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The Somerset County ESTA has a large variety of buildings and props to accomplish all of your department or organizations needs.
Tower – This six (6) story tower has an interior elevator shaft and confined space area, exterior and interior stairs, rappel doors, bailout windows, and sprinklers on first floor.
Burn Building – This is a three (3) story natural gas burn building. It has a Kitchen, Bedroom, Warehouse and Electrical mock up available. Complete sound system, Condo, Office Building, Residential and Commercial scenarios available.
Burn Building – The 2-story Dräger Phase 5 survival area provides hot search training, thermal balance fire attack, multiple burn rooms, flat roof cutting prop, attached garage car fires, forcible entry doors, and excellent class-A fire training.
Smoke House – This has a 1-story home, office area, laboratory and many other configurations, with interior blackout walls. All interior areas movable and customizable to your requirements. On the 2nd story is a search and rescue maze.
Flashover Simulator – The Dräger Phase 1 flashover chamber, students are able to view the life cycle of a fire from incipient stage to flashover.
Backdraft Simulator – The Dräger Phase 3 backdraft simulator allows students to witness and learn the signs to look for leading up to a backdraft, preparing them for real world firefighting.
Extrication Pad – The extrication curriculum presents a complete training cycle of extrication from hybrid car awareness to school bus extrication.
Tank Cars & Drafting Pond – Size up and entry of rail cars. Drafting and pump testing at the drafting pond.
Confined Space – The Confined Space mock up duplicates industrial confined space areas for realistic training.