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Above: Firefighter David Tews and
Engineer Forrest Wills are shown
above suppressing a gas fire with
foam at the Wake County Training
Facility.
Above: Firefighter Cook is sus-
pended with a patient while prac-
ticing an aerial rescue on Ladder
1 while Captain Todd Lewis, Cap-
tain Robert Stanley, Engineer Ben
Oswald, and Engineer Chris Salt-
er observe for safety and support.
This training simulates rescuing
someone from an area where ter-
rain makes it difficult or impossi-
ble to carry a person out by foot.
TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS
Why do we train?
Morrisville Fire/Rescue Depart-
ment trains to save lives.
Training allows our team to be at
their very best when presented
with any type of situation and to
help save lives.
SPECIAL FORCES TRIBUTE
Below: Pumper 3 trained on drafting
capabilities on November 1. Drafting
is a technique used for fires where
there are either no working hydrants
or the hydrants provided can not
match the required flow for the
situation. This truck carries a 2100
gallon drop tank and can pump up
to 1500 gallons per minute.
Morrisville Fire/Rescue units, along with units from
Cary Fire/Rescue, Apex Fire/Rescue, Holly Springs
Fire/Rescue and Cary Area EMS, staged on various
bridges along NC 540 to pay tribute and respects to
two fallen US Army Special Forces soldiers on
Wednesday, October 18.
US Army Staff Sergeants Bryan C. Black and J.W.
Johnson were killed in action the week before the
tribute in the Republic of Niger in West Africa.
The department participates in tributes like this one
when requested (as long as they are not responding
to an emergency) to thank those who defend our
freedoms and protect our country.
PUBLIC SAFETY
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