Press release 2/11/20:
Understanding the special characteristics and considerations of lightweight wood construction is an important factor in fighting fires today. Sixteen firefighters from six county fire companies completed 12 hours of instruction regarding manufacturing methods, component awareness, fire performance and strategies and tactics pertaining to fires involving lightweight wood construction.
The program’s emphasis was to improve fire personnel’s ability to recognize the presence of light-weight wood construction and the related hazards, better predict the overall reaction of a building during fire conditions and how to operate safely.
The following Genesee County fire personnel completed the program:
City of Batavia
- Sean D. Huggins
- Josh J. McCarthy
Town of Batavia
- Joshua K. Boyle
Byron
- Zachery C. Johnson
- Jacob M. Schultz
Elba
- Nicole M. Boldt
- Sydney R. Brown
- Jennifer A. Cardinali
- Nicholas J. Easten
- Timothy J. Hoffarth
- Michael Pfendler
- Nathan J. Tabor
Le Roy
- Jared N. Chick
Stafford
- Brian M. Breemes
- Kari E. Breemes
- Jason M. Smith
