More than 50 firefighters recently gathered to take “Nozzle Forward” training at PTA’s Military Oriented on Urban Terrain (MOUT) Facility.

Participants, who came from across the Hawaiian Islands, state, and federal departments. learned unique skills and procedures via hands on and classroom training that they will share with their department personnel

The training was coordinated by the Hawaiʻi Fire Department (HFD) and taught by subject matter expert Aaron Fields from the Seattle Fire Department. Fields travels across the U.S. on his off-time to teach firefighters “Nozzle Forward,” a training he developed early in his career and crafted over the last 10 years.

Benefits from “Nozzle Forward” include decreased time to get fire under control, reduced property loss, risk reduction, and more.  About 70,000 firefighters and 450 fire departments have implemented this skillset in some capacity since he started teaching this class 12 years ago.

 

Photo credit: PTA