5 East Shelby firefighters complete interior training

Photo and information courtesy of Debbie Taylor, East Shelby fire chief

EAST SHELBY – The East Shelby Volunteer Fire Company recently five members complete roughly 50-hour Interior Firefighting Operations class this year.

Pictured from left include Josh Fuller, Logan Gardner (in truck), Nathan Fuller and Dylan Taylor. Victor Jefferd is missing from the photo. Jared Zinkievich also completed his training last year.

These gentlemen participated in a class that included firefighter personal protective equipment (PPE), self-contained breathing apparatus donning, doffing and use, SCBA air management and SCBA emergencies, basic firefighter survival techniques, modern fire control methods, building fire search and victim removal techniques, firefighter survival skills, tactical ventilation techniques and basic power saw operation, forcible entry techniques, hose line advancement, vehicle and wildland firefighting theory, vehicle firefighting techniques, coordinated structure fire interior attack and transitional fire attack, and coordinated initial company operations.

“As the chief of this fire department, I’m very proud of these guys for their time and effort and dedication they have put in to complete these classes,” said Debbie Taylor, chief of East Shelby. “It’s not easy balancing personal life around these classes. And it’s great for East Shelby for the kick up of more interior firefighters.”

East Shelby welcomes the public and prospective members in stopping by the fire hall at 5021 East Shelby Rd. More information is available on the East Shelby Facebook page.