Region 5 Course Update

Course Code/Section #	Course Name	Dates	Location	Registration Deadline
3330-13-508	Auto Extrication	6/1-6/2	Ashley River Fire Dept	5/1---fax to regional office
1154-13-506	FFII	6/17-7/13	Old Fort Fire Dept (burn @ Harleyville)	5/27---fax to regional office
4171-13-509	Fire Instructor I	6/21-6/30	Goose Creek Rural Fire Dept	5/1---fax to regional office
4165-13-502	Fire & Life Safety Educator	6/24-6/28	St. John’s Fire Dept	5/6----fax to regional office
3310-14-503	Rope Rescue Ops	8/2-8/4	Ashley River Fire Dept	7/1---fax to regional office
4171-14-501	Fire Instructor I	10/7-10/11	MCAS Beaufort	8/7---fax to regional office

Focusing on Basic-Level Training

By Brian Meroney
from www.firefighternation.com
Published Tuesday, April 2, 2013

During a basic-level training drill a few weeks ago, I was approached by both a junior firefighter and a senior firefighter and asked why we’re doing so many basic drills instead of focusing on more advanced drills. I told them that I want them to be proficient with their basic skills—not just adequate. This answer seemed to puzzle them, and I knew I would have to give them more of an explanation after the drill. So back at the station, after I explained my answer to the firefighters, I thought about how many firefighters on the job have let their skills become rusty.

Boston Fire Audio from the Marathon Bombing

Paul Combs on the Boston Marathon Bombing

In the aftermath of yesterday's cowardly act of terrorism in Boston, and as the injury report began to rise, I could only think about how much worse this violent act could have been if not for the quick action of Boston F.D., P.D., EMS, and U.S. National Guard. As I sat and watched the same horrific images over and over, my thoughts, prayers, and empathy were for our brothers in red and blue who were dealing with the carnage first-hand. But I have to admit, as the injury rate climbed, and the death tole stayed pat, I swelled with a sense of pride.

Terror and violence is an ever-present, ever-growing reality for the U.S., and the world. A world in which combatants are not targeted, but the innocence of everyday life. But something that the terrorists overlook, whether abroad or domestic, is the American first responder will ALWAYS be there to stop the pain, the bleeding, and heal their blow. We will not cower, we will not run, we WILL fight their demented cause and the inevitable devastation with our every breath. They will not win! Because as long as the American first responder is on the job, fear will not overcome hope and perseverance.
The American first responders are super heroes without capes, and they gave death a very bad day yesterday in Boston

Region 5 Course Update

Course Code/Section #	Course Name	Dates	Location	Registration Deadline
1250-13-511	Aerial Ops	4/30-5/2	St. John’s Fire Dept HQ	4/12---fax to regional office
3330-13-508	Auto Extrication	6/1-6/2	Ashley River Fire Dept	5/1---fax to regional office
4171-13-508	Fire Instructor I	6/17-6/21	Harleyville Fire Dept	4/22---fax to regional office
1154-13-506	FFII	6/17-7/13	Old Fort Fire Dept (burn @ Harleyville)	5/27---fax to regional office
4171-13-509	Fire Instructor I	6/21-6/30	Goose Creek Rural Fire Dept	5/1---fax to regional office
4165-13-502	Fire & Life Safety Educator	6/24-6/28	St. John’s Fire Dept	5/6----fax to regional office
4171-14-501	Fire Instructor I	10/7-10/11	MCAS Beaufort	8/7---fax to regional office

April Promotions

Congratulations to the following personnel for passing their promotional tests yesterday:

Firefighter I Michael Daley

Firefighter I Matthew Guldner

Firefighter I Amiee Levesque

Firefighter I Laura Maule

Firefighter II Justin Lane

Apprentice Engineer Bryon Hancock