The Doña Ana County Fire and Emergency Services division has a new fully-equipped trailer to provide fire emergency preparedness and education for adults and children of all ages.
The 2015 BullEx Fire Safety Trailer is an all-inclusive mobile classroom that will assist staff in teaching on-site firefighting skills and fire prevention training throughout Doña Ana County.
Some of the training scenarios the BullEx Fire Safety Trailer will be able to provide include teaching adults how to extinguish kitchen fires with simulated fires that are intense and true-to-life, but are completely safe. It can also teach children what to do in case of a fire emergency, and how families can conduct Exit Drills in the Home (E.D.I.T.H.).
The E.D.I.T.H. fire drills are demonstrated using a bedroom environment that’s included in the trailer.
“This new fire safety trailer is a tremendous asset to our educational outreach efforts here in Doña Ana County,” said Eric Crespin, Doña Ana County’s deputy fire marshal. “People of all ages can benefit from these life-saving lessons that can be better demonstrated in realistic settings the BullEx Fire Safety Trailer provides.”
According to Crespin, Fire Administration Staff will immediately begin scheduling training opportunities throughout Doña Ana County for the Bullex Fire Safety training trailer.
The total cost of the trailer was $125,985 and was funded entirely through a state grant.
Information from Doña Ana County.