Firefighters Advance
Their Education

Photos by: LAURA DEJOY/Evans Center

MidTown - September 30, 2003 --- Seven Evans Firefighters added to their credentials by successfully completing New York State's third level of firefighting training and being certified at the Advanced Firefighters.

Evans Center hosted the course at their HOT Zone training facility two nights each week over four weeks in September. The students invested over 36 hours in completing this final leg of a three part series that included Basic, Intermediate and Advanced Firefighting - totaling 114 hours of training.

Taught by State Fire Instructor Tom Partridge, Evans Center firefighters were joined by others from Armor, Eden, Lake View and Patchin. The course focused on strategy and tactics, sprinklers, foam and fire alarm systems, incident command and other officer development topics. The eight unit curriculum included six written exams where a combined score of 70 points was required to pass the course.

Receiving their Advanced Firefighter Certificates were Evans Center Chief Dennis Allen, Asst. Chief Tim Szczepaniak, Captains Tiger Schmittendorf and Pat Murphy, Lieutenant Mike Relosky and Firefighters Kevin Snyder and Bob Zamrok.

As part of the course, firefighters trained at Erie County Fire Safety's Chestnut Ridge and Cheektowaga facilities to complete the hands-on evolutions required.

The following photos are from the strategy and tactics evolutions conducted at the county's Chestnut Ridge facility:

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