2011 Firefighter Down Training

During this year, firefighters trained on saving one another. A fire fighter was placed some where in the building, and another fire fighter had to go find them, while there mask was blacked out. When the fire fighter arrived at the other fire fighter, they had to simulate whats called buddy breathing using connections from the air tank. These air tanks are equipped with whats called "RIT Connections, aka Rapid Intervention Team Connections." This RIT connection allows fire fighters to take a hose from there breathing tanks to the other firefighter and help them breath, or even fill there tank so they can exit the building.