Under safely controlled conditions, the "Mobile Fire Training Lab" allows firefighters to identify these various stages including a pre-flashover environment commonly called a "roll over." During this stage, firefighters must identify the condition and prevent it from progressing to a “flashover.”
On July 27th, 2007 Supervisor Don Maben participated in a live fire training exercise at the Kern County Fire Departments’ Training Facility. During the 5-7 minute drill inside the propane-fueled flashover simulator, Maben successfully withstood extreme temperatures reaching nearly 1100 degrees and quickly contained the fire.
The Kern County Fire Department would like to congratulate Supervisor Maben on the completion of this exercise and thank him for his time and participation.
