Page 24 - 2018 Annual Report

Training is Crucial to our Career Development. Red Oak Fire
Rescue is committed to providing the citizens of the City of Red Oak with
a highly trained fire and rescue department. Members are sent for
specialized training on a regular basis throughout the region. On a

regular basis, our firefighters train with area fire departments to
maintain familiarity with each other and increase on-scene performance
and safety. As the Rescue Department for the Ellis Dallas Unified
Cooperative Team (EDUCT), each member of the department must be
trained at the technician level on all rescue disciplines. This includes:
High Angle, Trench, Confined Space, Heavy Extrication, Structural
Collapse and Swift Water Rescue. Total training hours for 2018 were
8,819.

Firefighters participate in company level and multi-company
training evolutions and exercises. This emphasizes teamwork and
coordination during emergency incidents requiring multi unit responses.

Rotation is used to maintain an even coverage of available
apparatus across the city while crews are training. This is to ensure that
there is a unit covering all stations and districts at all times.

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