Firefighters from three counties train at SUNY Brockport

Firefighters from three counties train at SUNY Brockport

Firefighters from nine departments in Monroe, Orleans and Genesee Counties prepared to test their knowledge of high-rise firefighting on the SUNY Brockport campus. Brockport firefighters hosted a mutual aid drill in cooperation with the Safety Department at SUNY Brockport to assist the college in safety inspections and testing of fire systems in their buildings while at the same time giving firefighters an opportunity to practice in a high rise facility. Companies from Hilton and Albion provided additional ladder trucks for the drill and engine and rescue companies from Churchville, Hamlin, Morton, Walker, Bergen and Spencerport participated. "Victims" were placed in locations on upper floors, artificial non-toxic smoke was created, and firefighters staging at area Brockport stations were summoned to the scene. According to Chief Timothy J. Rombaut, of the Brockport Fire Department, "This is a unique opportunity and one the volunteers look forward to participating in. Personnel never know what they are responding to, in an effort to create a realistic exercise, and a meaningful training experience."