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belcffub

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21. As a Volunteer FF

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Wed Oct 7, 2015, 09:58 AM

Oct 2015

We do the training once a year...

Went to a building a year or two ago that the owner set on Fire while holding his wife in the basement and shooting randomly... she managed to get out... he didn't... we didn't put the fire out until the shots stopped... at that point we waited a good five minutes and went in... the building collapsed into the basement where he was...

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Is "Active Shooter" training available to you? [View all] underpants Oct 2015 OP

Yes: online training (~30 minutes), neither mandatory nor advertised, I haven't petronius Oct 2015 #1

I was mandated due to where I actually work underpants Oct 2015 #9

Online class, Mandated by former employer. darkangel218 Oct 2015 #2

On line was the phrase I was looking for underpants Oct 2015 #7

Online training woodsprite Oct 2015 #3

Thanks underpants Oct 2015 #6

was forced to watch a really f'd up video from 'Homeland Security' Matariki Oct 2015 #4

Yes underpants Oct 2015 #5

It was utterly useless in it's 'advice' Matariki Oct 2015 #8

Full-day "active shooter" drill in a high school. femmocrat Oct 2015 #10

Well, in their defense there really are no hard and fast rules underpants Oct 2015 #12

I've taken several 'in the event of (terrorism, bombs, sniper, etc.) training' classes. Solly Mack Oct 2015 #11

Yearly at my hospital. ileus Oct 2015 #13

Lol! darkangel218 Oct 2015 #14

I honestly have no idea. a la izquierda Oct 2015 #15

There are a couple of summaries on this thread underpants Oct 2015 #16

My instinct... a la izquierda Oct 2015 #17

I was assistant chief of security for Jefferson Community College Puzzledtraveller Oct 2015 #18

No, but I don't live in an insane country where they think this bullshit is needed to make people CBGLuthier Oct 2015 #19

Mandatory world wide Sen. Walter Sobchak Oct 2015 #20

As a Volunteer FF belcffub Oct 2015 #21

Thank you underpants Oct 2015 #22

Just like to be part of the solution belcffub Oct 2015 #23

LOL underpants Oct 2015 #24