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05/22/2008: "Departments Join in Live Fire Training"

The San Juan Island Fire Department was joined by firefighters from Friday Harbor in two recent live fire training exercises.

Two structures on False Bay Road were donated to the department for use in training exercises.

Prior to the live fire training, each structure was used in regular Monday night drills to practice search and rescue, and ventilation through holes cut in the roof.

When the time came to burn the structures one was used for practicing initial attack and the second was used for training with compressed air foam applications.

The compressed air foam technology, found on two of San Juan Island Fire Department’s engines, is used to maximize the firefighting capacity of a limited water supply.

The firefighters are very grateful to the Robert Doran family for their generous donation that made this invaluable training possible.