Crime & Safety
Simsbury Volunteer Firefighter Completes Rescue Technician Course
A Simsbury volunteer firefighter has completed a special rescue technician training course.
Submitted by the Simsbury Volunteer Fire Company
Firefighter Jeff Holmes, Bushy Hill station, of the Simsbury Volunteer Fire Company has completed a Connecticut Fire Academy course in Rescue Technician - Core that leads to NFPA 1006 Rescue Technician certification.
The 48-hour course is an introduction to rescue management, including rope-rescue equipment, lowering and hauling systems and maintaining rescue equipment. NFPA Rescue Technicians perform rope, surface water, vehicle, machinery, confined space, structural collapse and trench rescues.
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Holmes joined the fire company as a cadet in 2004. He is state-certified as Firefighter I.
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