The majority of JFD training occurs at the department headquarters where the city has a training tower and a livefire facility to work with for instruction .

Uncertainty will always be a part of firefighters ’ work , but Thompson said training gives them confidence when responding to a call .

“ We can ’ t predict the type of incident that we will encounter , but if we have a basic general knowledge of how to operate within a specific type of incident , the more we ’ ll be prepared , and the better we ’ ll perform ,” he said .

THE JEFFERSONVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT TRAINS TO DEAL WITH A VARIETY OF SITUATIONS , COMPLETING 20 HOURS OF TRAINING PER FIREFIGHTER EACH MONTH .

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