A Platoon Live Fire Training

On October 20, 2010 Engine Company 22, Ladder Company 24 and Squrt Company 51 conducted live fire training at the CHFD Training Academy on Marlkress Road. The companies, under the supervision of A Platoon Commander, Battalion Chief  Rick Harris, simulated an apartment fire at the burn building. The Engine Companies secured a water supply from the fire hydrant, advanced hoselines in to locate and extinguish the fire. The Ladder Company simultaneously forced entry in to the building and searched for any missing occupants Ladder Company 24 ventilated the building, freeing the smoke and heat to create a better environment for any trapped occupants and the Engine Companies working to extinguish the fire. Two simulated occupants were quickly removed and the fire was extinguished in under 10 minutes.