COAST GUARD, CAPE MAY, TOWN BANK FIRE DEPARTMENTS PARTAKE IN WATERSIDE FIRE DRILL

CAPE MAY, N.J. (August 25, 2014)—Members of the Coast Guard Training Center’s Fire Department along with members of the Cape May Fire Department and Town Bank Volunteer Fire Company conducted a waterside fire drill on board the Training Center to measure the ability to fight a land-based fire using a water craft. The training evolution determined whether the use of Town Bank’s fireboat, known as Marine 61-1, was able to sufficiently supply a source of water pressure to a simulated fire approximately 2,000 feet away.

\”This type of training goes a long way in ensuring that we know our capabilities and that we test those capabilities,\” said Chris Walters, fire chief for the Coast Guard Training Center\’s Fire Department.