Behind the Badge
Anaheim Fire & Rescue and three other O.C. fire agencies hosted a Fire Service Day at the North Net Training Center on Saturday, Oct. 3, that attracted more than 1,000 kids and adults who were curious to check out equipment and demonstrations.
Behind the Badge OC Photographer Steven Georges attended the three-hour event, which also included personnel from the Garden Grove Fire Department, Orange City Fire Department and the Fullerton Fire Department.
Jill Henninger of Anaheim brought her 4-year-old son, Caleb. They met some friends with two other boys there after seeing the event publicized on Facebook.
“It’s been really awesome,” Henninger said. “There are really cool demonstrations, between the car-extraction stuff and the rappelling….The kids got to sit in the big fire truck, the one with the ladder, and they got to shoot the fire hose, which was really neat.
“It’s just a cool day. It’s a great event for the community.”
Engineer Paramedic Jake Watson of Anaheim Fire & Rescue’s USAR Team (Urban Search & Rescue) rappels down a training tower as the crowd gathered below watches during Fire Service Day at the North Net Training Center in Anaheim.
Photo by Steven Georges/Behind the Badge OC
Jill Mann of Placentia brought her two daughters, 5 and 7, and their two best friends to check out the event.
“We just wanted to see what it was all about and show the kids what these local heroes do,” Mann said. “They were just in awe.”
Here are some more images from the event:
Eleven-year-old Diego Lomeli of Anaheim lets the water fly on a firehose with the assistance of Fullerton Firefighter Grant Castle.
Photo by Steven Georges/Behind the Badge OC
Firefighter Paramedic James McDuffie of Anaheim Fire & Rescue gets a high-five from 9-year-old Keylei Wynn of Anaheim after pulling up a 50-pound firehose during Fire Service Day at the North Net Training Center in Anaheim.
Photo by Steven Georges/Behind the Badge OC
Anaheim Fire & Rescue Firefighter Paramedic Heather Soliz, left, holds the rope as rescue crews from Anaheim Fire & Rescue demonstrate how to lower a victim from a multi-story building.
Photo by Steven Georges/Behind the Badge OC
Six-year-old Olaf Ortiez of Anaheim uses pulleys to lift a 50-pound firehose.
Photo by Steven Georges/Behind the Badge OC
A firefighter engineer from the City of Orange demonstrate how to get to a victim trapped inside a crashed car using the Jaws of Life.
Photo by Steven Georges/Behind the Badge OC
A crew from Anaheim Fire & Rescue demonstrates how to lower a victim from a multi-story building.
Photo by Steven Georges/Behind the Badge OC
Members of the public watch as firefighters from the City of Orange demonstrate how to get a victim out of a crashed car.
Photo by Steven Georges/Behind the Badge OC
Firefighter Engineer Aaron Hamblin of Anaheim Fire & Rescue’s USAR team rappels down a training tower at the North Net Training Center.
Photo by Steven Georges/Behind the Badge OC
Rescue crews from the City of Orange Fire Department demonstrate how to rescue a victim trapped inside a crashed car.
Photo by Steven Georges/Behind the Badge OC
Four-year-old Jadon Orao pulls up a 50-pound firehose, with the help of pulleys and Engineer Paramedic Alex Hale of Anaheim Fire & Rescue.
Photo by Steven Georges/Behind the Badge OC
Isabella Lomeli, 5, of Anaheim, gets her turn with a real firehose with the help of Fullerton Firefighter Grant Castle.
Photo by Steven Georges/Behind the Badge OC
