Dix Hills Fire Department Hosts Firefighting Seminar

Story & Photo by Steve Silverman

The Dix Hills Fire Department recently hosted a firefighters training seminar presented by Ryan Pennington, the leading authority on Heavy Content firefighting and EMS operations in the country. The seminar exposed students to the tactical challenges and techniques of fighting a structure fire and handling an EMS incident inside a house with hoarder type conditions. Pennington has lectured and trained thousands of firefighters and fire departments across the United States and internationally. He was invited to instruct at Dix Hills by Chief Robert Fling, the newly elected Chief of Department. Over 25 firefighters attended from Dix Hills and as far away as Mattituck and New Jersey.

The Dix Hills Fire Department is comprised of over 150 dedicated volunteer firefighters and EMT’s who responded to more then 2,500 calls for assistance from the community this year.