Training 

The Bradley Fire Department is dedicated to quality training for its personnel. The phrase “training saves lives” is the statement behind everything we do. We train to master the skills that could potentially save others. From day one of fire academy, personnel are drilled on the importance of training and that learning doesn’t stop after the academy. At the BFD, firefighters are required to attend training sessions that are held every Tuesday night. These trainings consist of everything from basic fire suppression, live fire burns, auto extrication, and EMS. We train with many area fire departments. This helps firefighters learn new techniques, and learn different equipment that they might have to operate on a fire ground. In the past three years the Bradley Fire Department has averaged 5,753 hours of training with 1,738 in attendance.

This house that was scheduled for demolition was purposefully set on fire. In this environment firefighters practice various skills needed for fire suppression. This house will be used repeatedly until it is no longer safe.	As firefighters look on this firefighter practices breaching a wall. When this maneuver is performed properly it gives the firefighter an exit when there are no other means of egress available.
Firefighters evaluate the situation and prepare to advance a hose line during training.	This firefighter trains on an obstacle course designed to expose firefighters to various scenarios.
IFSI instructor vehicle extrication.	IFSI instructor vehicle extrication.
Shown is the jaws of life performing a technique known as a dash lift during as extrication exercise. This gives EMS personnel more room to treat the patient and to remove them.	FF T. Johnson and Capt. Glidewell are in specialty HAZMAT suits during a mock disaster drill held at Northfield Square Mall in 2004.
FF Megan Kelly dons a mustang suit in preparation for an ice water rescue drill.	Capt G Glidewell & FF M Kelly practice ice water rescue at the Bourbonnais Municipal pond during ice conditions.