The extensive training that firefighters undertake isn’t just to keep them safe. It’s also designed to keep all of us safe by showing them better and more effective ways to handle a crisis. On Friday in Concord at Station 7, firefighters demonstrated some of the newest equipment they have for training, including a fire hose that can’t hold water, and a simulated part of a railroad car.
One tool is the “Lion Attack System.” This is a digital fire training system that will train both fire and community members. A digital screen shows the visualization of flames, while a smoke machine emits the proper amount of smoke. Then, either firefighters or community members physically practice using the fire extinguisher, or using a weighted fire hose that has an infrared nozzle to extinguish the fire. Everything is digital, reducing risk and injury.