Extrication Trailer:

Extrication Trailer

The Extrication Trailer was funded by the Kentucky Fire Commission and put in to service in November 1998. There are 4 such trailers strategically place throughout the state of Kentucky. Each of these trailers is set up identically. Extrication is a challenging and ever changing discipline. With new car technologies, and stronger metals, we have to stay on top of the best ways to extricate our patients. These trailers are supplied with all the tools necessary such as hand tools, power tools, air tools, and hydraulic tools, to assist our instructors in teaching their proper use and application in victim extrication. These trailers and the classes that follow the NFPA 1670 standards, allow the student to apply their extrication skills and knowledge in scenario based practical exercises. Structural Collapse, Trench and Excavation Search and Rescue, and Vehicle and Machinery Search and Rescue are all taught with the aid of these trailers. For more information please contact any Area Coordinator in Kentucky or our office by phone 270-465-8633 or email fireresq@kyol.net.

Firefighter Survival and Rescue Trailer:

Firefighter Survival & Rescue Trailer

The Firefighter Survival and Rescue Trailer was funded by the Kentucky Fire Commission, each region in the state has one of these trailers. They have also funded fixed sights though out the state. The courses are also funded by the Fire Commission. They are designed for sixteen hours of instruction, and became a mandated program by the Fire Commission in the early 2000’s. Every firefighter must complete this course to be certified. The first eight hours deal with self-survival and the last eight hours incorporate skills required to “Save Our Own”. Many of the skills taught have been designed after a tragedy that has occurred and the lessons learned from such. Firefighter survival and rescue training should attempt to take that response and bring it full circle to the proactive side by training our members: first, not to get into bad situations and, second, how to get themselves and others out of them. These trailers, which take an average of twenty to thirty minutes to set-up, were built in house by our personnel. They provide the environment required to be able to deliver the Firefighter Survival and Firefighter Rescue programs. This training prop is an excellent way to insure your firefighters are prepared for any situation. For more information please contact any Area Coordinator in Kentucky or our office by phone 270-465-8633 or email fireresq@kyol.net.

Flashover Chamber:

Flashover Trailer

The Flashover Chamber is funded by the KY Fire Commission and was put in to service in June of 2000. The flashover chamber is one of two State Fire/Rescue mobile flashover training props, which can be found in the Commonwealth, one to the east of I-75 that runs through the state and one to the west of I-75. These units, which were built by Swede Survival Systems, are the first of their kind. The Phase 1 – Flashover class motto is “TRAIN TO LIVE”. The 30' mobile prop helps the instructors to train firefighters to recognize when a room or other burning structure is about to completely combust, it gives them the opportunity to observe fire behavior, see warning signs associated with a potential flashover, and use various techniques that may save someone’s life. A very high percent of firefighters who die in a fire, die from a flashover. The flashover chamber allows the instructors the ability to train firefighters to recognize the warning signs that a flashover is about to begin. Training is the best way to avoid some of those dangerous situations and conditions. If a firefighter is able to see those warning signs, then they are able to get out before the situation worsens. For more information please contact any Area Coordinator in Kentucky or our office by phone 270-465-8633 or email fireresq@kyol.net.

Urban Search and Rescue:

Urban Search & Rescue Trailer

Urban Search and Rescue trailer was funded by FEMA grants though Emergency Management, a partnership with Emergency Management and Haz – Mat 5, it was put in service in 2001. This trailer allows the instructors to teach fire and rescue personnel what is involved in the location, rescue (extrication), and initial medical stabilization of victims trapped in confined spaces. Urban search-and-rescue is considered a "multi-hazard" discipline; as such this trailer contains the many tools that are needed in training for a variety of emergencies or disasters. Be it earthquakes, storms and tornadoes, floods, dam failures, technological accidents, terrorist activities, or hazardous materials releases. This trailer is equipped with a generator, ladders, power saws, chain saws, jack hammers, helmets, stabilizing kit, chains, halogen tools, and many other tools to numerous to mention. This trailer stands at the ready to be used in an emergency in any community. For more information please contact any Area Coordinator in Kentucky or our office by phone 270-465-8633 or email fireresq@kyol.net.

