- February 18, 2025
Prince Mack crawls on the floor with a two-and-a-half-inch hose, simulating a zero-visibility situation. Photo by Paige Wilson
Lt. Cody King's face mask has plastic wrap on top, blocking his vision to simulate a zero-visibility situation. Photo by Paige Wilson
Beckie Palmer crawls through a zero-visibility simulation with a two-and-a-half-inch hose. Photo by Paige Wilson
Beckie Palmer continues dragging the hose through the simulation room. Photo by Paige Wilson
Beckie Palmer carries the hose out of the room after the training scenario of zero-visibility fire suppression is completed. Trainer Mike Dolce is behind her. Photo by Paige Wilson
Flagler County firefighters prepare for a wide-area search and rescue simulation in zero-visibility. Photo by Paige Wilson
Steven King searches the ground during a wide-area search in a zero-visibility simulation. Photo by Paige Wilson
Trainer James Cosgrove instructs the firefighters on the proper technique to make sure they stay attached to the tagline and are able to safety search an area with no visibility. Photo by Paige Wilson
Jared Parkey hooks another firefighter's clip to the tagline (rope) he's holding so they can safely perform a wide-area search and rescue. Photo by Paige Wilson
Jared Parkey (right) slides back to the anchor while holding the tagline (rope) to safely exit a zero-visibility, wide-area search and rescue. Photo by Paige Wilson
Armando Castaneda (right) talks to the firefighters after they complete one of the training simulations. Photo by Paige Wilson
The firefighters gather to discuss training tactics. Photo by Paige Wilson
Flagler County Firefighters gathered at the former Food Lion in Flagler Beach on Wednesday, Aug. 23, Thursday, Aug. 24 and Friday, Aug. 25 for fire rescue simulations.
The firefighters performed various drills, including a search and rescue in a zero-visibility situation and the proper method for crawling with a two-and-a-half-inch hose to put out an internal fire in a zero-visibility room. To create the illusion of zero-visibility, firefighters placed plastic wrap over their face shields.
