Columbus Local Conducts First Fire Ops

June 18, 2007 – The members of Columbus, OH Local 67 hosted their first Fire Ops 101 June 11-12, 2007. Participants included city council members, a county commissioner and other local leaders.

“The response we got was very positive,” says Jack Reall, president of Local 67. “We’ve always had a good relationship with our local government officials. But, we have some new faces and we wanted to gain their support as early as possible.”

Local 67 members used what they learned at the IAFF Affiliate Leadership Training Summit (ALTS) and from the Fire Ops 101 web site  to plan and implement the event.

Participants rotated through four exercises, including search and rescue using thermal imaging, auto extrication, learning how to start an I-V and a fighting a fire.

The event also garnered media coverage by three area television stations – two of which reported live.