Del Valle

One of the best days of training was at Del Valle training facility. Here is where we had to practice all sorts of drills. We first got there at 5 in the morning for set up. We than had to get all of out turnout gear as well as food ready to go for the day. We were on call so we could get a call on a moments notice and we had to be ready to go. We ran through many events. The first event we went to the tractors and learned about how they are used in the forestry division. We after went to search and rescue where we had to work in a team in order to save someone underground in tunnels. After we had to go break structure while using heavy equipment. After we went to teh helicopters to learn about the pilots and helicopters in the los angeles county fire department. After we had car extraction here we had to use the jaws of life to save someone out of a car. After we had forestry division where we had to cut line on order for firefighters to fight a fire. Last we actually got the oppurtunity to take out a live structural fire. This was the best part of the day. This event is also where i really tested my answers and helped me realize what it was going to take to become a firefighter.