This past Saturday at the BAVFC annex approximately 30 members from both Bel Air and Fallston spent the day with the team from Adapt and Overcome Training. The training was a combination of two courses; “Aggressive Ground Ladders” and “Residential Primary Search: Creating and Searching Survivable Space”. The first portion…

The BAVFC has taken their fire training to the next level with the construction of a fully furnished 12′ x 14′ second floor single bedroom complete with a full size window at the Forest Hill annex. It is the intent to use this room for what is known in the…

4/27: Several hours were well spent at the BAVFC training access in Forest Hill this am. Approximately 25 members worked on refining and learning hose line advancement and forcible entry skills. Many thanks to Harford County Department of Emergency Services director Eddie Hopkins for his assistance in helping Sgt Rob…

Both experienced and probie firefighters trained on their vehicle extrication skills at the BAVFC training annex in Forest Hill on Sunday morning. Around 20 members took the opportunity to get some good hands on training. RG Photos: Nick McGowan, Jr.  

Every Tuesday night (except for the 1st Tues which is the company meeting night) the BAVFC conducts training. This past Tuesday (4/11) approx 40 members turned out for a vehicle stabilization drill held at the newly acquired complex next to the Forest Hill station. The vehicles you see were donated….

Training is critical to any firefighter or EMT/paramedic skill set and knowledge base. We work on the basics continually because that is the key to smooth and safe operations. We also must train for the low frequency / high risk calls. So this past Tuesday night (weekly drill night) crews…

This is a good article on what the BAVFC trained on early Sunday morning. We will continue to drill with our local mutual aid partners, fire and law enforcement, on acts of violence incidents. We call them acts of violence because in today’s world any type of mass disaster can occur,…

Friday evening training took crews from the BAVFC Patterson Mill Station and the Abingdon VFC to the new construction site off of Plumtree Rd.   This joint training focused on the basics of hose line management and building construction.   Photos Courtesy, FF Alex Fleming

The BAVFC apparatus pump operator class trains on traditional drafting at the Churchville Pond on Rt 155 and on the new turbo drafting at the McGuirk farm pond this Sunday. Drafting water in its two forms are important skills to learn and maintain (which we do annually in a mandatory…