News: Abbotsford – Firemen Complete Course (Oct 1974)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Colby, Kalepp, Weix, Pfalz, Kittel, Kelsey, Nikolay, Hargraves, Morrow, Wiese, Hildebrandt, Friedrich, Owens

----Source: Tribune/Phonograph (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 31 Oct 1974

The Abbotsford Volunteer Fire Department has recently completed the Firemanship I course, and 13 members received certificates for passing the course.

The members who received completion certificates are: William Colby, Mark Colby, Donald Kalepp, Henry Weix, Gerald Kalepp, John Pfalzgraf, Thomas Kittel, Terry Kelsey, James Nikolay, David Hargraves, Robert Morrow, Dennis Weix and Francis Wiese.

The 1- week course, sponsored by the North Central Technical Institute, Wausau, was taught by Chuck Hildebrandt and Herb Friedrich. Clyde Owens was the Course Coordinator.

The volunteer firefighters completed the course requirement, which included five hours of hose and fire stream practice, five hours of ladder practice, two hours of forcible entry and ventilation, two hours of overhauling operations and salvage, two hours of methods of extinguishment and firefighting principles and practices and two hours of fire department equipment instruction.