VIDEO: Responding to a fire to save a life when only seconds count. Firefighters face that challenge regularly.
But what kind of training is needed to put out a wall of flames?
At a teen fire academy in Newington, junior cadets are learning the fundamentals of fighting fires.
Getting the hose off the truck and into the house is just one of the many lessons learned.
“It takes a lot of tactical planning, some coordinated movements to get the hose line into the house to fight the fire and put it out before the fire gets out of control,” West Hartford Fire Department Community Support Officer Andrew Eccles said.
After a brief warm-up, cadets are outfitted in the necessary protective gear, then it’s off to their first challenge of getting through a locked door.