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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:
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. |
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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