Let’s take a virtual tour the PEIFFA Fire School
Facility
Entering through the gates to our Training
Centre heading north, you can see the
Classroom and the Warehouse buildings.
The Fire School Training Centre
belongs to all Fire Fighters on the
Island.
Just down the road heading
west to the training area, is
the “Block House”, a multistory building used for a
variety of training purposes.
Immediately to the west side of the
“Block House”, is the Flammable Liquid
Pit.
South, of the Flammable Liquid
Pit, is the “Live Fire Training
Simulator” It was recently
renovated Live
to increase
it’s size
and
Fire Training
Simulator
effectiveness with the addition of a
number of additional container
sections
Live Fire Training Simulator Undergoing Renovations
Live Fire Training Simulator Undergoing Renovations
South of the “Live Fire Training
Simulator”, is the Ladder Tower.
Let’s take a look at each of the individual buildings and their use.
First, is the Classroom Building
used for lectures, administration,
break/lunch area. The basement
area is used for practical training
during inclement weather.
In the basement below the
classroom building, steel beams
were installed in order to remove the
“support posts” and provide more
room for practical Training.
In August of 2005 Holland College Fire Fighter Training
Program Initiated and Their New Student Building was Added
to Our Site
Next is the “Warehouse”, which has been divided into two main areas. The front
half is used for storage including the Haz-Mat Trailer, Engines, Confined Space
Simulator (between the two bays), Compressor Room, and Tool Crib. The rear half
houses the “Interior Building Simulator”.
View, looking south.
Looking towards the rear of the
Warehouse is a view of the “Interior
Building Simulator” (note the balcony
below the ladder with window & roof
simulator used for different rescue
scenarios).
Here is a view of the vertical tank
section of the Confined Space Simulator
(approximately 18’ or 6 meters in
height) with overhead catwalk
Here a view of the inside of the
vertical tank showing the
platform used to access the
subterranean area of the
simulator
Interior Ladder from
Vertical Tank.
View of the bottom of the
vertical tank (note the
culvert connecting the
lateral tank to the vertical
tank).
al
ert.
View of work platforms
above both tanks.
Confined Space Rescue Course in
progress.
Victim removal from lateral tank opening.
Rescue completed.
Use of Tool Staging
Area (Tool Pool).
Rescue Scenario using top
hatch on lateral tank.
Incident Commander using balcony of
“Interior Building Simulator” as
Command Post during a Confined
Space Rescue Scenario.
View of inside of Warehouse.
Note double doors (bottom right)
for tool crib lock-up.
Inside view of Tool
crib and an
assortment of
equipment
available.
Inside view of
tool crib showing
SCBA and spare
cylinders storage
“Interior Building Simulator”
with a view of the balcony for
second floor ladder work and
rescue scenarios. Above that,
a roof simulator on the third
level is equipped with a prefab
chimney and an asphalt
shingled roof.
Single window on second story for
use during ladder rescues.
Once inside the “Interior Building Simulator” is
the staging, critique and classroom area.
Note the floor plan on the
Chalkboard and the covered 2” X 4”
studs to the immediate right of the
blackboard used during Rope
Rescue and for Rappels training.
Here is the main partition
dividing the Warehouse.
The stairway leads to the
second floor of the
Simulator.
Opposite view showing secondary
access to the second floor.
Primary access to the first
floor area.
View of perimeter corridor and visible on
the floor are two 38 mm double jacket
cotton hoses modified to simulate
charged lines. (Pea Gravel and Air
Pressure in Lieu of Water)
Doors, door frames and blanks can be
inserted/removed so as to change the layout of each
area and further divide the spaces within.
Note the hinges so the door can be lifted out of the way
and replaced with the a blank panel to create a continuous
wall.
Here is a view of two
connecting rooms. Note
that a partition with a
reduced entry point can be
moved across the
doorway opening in order
to increase the challenge
View of the interior stairway leading to
the second floor. Just above to the
right of the stairway is a panel that can
be folded down over the stairs to
separate the ground and second
floors, enabling two different scenarios
to be conducted at the same time.
First room on the right on the second floor from the top of the
stairs is where the attic access hatch is located. If you look
closely in the doorway, you can see the bottom of the
chimney.
A better view of our attic access hatch.
Attic access hatch in operation.
Permanent access
ladder, located in the
truck bay, is used by
instructors to access
the roof simulator
emergency escape
hatch.
North view of roof
simulator.
South view of roof
simulator.
Note to the left side of the
escape hatch door frame,
part of the attic hatch can
be seen on the floor.
On second floor, of the simulator, is a
floor opening which can be used to
assist in improving fire fighter trainees
search techniques and also for simulated
confined space entries.
With the floor cover removed, if the trainees do not
properly sound the floor area during search techniques,
they will drop 10 inches. The false floor (2” X 4”s) can be
removed providing an opening for vertical entry through
the floor to simulate a confined space opening.
We are back to north east
corner of the warehouse,
first floor, note the wall for
rope rescue scenarios.
Same wall, north east
corner of the warehouse,
showing the interior building
simulator being used for a
Rope Rescue course.
South wall of the interior building
simulator being used for Rope Rescue
course.
Block House is used primarily for
Firefighter Level I courses, salvage
operations, practical phase, however, it
has also adapted for Rope Rescue
courses.
On the second floor, by the east wall, are two load
rated anchor plates attached and fitted through the
concrete floor.
Above the window frame, a
load rated re-direct anchor
point.
Rope Rescue scenario,
from the second floor west
window.
Ladder Tower is used during Firefighter
Level I as well as for Rope Rescue
Training.
Our recently renovated “Live
Fire Training Simulator”
consists of shipping
containers connected to
each other and is designed
to simulate “Real” fire
conditions
The oil fired burner provides
the heating of a cylindrical
pipe mounted within the
container. A burn tray
mounted on top of the pipe
permits the use of one bale
of hay as the fuel.
Burner close-up.
Inside view north container’s burn tray.
After burner operation of approx 10 minutes, the
straw has ignited and both containers are filled with
smoke all the way down to approximately knee
level.
Close up of burn tray
and guards. Note heat
pipe feeding burn tray.
Thermocouple used to
control burner
Inside container wall and view of burn
tray. Ventilation simulator boxes are
located directly above the burn tray.
The entry doors have been
designed to prevent damage to
hoselines and permit the
closure of the door after entry.
Pry-able door hardware is
used on all entry doors for
forcible entry practice
Double doors open (note the burn tray) Concrete
was poured on the floor throughout the container
with and inch slope from mid point to the double
doors for easier flushing of debris & water.
Sacrificial walls & ceiling used to protect container
from heat contact.
Upon entry through the south
door, the passage way requires
students to follow correct hose
handling procedures
Fire in progress
Roof Ventilation simulator in use.
Newly Renovated Live Fire Training Simulator In Use
Newly Renovated Live Fire Training Simulator In Use
Newly Renovated Live Fire Training Simulator In Use
CONCLUSION
This completes the virtual tour of the Prince
Edward Island Firefighter’s Association – Fire
School
At this time, on behalf of the Association, we
would like to extend an invitation to you and
your staff to visit us.
Thank you for having your interest in our
facilities.
CONTACTS
If you have any questions or concerns,
please do not hesitate to contact either:
Miles Boulter - Chief Instructor at
(902) 566-4133 (H)
Bill Gourley – President PEIFFA at
(902) 393-1881 (Cell)
(902) 621-0250 (H)
(902) 626-6156 (Cell)