Connecticut Fire Academy: Tower of Pain

[gitrdonedavid]

Where do I freaking sign up.

[kadychaosxx4]

nice swings dude

[JacksonMichaelBAD]

how strong do u need to be?

[riot768]

Love the instructors monster mustache =D

[RavenousMedicine]

i'm a student in burrville. got to go onto this facility only once for the car fire but it looks so hard core! i'd love to come back to try out that flashover simulator.

[MultiMonster69]

this reminds me of prowlers if any one has done em or seen em. search it on youtube an they show a firemen doin it

[eh7fdboy]

i have been doing this at my fd and it is a killer he is doing it different from what i have been taught

[cody4926]

heres a hint breath air when doing it..its easier to complete when on air than off air.

[ashleyster13]

I'm an explorer and we had to do this at St. Paul training day. I must say it was pretty interesting. Is there a special way to do it?

[jacksonBVFC]

for the most part, stay a little ahead of the sled so the hammer is almost behind your heels when it hits. Also, let gravity take the hammer on the down swing...try not to "muscle it" too much.

[Adhesiveputty]

Did anyone show him how to properly hit the keiser? He wasted a lot of energy and time.

[jacksonBVFC]

nope, there was no instruction. A full two lengths in one minute is pretty solid. But of course, there's always someone who can hit it better.

[MagnumPI4]

@jacksonBVFC with instruction and practice most of the guys in my class could get down and back in under 30. We have the hand wounds to prove it

[Zaphodox]

It must be even harder with the respiration equipment. I can only imagine how much his muscles must have been burning as he hit the stairs!

[krishole]

damn i cant imagine doing the kaiser back to back in full turnouts as the first event. thats crazy. what else did he have to do after?

[RVFDLT]

Instr. Tenney is a good man, i'll never forget him and Instr. Bindas

[pvfdengine1]

I had that instructor when I was in the intro to the fire service program.

[jacksonBVFC]

he's the freakin man