From the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company:
The Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company participates in a live fire training exercise with the Darlington Volunteer Fire Company.
The Darlington Volunteer Fire Company (DVFC) was given the chance to conduct a live fire training exercise at 1229 Boyd Road in Street, Maryland. The DVFC reached out to the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company (JMVFC) and other fire companies in Harford County to partake in this unique training opportunity.
The JMVFC took one fire engine and a support vehicle with 11 volunteer firefighters. Fire Company Officers were able to take the members who recently passed their firefighter training classes into a real structure fire under “controlled” conditions. The JMVFC also provided 4 specially trained support instructors to ensure that there were enough instructors on scene to comply with national fire training standards.
Additional volunteer firefighters remained back at the JMVFC’s 3 stations to staff other apparatus. While at the training, a reported structure fire was dispatched on Dublin Road in Darlington. The DVFC Fire Chief directed the JMVFC engine to respond on the call. Firefighters arrived and found a malfunctioning pellet stove.
For more information on the DVFC training exercise, contact Mike Laslo at mlaslo@hcvfa.org.
Please tell me that the property was abandoned or condemned, because behind those flames, it looks like a lovely old farmhouse!
Properties used for live fire training are “donated” by the current owner(s). A sample checklist of some of the requriements to be fufilled can be found at….http://www.vfis.com/documents/live_fire_training_checklist_0906_000.pdf. There are strict standards that must be followed to safely conduct these trainings (www.NFPA.org/1403)
To be replaced by whatever number of wash, rinse, repeat same o same o faux “manor” homes. So hard to chose between granite or corian. If we go with the corian – it’s cheaper we can upgrade to the faux stone front panels. Awesome.
Any one that wanted to save the old house could have purchased it, just like the present owner did. Stop trying to tell people what they can do with their private property. MYOB
House was vacant and was stripped of copper pipes and wiring a while ago. House was in pretty bad condition. Owner only wanted to do away with a liability. He will not develope property.
So property owned by Magness North LLC won’t be developed?
The farm was owned by hp white laboratory and i believe the property has no developement rights left
Probably tons of lead paint and asbestos in that place. The cost to rehab was likely prohibitive, and liability insurance on a vacant residence is very expensive.
So lets burn that mother and put all the carcinogens into the air!!
Riiiiight…..smh
So how would you train fire fighters?
Doing the same scenarios at the fire training site outside of Edgewood aresenal is one thing, but abandoned dwellings offer a change and unique opportunity.
I don’t think they just set it on fire them put it out, there are probably multiple skills/qualifications that can be attained, not to mention, working mutually with other fire companies.
What carcinogens were released into the air and what quantities? Better back that up specifically to this old house.
Why bother training them. If the public only knew that only a few companies are able to get equipment on the street at anytime, mainly Bel Air, Joppa, and Susquehanna Hose, they might want to increase their homeowners coverage because the only thing left will be the foundation.