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CLASSROOM WORKShOP
CLASSROOM WORKShOP
"What You Didn’t Know About Fire Hydrants!"
"What You Didn’t Know About Fire Hydrants!"
Don Antle
Don Antle
Sunday Morning 08:00 - 9:30
Sunday Morning 10:00 - 11:30
Synopsis
All hydrants sold and used in Canada are compression style Dry Barrel Hydrants. The objective of this training is to educate firefighters to take the lessons learned back to their respective fire departments and implement internal operating procedures to use the fire hydrants in their jurisdictions more efficiently and in a safe manner, to ensure both firefighter and hydrant are good to go for the next call! A training hydrant will be used in class so participants can see and understand how a fire hydrant works and how we can break them during an incident, be it training drills or the real thing! This training will help the firefighter to operate the hydrant in a manner recommended by manufacturers to avoid unnecessary damage and ensure operability of the hydrant. Participants will see how the hydrant operates from fully closed to fully open and all moving parts that make the operation possible. Safe operation and operating hazards will be discussed and demonstrated. Participants will learn what to look for to make sure the hydrants in their jurisdiction are functioning properly, and what information to pass along to the municipality when faults are found. Different dressing methods will be demonstrated and discussed with attendees. We will end the training session with questions and answers.
Bio
Don Antle started his career in the waterworks/municipal infrastructure industry in 1992 in Toronto, Ontario working for a manufacturer. In 2006 he moved directly into the wholesale distribution of municipal infrastructure, directly selling fire hydrants and fire protection materials to municipalities throughout Ontario.
He joined the Wolseley Canada Waterworks Division in Toronto in 2009, and in 2013 accepted a new challenge in assisting the Newfoundland branch to enter the Newfoundland and Labrador waterworks market. Since 2012 Don has been training municipalities, private businesses, and fire departments in Newfoundland and Labrador on correct use and maintenance of fire hydrants. He has presented at numerous Department of The Environment training sessions on fire hydrants use and maintenance and assisted several municipalities throughout the province standardizing their hydrant threads.
In 2016 he Joined the Carbonear Volunteer Fire Department and currently serves as the Department’s 2nd Assistant Chief.
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