At 1900hrs. members headed over to Frederick Ave to train on a house donated to us from John Scott of Patuxent Properties. Members trained in search and rescue and down Firefighter scenarios. The members split up into groups of 4 and searched the entire house. A down firefighter was placed in the house and crews set out to find the firefighter and bring him/her to safety. Crews trained in using the buddy breathing system with our air bottles, and used rope and thermal imaging to track the firefighter. Crews had zero visibility. A big thanks goes out to Captain Orval Thrasher and Safety Officer Paul O'Conner for coming out to assist with this drill.

With the upcoming potential for increased water rescues, the Beach House members drill at the Herrington Harbor Pool to practice their skills in different scenarios

members were given a house and were able to perform various different RIT drills.

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