BURN SIMULATOR

Two-story, 53 ft. Fireflash Trainer

This portable, self contained Trainer provides over 416 square feet of interior training space with 640 square feet of total training space and includes a generator, fuel source, three (3) burners including flashover/rollover, a smoke system, movable walls, movable panels, ventilation pitched roof with safety railings, chop hatch, basement access, self rescue prop, forcible entry prop, second story enclosed room and an equipment room on a portable transport trailer with exterior staircases. The unit’s safety features include gas detection (LEL monitoring), temperature monitoring, pilot and flame monitoring, fuel delivery system with fail-safe valves, automatic and manual safety shutdowns, and a make-up air intake and ventilation system.

This Trainer is designed to allow for live fire training certification of entry level fire personnel as specified in the National Fire Protection Association’s 1001 Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications and advanced fire scenarios to meet continuing training requirements for the veteran firefighter.

Manufactured by – FireBlast 451 Inc., Riverside, California

Funding Source – U. S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) 2007 Assistance to Firefighter Grant Program.

The Northwest Fire District submitted a regional grant application in the amount of $449,376 in March of 2007. The grant award was issued with an effective date of August 28, 2008. Seven agencies partnered in this grant. These agencies include: Northwest Fire District (host), Golder Ranch Fire District, Drexel Heights Fire District, Green Valley Fire District, Picture Rocks Fire District, Avra Valley Fire District, and Three Points Fire District.

The Department of Homeland Security provided eighty (80) percent of the funding for this simulator ($359,501), while the partner agencies provided a matching share of twenty percent ($89,875). Each partner agency’s share of the matching amount was pro-rated based on the number of firefighters that would be trained using the simulator.

1) Providing a mechanism for continuous, consistent, and realistic live fire training to all firefighters in the 7 fire districts listed in this application.
2) Enabling each district to train their recruit firefighters to meet the requirements of N.F.P.A. 1001 Fire Fighter I & II standards.
3) Providing a mechanism to assist district personnel in maintaining the skill levels that are necessary to meet the training standards set forth by N.F.P.A. 1001, 1403, 1500, as well as the standards of each respective district included in this application.
4) Providing safe, convenient, quality, cost effective and environmentally friendly interior firefighting training for all district firefighters.
5) Eliminating the need to use of acquired structures for live fire training.
6) Eliminating the significant costs associated with having to travel to the City of Tucson Burn Simulator Room.
7) Offering this mobile fire training simulator for use by other public safety agencies on an availability basis.

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