FY2019 Arlington Fire Department Annual Report FY 2019 | Page 27

the future ynamics its' current Fire certification sses and implemented new most current science and state- ught. With the help of our newly he Department went through a Fire Dynamics. We studied and environment in which we work. and laboratory taught by outside fire instructors, sector captains, ty partners. The instructor team e rest of the Department through ory experiments, followed by sector and shift to observe fire ctural firefighting strategy and Highrise training Arlington continues to grow vertically, and with this growth comes the increased risk of fires and rescues in larger multi- story and mixed-use buildings. After extensive testing and research, the Department made changes to some of the hose and nozzle packages on our automotive pumping apparatus (fire engines) to incorporate larger diameter (2.5 inch) hose and smooth bore nozzles. The entire Department trained and learned about these changes and how the new hose and nozzle packages can provide larger volumes of water, lower nozzle pressures and improved firefighter performance. Our training included classes with a highrise fire subject matter expert and a careful review and alignment of our policies and procedures with regional mutual aid city partners. The Wichita Falls Fire Department came to Arlington Fire Training to explore our Modern Fire Dynamics implementation and our new hose and nozzle package. Highrise training is a multi-year process and the next steps are to provide multi-company training evolutions and command and control classes for the entire organization. 27