Fire Training Equipment Requests

Confidence (SCBA Maze) Trailer

The unit provides the ability to improve firefighter awareness of operation in low-visibility atmospheres and confined spaces. It allows rookies to seasoned veterans the ability to practice and build self confidence in their individual air management skills in a controlled setting. With multiple configurations, the unit can replicate a variety of hazards for all your training requirements.

• 32-foot trailer comprising three interior training levels with interchangeable design capabilities
• Breach-able walls, sloped floors, wire entanglement and a collapsed roof and shoring station
• Equipped with a smoke generator, fog juice and a portable gas generator to power the unit
• Requires 50 feet by 20 feet operations area at a minimum

Extrication Trailer

The extrication trailer is equipped with hydraulic and corded power tools that are used in vehicle rescue operation and technician training.

• Holmatro battery cutters
• Holmatro battery spreaders
• Amkus battery cutters
• Amkus battery spreaders
• Cribbing

An Academy-approved and qualified operator or instructor must be coordinated with requests for this equipment. Contact your local Academy program manager for more details.

Fit Test Machine

The fit test machine used for fitting SCBA respirator masks properly in accordance with U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations. The machine tests whether a mask is leaking or fitting properly so the firefighter wearing it can safely use the mask in firefighting scenarios.

• Scott and MSA G1 adapters

Hazmat Trailer

The hazmat trailer comes with props and equipment for technician-level initial and refresher training. It provides students with a foundational understanding of overall hazardous material response disciplines. The unit applies elevated training objectives at all levels, including First Responder Operational (FRO) and Technician and Hazardous Materials Specialist (industry’s expert level).

This unit is designed to provide a variety of hazardous material training scenarios commonly found in commercial and industrial applications.

• Variety of portable training devices
• Fixed mounted railcar platform with multiple training domes and an outdoor classroom. The included portable training units are removed from the transporter for training and can be incorporated with auxiliary training devices to create scenarios.
• Requires 60 feet by 20 feet operations area at a minimum

Live Fire Trailer - Class A

Classes using this trailer will offer students ways to see different fire growth stages and learn proper ways to attack vented and unvented fires, using correct nozzle patterns and ways to use hydraulic and positive pressure ventilation. This equipment allows classes to adhere to NFPA 1403. The mobile burn trailer requires a minimum of five instructors to conduct live fire training, so this trailer will be scheduled based on the availability of both the equipment and instructors.

This trailer includes two components:

• Mobile trainee: A portable fire training structure featuring a burn room. Complete with a trailer and leveling feet, the mobile trainee allows fire service instructors to conduct live fire evolutions at multiple locations.
• Mobile burn trailer: Provides the ability to train for live burns, forcible entry, ventilation and search/rescue

An Academy-approved and qualified live fire instructor must be coordinated with requests for this equipment. Contact your local Academy program manager for more details.

SCBA Compressor and Cascade Trailer

This trailer provides a cascade air storage system to fill air bottles at training operations.

• SCBA breathing air compressor
• Cascade system two-spot fill station

Sprinkler Demo Burn Trailer

The sprinkler demo burn trailer is a community risk reduction prop used to demonstrate the difference between a fire protection automatic sprinkler system equipped room and a room with nothing other than a smoke detector. Each room must be furnished identically with a small loveseat, chair, end table and normal decorations such as curtains and artwork on the wall. These must be supplied by the agency requesting the unit. There also must be a fire engine on site to utilize the trailer, and firefighters must be geared up to control the fires.

All costs involved are the requesting agency's responsibility. Requesting agencies must also file for an Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) burn permit.

• 27 feet long, 12.5 feet high, 8 feet wide
• Steel frame
• Wooden floor and units
• Weighs about 7,000 pounds