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BRIGADE TRAINING

The brigade trains twice a month on Wednesday nights and occasionally will have extra training exercises on Sunday mornings. In general, training exercises are set up to be as realistic as possible so that skills learnt during an exercise can be readily used when responding to an incident. A typical training night may involve revising fire ground practices or being introduced to new firefighting techniques and equipment. Training may include:

basic firefighting skills (ie. hydrant use, wildfire behavior, etc.)
using pumps in various situations (draughting from a dam/river, boosting, quickfill)
search and rescue with CABA (Compressed Air Breathing Apparatus)
methods for combating hazardous chemical incidents and gas leaks
map reading and basic navigation
bushfire survival skills
motor vehicle accident (MVA) appreciation
familiarisation with both structural and natural fire risks in the Launching Place and Don Valley areas

Training is also conducted at the Killara Group level, with a number of brigades in the group taking part in exercises either within the group or at one of the CFA's fire training grounds around the state. Within the group, training may involve strike team exercises or specialisation exercises such as those involving HAZCHEM of breathing apparatus for example. These training sessions are often quite complex and allow brigades in the group to work with each other.
The group or brigade may also utilise CFA training grounds such as South Eastern Training Ground (SETG) or Fiskville which is CFA's largest training ground, and offers numerous courses. Many different scenarios are presented at each training ground, and are highly valuable for developing firefighting skills among crews which are sent to train at these venues.

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