / Roof ladder deployment /
Day 35 - Dec. 29 - Blood donation and the start of ventilation - No PT
Day 36 - Dec. 30 - Better dress out - Chain saw day - cutting ventilation openings on three different pitches and our first exposure to the effects of smoke - No PT
Day 37 - Dec. 31 - Rainy day involving us going out and starting chain saws and getting a better feel for them - Some recruits had to redo their cuts. Cut with a concrete saw blade - helped set up for in-service - No PT
Day 38 - Jan. 4 - A new year brings a hard test - Better dress outs - Class room on Water supply and Catching hydrants on the drill ground
Day 39 - Jan. 5 - Classroom on Hoses, Throwing and rolling hose and looking at the different types of trucks - Obstacle course during Ralph PT / and the departure of two recruits
Day 40 - Jan. 6 - Hoses hoses and more hoses. Good Dress outs and PT compliments Outside
Day 41 - Jan. 7 - Hose drills in the gym (rolls, lays in the bed, picking up off ground - Good PT)
Day 42 - Jan. 8 - Hose Drills, Dress out competition, Clamps, chainsaws, ladder, No PT
Day 43 - Jan. 11 - Dress outs - Best Test Ever - Weather too cold for water flow - Class Room most of the day
Day 44 - Jan. 12 - Too cold for water flow - more class room - Another Ralph obstacle course
Day 45 - Jan. 13 - First Day of water flow - Up a ladder, replacing a section of hose, master stream, advancing charged hose line (2 1/2, 1 3/4), and hold a smooth bore nozzle (2 1//2) and no PT (prep for night drill)
Day 46 - Jan. 14 - Night Drill started at 12:00. Had breakfast with Jamie and a dive diner in Hixson / Night drill had us advancing hose lines upstairs to put out actual fire / Rescuing people from the 1st floor / wiping the steam off a hot hot room / having pants catch fire / Done at 9:30 pm
Day 47 - Jan. 15 - Continued with drills / group leader / standpipe hookup / PPV Fan hookup / Fire attack / Clean up from hell / No PT
Jan. 18 - No school....MLK DAY!!
Day 48 - Jan. 19 - Good Test / Good Dress Outs (Bat. A takes four in a row) / Classroom on Sprinklers / Ralph's two minute drill
Day 49 - Jan. 20 - Finish Class room on Sprinklers and alarms / Get soaked in the sprinkler drill / No PT due to EMT Class