“By doing this class, not only am I learning the proper way to operate a chainsaw but also a way of how to do it on a wildland fire,” one program participant said.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - With wildfire season just on the horizon in Alaska, firefighters from both Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson and the Anchorage Fire Department recently participated in a chainsaw training program to become. The course — hosted on base in Anchorage — consisted of one day of classroom instruction followed by two days of in-field training.
A chainsaw is a simple, yet tactical piece of equipment that is frequently used in wildland firefighting operations. According to Allen, going through a certification process is needed in order to use them to fight a wildfire. It’s a certification that both AFD firefighter Joey Casey and JBER Fire Dept. firefighter and EMT Daniel Gerome were interested in obtaining.
“As you know — Anchorage hillside, Elmore — we’ve had a few fires here in the last few years there and it really just points to we need to be a little bit more prepared for it,” Casey said.
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