Boothbay firefighters attend course to train emergency vehicle drivers

Wed, 09/14/2022 - 12:30pm
Members of the “Train the Trainer” course held in Augusta Sept. 10-11 gather for a group photo. Boothbay Assistant Chief Dave Pratt is kneeling, seventh from left, and Captain Joe Hall is standing, sixth from left. Courtesy photo

    Assistant Chief Dave Pratt and Captain Joe Hall of the Boothbay Fire Department attended a two-day “Train the Trainer” course in Augusta on Sept. 10 and 11, according the BFD Chief Dick Spofford.

    Pratt and Hall are now certified to teach EVDT (emergency vehicle driver training) to departments in Lincoln County. The course included training on teaching EMSVO (emergency medical services vehicle operator) for ambulance drivers.

    “This will help area departments to get their drivers cleared to drive emergency vehicles,” said Spofford.

    Members of 25 fire departments from around the state attended the course.

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