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Date last updated: Friday, September 30, 12:24 PST


09/30/2005
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AFG Success Story: Maui FD buys training trailer with federal grant


Maui County Fire Department, Maui, Hawaii

What They Bought With the Grant:

  • Live burn trailer for training firefighters

    How the Grant Has Helped:
    Maui's live burn trailer, which was purchased through a 2002 AFG Program grant, is providing firefighters in Hawaii with invaluable hands-on training experiences. With the trailer, Maui's rescuers practice firefighting skills in live fire-burning conditions as opposed to simulations and videotapes. The trailer, nicknamed Malama, also keeps the firefighters safer as they train because it provides a carefully controlled environment for the live burn, which can be shut down completely should the situation become too dangerous.

    Malama, Maui County Fire Department's live burn trailer, provides hands-on training experiences for firefighters.
    Malama, Maui County Fire Department's live burn trailer, provides hands-on training experiences for firefighters.

    Because the trailer can be transported from station to station, a large number of firefighters can receive the training while they are on duty. A barge can transport the trailer to other islands to offer this critical live burn training experience to as many firefighters as possible.









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