Riverside Firefighters Complete Training

Riverside and Kalona Fire departments recently completed a 16-hour Confined Space Rescue course February 20 and 21 at the Riverside Fire Station.
The 2-day course had both classroom and hands-on skill evolutions. It was instructed by members of Professional Rescue Innovations out of the Des Moines area.
The course covered what types of locations are considered confined spaces along with how to manage and setup a confined space rescue. With this training completed the new confined space equipment will be put on Riverside’s Engine 161 along with extra equipment on Kalona’s Rescue for use on calls in all of the surrounding communities. With the towns seeing growth this was an area of training and equipment that was needed to provide the best possible service to our community members.
Each member of the department completes an average of 50-60 hours of training each year. Training topics covered include Firefighting, Ice Rescue, Water Rescue, Confined Space, Vehicle Extrication, EMS and Hazmat.