BATH TOWNSHIP, OH (WLIO) - Donations bring important training tools to the Bath Township Fire Department.
The Bath Township Fire Department Foundation has paid for a new prop to train firefighters on-site to break down doors in an emergency. In the past, firefighters would need to be sent elsewhere, which cost the department valuable time and money. The prop cost around $3,500. Having more opportunities to train right in their department means that firefighters will be better prepared to force entry correctly, and quickly.
"Not all fires are easily accessible, some of them are behind locked doors, and what this prop allows us to do is practice those skills that we need to force the door open and get to the fire and to extinguish it and possibly make a rescue," said Kevin Markward, platoon chief of the Bath Township Fire Department
The Bath Township Fire Department Foundation is supported by donations from community members and organizations and helps the department pay for seminars, training, and equipment like this.
