This weekend, seven members of Station 49 were students in an Engine Company Operations Class, conducted by On Scene Training Associates LLC, and sponsored by the Lancaster County Firemen's Association (LCFA).

On Friday evening, the classroom portion was held at the LCFA headquarters building in Lititz.

Saturday's session was held at the LCFA Fire School in West Lampeter Township.

The class covered hoseline deployment, hoseline advancement, and nozzle practices. The instructors covered the common mistakes made by Engine Companies and ways to prevent them.

Thanks to On Scene for the outstanding class, and thank you to the Lancaster County Firemen's Association for sponsoring the class!

***About our instructors***
Aaron Heller began his fire service career in 1984. He is a captain in charge of training for the Hamilton Twp. NJ Fire District #9 where he has served since 1990. Capt. Heller is a NJ Level 2 instructor, fire official, and EMT. He is a past chief of the New Egypt Volunteer Fire Company and serves as Treasurer of the Plumsted Township Board of Fire Commissioners. Heller is a senior instructor with the Mercer County Fire Academy under the auspices of the Mercer County Community College. Capt. Heller instructs and has been the keynote presenter at several national, regional, and local training events throughout the United States and abroad. Captain Heller’s writings have been published in Fire Engineering Magazine, Fire & Rescue Magazine, The Fire Department Training Network, and several local publications. Captain Heller was recognized by the County of Ocean and the New Jersey State Assembly for his life-saving efforts in the rescue of an elderly woman from an apartment fire in 2004. Aaron is a founding member of the Jersey F.O.O.L.S chapter of the Fraternal Order Of Leatherhead Society. He is the owner of On Scene Training Associates, LLC.

Lt. Steven Gillespie is a 17 yr member of the FDNY. He is a LT assigned to Div. 7 in the Bronx. Previous assignments include 13 yrs with Squad 41 in the South Bronx. Part of the Special Operations Command (SOC), he is trained in various technical rescue specialties, including Confined Space, High Angle, Trench Rescue, Collapse Ops. and Haz Mat Technician. He is a Nationally Cert. Level II Fire Instructor and has worked at FDNY Probationary FF School, FDNY Technical Rescue School and at FDIC as a HOT Instructor and Lecturer.

District Chief Kevin Maloney joined the fire service in 1975 as a volunteer with the Milbury, Ma. Fire Department and began his professional career in 1978 with Worcester Fire Department. He is an adjunct instructor at the Massachusetts Fire Academy and has taught numerous classes on firefighter safety and survival, rapid intervention, and strategy and tactics throughout the country. Chief Maloney has been an instructor with On Scene Training since 2011.

Below are many pictures of White Horse's crew during the classes. Additional photos can be seen on On Scene's facebook page via the link below.