NYSAFC Regional Hands-On Training

Through its Regional Hands-On Training program, NYSAFC was able to bring flashover training to 14 counties across New York state over the course of 17 weekends. Just over 1,000 students participated in this critical training, which was conducted at sites in Broome, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Orange, Oswego, Otsego, Rensselaer, Steuben, Sullivan, and Ulster counties.

Each program included an hour long lecture, followed by training evolutions in a flashover simulator with some of the nation’s most seasoned fire instructors. Students were able to experience fire development from the incipient stage all the way to flashover, learning to identify the signs of the event before becoming part of it.

Flashover training will be conducted at FIRE 2015, the NYSAFC 109th Annual Conference & Expo in Verona, N.Y. Regional training is scheduled to begin again in spring 2015.

If you’re interested in hosting a Regional Hands-On Training – Flashover program in your area, please email NYSAFC. Local fire departments or county organizations are encouraged to consider hosting a program. Full details about host responsibilities are available on the Host Registration Form, which can be downloaded here.

Visit NYSAFC’s Facebook page to check out photos from many 2014 training locations.

NYSAFC Regional Hands-On Training – Flashover Update