The AFD Swiftwater Team conducted team training on two parts of the Russell Fork River on Saturday October 20, 2012 and Sunday October 21, 2012. Team training was conducted on various life saving and rescue swimming techniques. The river was being released to lower the lake le...
AFD Firefighters Logan Franklin and Justin Strugill complete Swiftwater Rescue Technician. This 3 day course was held on Sept 25,26,27 in Johnson City Tennessee with practical portions on Saturday and Sunday on the Nolichucky River near Erwin Tennessee. Congratulation...
AFD recruits have seen there fare share of forcible entry and ventilation work for the past week. AFD recruits have been working with hand tools and power tools while learning these extremely valuable skills. The recruits have been putting in long hours while sharpening there skills.&nbs...
The Appalachia Fire Dept. and Valley Fire Dept. held a joint training session on Tue. March 20th. The session focused on vehicle stabilization utilizing the Rescue 42 strut system. The Appalachia Fire Department had been peviously been utilizing steel struts until the recent purchase of ...
Appalachia and Valley Fire Departments conducted a joint Vehicle Extrication Training on Nov. 12th. and 13th. The class 16 rhs. in length focused on new car technology, vehicle stabilization and new extrication techniques. ...