Comp Air Trailer:

Comp Air Trailer

Comp Air Trailer was funded by FEMA grants though Emergency Management, a partnership with Emergency Management and Haz – Mat 5, has been in service since 2004. This is an air compressor trailer that is used to fill air bottles and compressed air for SCBA for dive tanks and fire. This trailer stands at the ready to be used in an emergency in any community. For more information please contact any Area Coordinator in Kentucky or our office by phone 270-465-8633 or email fireresq@kyol.net.

John Deere Gator 6 x 4 :

John Deere Gator 6 x 4

John Deere Gator 6 x 4 was donated by the US Smokeless Tobacco Company it was put into service in 2000. This gator is very useful for the maintenance department around the Training Center; also it has been used for many emergency responses, at many Fire Schools, and multiple festivals and events throughout the Commonwealth. It is available for any emergency situations, or to be used for public service at county or fire department events. For more information please contact any Area Coordinator in Kentucky or our office by phone 270-465-8633 or email fireresq@kyol.net.

John Deere Gator 4 x 4:

John Deere Gator 4 x 4

John Deere Gator 4 x 4 was funded by FEMA grants though Emergency Management, a partnership with Emergency Management and Haz – Mat 5, it was put into service in 2004. This gator is equipped with 2 different bed types, passenger or patient and rescuer. It is available for any emergency situations, or to be used for public service at county or fire department events. For more information please contact any Area Coordinator in Kentucky or our office by phone 270-465-8633 or email fireresq@kyol.net.

1979 Ford F-700 Pumper Fire Truck:

1979 Ford F-700 Pumper Fire Truck

1979 Ford F-700 Pumper Fire Truck This fire truck was donated by the Green County Fire Department in September of 2005. This truck is great for use as a training prop for different classes.

1981 Ford F-700 Chassis Cab Fire Truck :

1981 Ford F-700 Chassis Cab Fire Truck

1981 Ford F-700 Chassis Cab Fire Truck This fire truck was donated to SFRT by Pulaski County Fire Commission in January 2006. This truck is great to use as a training prop for different classes.

KFC Drivers Training Simulator:

KFC Drivers Training Simulator

Drivers Training Simulator The Drivers Training Simulator is funded by the KY Fire Commission it was put in to service in September 2006. These simulators are from FAAC Incorporated of Ann Arbor, Michigan. The KFC also funds all of the classes for this trailer which are built upon the traditional learning process of “Learn by Doing”. The 3 simulators provide training in situation awareness, risk analysis, forward/backward maneuvers, decision-making, emergency reaction and avoidance, and conscientious equipment operation through a professionally-developed library of scenarios. Two of the simulators are designed specifically to train drivers for fire apparatus including pumpers, ladder trucks, tankers, engines and other large fire suppression vehicles. The third simulator is designed to train drivers for smaller fire apparatus, grass trucks, command vehicles, private owned vehicles and other smaller emergency response vehicles. All three simulators are housed in a trailer so that training can be delivered to every fire department and community in the Commonwealth. A year-round curriculum benefits a diverse audience of new and experienced drivers representing fire, rescue, police, EMS, public works, and private industry. This tool is a positive addition to our driver training curriculum that was created to meet and exceed the driver training requirements established by the National Fire Protection Association’s apparatus driving standard NFPA 1002.

