| Members complete FireFighter II training |
| Wed. Apr 22nd 2009 |
Ripley Fire held inhouse training on FireFighter level II giving members a chance to further their education in the fire service....
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| Public service for local businesses |
| Sun. Apr 12th 2009 |
Ripley fire spent the evening cleaning a local businesses parking lot for spring cleaning....
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| Water movement training |
| Tue. Mar 24th 2009 |
New members receive training on how to use and maintain control of hose line...
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| Portable pump training |
| Tue. Mar 17th 2009 |
New members received training on the use of portable pumps. These pump units are often used do to the remote areas we respond to. When there is no public water access (fire hydrants) and we are forced to use what ever water is available such as a stream, pond, or swimming pool....
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| New Requirments For WV Firefighters |
| Thu. Mar 12th 2009 |
New requirements mandated by The State of West Virginia come into affect on May 1, 2009. These new requirements are listed below.
100% of all active members are to have the following classes: Firefighter I, HazMat Awareness, and First Aid + CPR
50% of all active members are to have Firefig...
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| Haz-Mat Training |
| Tue. Jan 27th 2009 |
On January 27, 2009 Ripley Fire Department held an in-house training course on hazardous materials awareness, a required certification that all firefighters must be certified in order to respond to emergencies with Ripley Fire.
"Let no man's ghost return to say his trai...
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| New Members get first "Structure Fire" |
| Sun. Jan 25th 2009 |
Ripley Fire Department's new probationary firefighter's, who just recently passed their level one training class, got an opportunity to train in a live burn simulation at Silverton VFD's training facility. Senior members would like to congratulate them on a "job well done", at todays ...
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| AED CPR/First Aid Training |
| Tue. Jan 20th 2009 |
Ripley Fire Department held a training class on the use of CPR / First Aid and AED. All members are required to renew their certification at least every two years. The class was held in the conference room of the department.
"Let no man's ghost retu...
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