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7-26-2005
House Burn, David City

3-20-2005
Fullerton Elevator Burn
We were asked to assist in letting down the elevator in Fullerton. We took Ladder 51 to help attempt to save the flat storage just feet away to the north. The building was still standing when we went home. Thanks to Fullerton VFD for having us up to help out.

1-30-2005
We set up a scene simulation in an effort to preplan one of the downtown area builidings. Using 3 computers and projectors set up in 3 different areas, we simulated 3 different teams around the building and practiced incident command.

8-2004
Training this night involved stations covering Jaws, Air Packs, Gas Detectors, Ropes, Flexible Stokes, Air Bags, and Shoring Equipment.

We also took a trip to the Hilger Quality Alfalfa Farm to practice some grain bin extrication.

3-28-2004
Shelby Elevator Burn

We used ladder 51, Engine 9, 42, 49, and 26 to help Shelby let down an old elevator. We joined with Shelby, Bellwood, Rising City, Central City, Clarks, Osceola, Stromsburg, and Gresham to make the burn a great success. And of course, here are some pics.

12-22-2003 Octavia House Burn

Special thanks to the Banner Press (Larry Peirce) for taking these amazing pictures.
I had a hard time narrowing it down to these 19 out of the 85 pictures he took. Be sure to check our wallpaper page for some of these in full size for you desktop wallpaper!

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	Thousands of VOLUNTEER hours a year are spent training on the equipment and techniques used by the David City Volunteer Fire Dept. Members give up a lot of free time to better the dept. as well as the service that is provided to you when you call on us. Training consists of basic use and care of our equipment to burning of old houses to train our members in live fire situations. There are also many classes offered throughout the year in David City and area communities that our members attend. They included classes on Hazardous Materials, Vehicle Extrication and many other topics. There is also the annual fire school in Grand Island each May that many members attend. The David City Volunteer Fire Dept. boasts 29 EMT's. There are large numbers of hours put into obtaining EMT status. The current time frame is around 150 hours of class study. The time put in by these dedicated volunteers saves you hundreds of thousands of tax dollars every year vs. a paid department. But that doesn't mean there is a lack of expertise. We aren't afraid to boast that we are one of the best equipped, best trained fire department in the state, whether paid or volunteer. Ask anyone who has requested our services and they'll back that statement up.