FIRE TRAINING CENTER
TOWN OF ONONDAGA
4600 Nixon Park Drive, Syracuse, NY 13215
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About Our Facility
SMOKE HOUSE
The smoke house is set up like a normal home with rooms and furniture. Fake smoke is pumped throughout the building to simulate a fire. There is a family of mannequins that can be placed for search and rescue training.
Normal fire fighting operations can be completed in this building without live fire.
SCBA Mask Confidence Building
Contains a SCBA maze and other obstacles that the fire fighter must complete to be proficient in the use of the SCBA
Ventilation Station
Provides two different roof pitches with two types of roof finishes one being the standard asphalt shingles and the second being metal roofing that we are seeing more and more of . Their is also a flat roof station that has different size parapet walls that simulate a commercial roof set up
Class Room
The heated class room provides an area the instructor can meet with students in a class atmosphere.
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Class room has tables, chairs, screen, white board
BURN TOWER
The burn tower is set up like a normal home with rooms and furniture. The burn tower has ability for confined space rescue, bail out training, fire place for chimney fires. Stand pipe and sprinkler training, Mannequins can be placed for search and rescue training.
Normal fire fighting operations can be completed in this building with live fire.
Exterior is set up for high angle rescue training and repeling
FIRE BEHAVIOR TRAILER
THE FIRE BEHAVIOR IS A TRAINING TOOL DESIGNED TO HELP FIRE FIGHTERS RECOGNIZE AND RESPOND TO THE SIGNS OF A FLASHOVER EVENT.
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THE SIMULATOR CREATES A CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT WHERE FIREFIGHTER CAN OBSERVE AND PRACTICE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FIRE THROUGH FLASHOVER,LEARNING THE WARNING SIGNS AND SURVIVAL TECHNIQUES.
VEHICLE EXTRICATION & VEHICLE FIRE PAD
THIS AREA IS USED FOR VEHICLE FIRES AND EXTRICATION OF ANY TYPE. VEHICLE STABILAZATION ETC.
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VEHICLES ARE SECURED BY CONTACTING THE FTCTO
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GARAGE
THE GARAGE STORES THE TRACTOR AND THE ATTACHMENTS, LAWNMOWER, OTHER TOOLS USED TO MAINTAIN THE PROPERTY.
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THE GARAGE CURRENTLY HOUSES THE FORCEABLE ENTRY TRAINING PROPS AND SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR THE TRAINING.
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THE PLYWOOD FOR THE VENTILATION STATION IS ALO HOUSED IN THE GARAGE.
REST ROOM
THIS BUILDING CONTAINS AN PORTABLE RESTROOM THAT IS SERVICE VERY FREQUENTLY THAT CAN BE USED IN TEH NEED OF THE MOMENT