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     Fire District personnel participated in training hosted by LSU-Fire and Emergency Training Institute, located at Natchitoches Trade School – Fire Training Grounds. This training (RIT) Rapid Intervention Team, is designed to teach firefighters the necessary fundamentals to rescue a downed firefighter. The firefighter also learns the importance of bunker gear, rescue techniques, and firefighter survival. The class consisted of 1 Night of Classroom time, along with 2 Nights of skills practice utilizing an 18-wheeler that had been fitted with various internal compartments, obstacles, that the firefighter must navigate through and locate and disentangle a downed firefighter, all with full bunker gear and a smoke filled environment. This was some excellent training and we greatly appreciate LSU for making this training available to the fire district.

RIT Training Photos

RIT Training

Fire Department Members Complete RIT Training

Date: February 2008

Natchitoches Fire District 9