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Training Burn August 2009
Kennebunkport firefighters held a training burn of a small structure on Beachwood Avenue that was slated for demolition. Several new members had the opportunity to gain some experience in handling hose lines under realistic conditions.
Rescue Boat Training July 2009
Kennebunkport Fire personnel conducted training with the department's two Zodiac rescue boats in Cape Porpoise harbor on a pleasant Sunday morning. The training scenario was a search and rescue and extraction operation for two injured subjects on Folley Island.
Ice Rescue Training March 2009
Firefighters from Kennebunk and Kennebunkport conducted a joint training exercise in ice rescue operations under the guidance of Captain Allan Moir on a pond off Oak Ridge Road. Participants practiced the safe retrieval of simulated victims using various techniques to access and recover them.
Maritime MCI Exercise October 2008
Kennebunkport's two rescue boats and a large contingent of firefighters participated in a maritime mass-casualty incident exercise in Biddeford Pool. The large drill involved rescue boats and personnel from several agencies, including the Biddeford, Saco, Old Orchard Beach, Kennebunkport, and Scarborough Fire Departments and the Maine Marine Patrol. The scenario involved simulated patients brought ashore from a mishap on a charter fishing boat, who were triaged and then transported to hospitals via the Life Flight of Maine helicopter and ground ambulances.
Water Supply & Tanker Training July 2008
Kennebunkport firefighters practice water supply operations with "new" Tank 1
Rescue Boat Training May 2008
Kennebunkport Fire Department and KEMS members train with the rescue boats at Goose Rocks Beach in May, 2008.
Extrication Training April 2008
Kennebunkport Fire and KEMS personnel practice vehicle extrication techniques in April, 2008
Kennebunkport firefighters practice Rapid Intervention Team (RIT) procedures in March 2007. Rescue teams trained with the new Scott RIT Packs used to supply air to firefighters who become trapped during a fire.
Kennebunkport Fire Dept. personnel participated in a training session in April 2006 at a well known local residence.
Kennebunkport firefighters practice vehicle extrication techniques in November, 2005 using the Jaws of Life and airbags.
In October 2005, Kennebunkport firefighters use an acquired structure on Maine Street, scheduled for demolition, for training in SCBA use, interior search techniques and roof venting operations.
Kennebunkport firefighters practice ocean rescue techniques at Goose Rocks Beach in May 2005.
(Photos by Mike Lovejoy)
Kennebunkport firefighters conduct brush fire training in April, 2005
using Tank 1 and the brush trucks.
Kennebunkport trainees get last minute pointers from a Saco Fire instructor before making an interior
attack during recent live burn training at the Seacoast Fire Training Center in Ogunquit.
conducting a training exercise in 2003. A local reporter served as the "victim", and was treated for simulated injuries and removed from the island in our rescue boat. Her newspaper article appeared in the York County Coast Star.
Kennebunkport firefighters conduct a training burn in 2002 of the farmhouse that stood at the present location of the Highpoint Farm development off Wildes District Road.
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