Fire extinguisher technique is vital in emergency situations, and a long-time Kilbourn Fire Department volunteer emphasized this at Camp Wawbeek.
Jerry Wolfram, a fire inspector who has been with the department since 1978, showed employees at the camp how to properly extinguish a fire using a simulated extinguisher and fire. The 24 course attendees, who were mostly college-age students, were then given a chance to use the simulators to mimic a minor fire situation.
“If a business has fire extinguishers, they need to train some of their staff to be able to use them,” said Wolfram. “If they are used on a fire, records show, from the National Fire Protection Association, that they are very effective.”
Wolfram proceeded to point out a recent situation in the city where a good Samaritan used an extinguisher to stop a house fire before it caused too much damage.