According to the United States Fire Administration and the National Fire Protection Association, about 25 percent of all firefighter fatalities occur during traffic crashes. The Driver Training Simulator is designed to reduce the number of accidents involving fire tankers, which are fire trucks that can carry 3,000 or more gallons of water. Tankers are involved in more accidents than any other type of fire truck. This is particularly important in rural areas. In urban areas, firefighters rely on piping systems with hydrants to bring water to the fire. In rural areas, where there is no piped water distribution system, firefighters rely on tankers to bring water to the fire. These simulators have the ability to simulate most other types of emergency response vehicles including pumpers, ladder trucks and ambulances. Simulator 2 & 4 which are in the front and back of the trailer produce the simulations of the larger vehicles from the F-550 or the equivalent of and larger apparatus. Simulator 3which is housed in the middle of the trailer creates the simulation of the smaller F-350 or the equivalent of and smaller to private owned vehicles, command vehicles, chief cars. The Fire Driver Training Simulators are a part of the FAAC Public Safety Suite, which provides simulation-based training tools for first responders including fire, EMS and law enforcement. For more information please contact the KY Fire Commission, any Area Coordinator in Kentucky or our office by phone 270-465-8633 or email fireresq@kyol.net.

Smoke Maze Trailer:

Smoke Maze Trailer

Smoke Maze Trailer The Smoke Maze trailer was funded by the KY Fire Commission and was put in service in November 1996. This mobile unit enables firefighters to become more proficient in utilizing their SCBA in darkened or theatrical smoke-filled conditions. The 35' trailer is easily arranged to provide varied search situations that includes the elements of varying degrees of darkness, smoke, noise, and flashing lights. This enhanced training builds on the basic skills. It will enhance the abilities of SCBA users and prepare them for the more complex situations that they may encounter (i.e. rapid intervention team work, restricted horizontal/vertical spaces, etc.) The smoke maze trailer allows the student to increase his/her confidence of wearing and operating self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA). The SCBA confidence course emphasizes various levels of physical stress. The physical exertion simulates the stress and tension that a firefighter may experience in a real situation, while searching a structure, carrying hand tools, or movement in restricted situations encountered in a burning building. Controlled breathing, teamwork, and safety when moving though scuttles, joists, stairs, and tunnels are stressed. This is one of 5 such trailers strategically across the commonwealth. For more information please contact any Area Coordinator in Kentucky or our office by phone 270-465-8633 or email fireresq@kyol.net.

Ford F – 550:

Ford F – 550

Ford F – 550 was put into service in February 2001. This truck is crucial to the mobile fleet. It is used to pull many of the trailers to and from training points throughout the Commonwealth. This truck can pull a 5th Wheel trailer, a Gooseneck trailer, or a Tag-a-long. This is one of 5 large trucks placed strategically though out the commonwealth.

Special Events, Public Relations, State Funeral Trailer:

Special Events, Public Relations, State Funeral Trailer

Special Events, Public Relations, State Funeral Trailer Kentucky Fire Commission Special Events, Public Relations, State Funeral Trailer is funded by a partnership between the KY Fire Commission and the KY Firefighters Association. This trailer was put into service in February 2008. This trailer is filled with all the necessary supplies to handle the details of a memorial service or a funeral for a Line of Duty Death. It also carries Public Relations booths for the KFC and the KFA for use at Safety Conferences and other conferences throughout the Commonwealth. This trailer also does special detail at parades; special events fire schools and other county events. This trailer stands at the ready to be used where ever needed throughout the state; it can be used at any community event or fire department event by request. When it is not an emergency situation if possible please try and give us at least a 2 weeks’ notice. For more information please contact the KY Fire Commission, the KY Firefighters Association, any Area Coordinator in Kentucky or our office by phone 270-465-8633 or email fireresq@kyol.net.

KFA Olympic Trailer:

KFA Olympic Trailer

KFA Olympic Trailer was remodeled in June of 2008, this trailer was originally put into service in December 2003. The Kentucky Firefighters Association owns and operates a trailer used exclusively for the state and regional Firefighter Olympics held annually. The trailer has accumulated many, many items over the past several years it has been used. Several firefighters from the Erlanger Fire Department helped to clean out the trailer as well as build new shelving and platforms and paint the interior of the trailer. The trailer was in dire need of some updating and with all the hard work put in, the trailer will be able to serve the KFA and firefighters of the state for years to come.