How the Grant Has Helped:

With the (live burn) trailer, Maui's rescuers practice firefighting skills in live fire-burning conditions as opposed to simulations and videotapes.

Maui's live burn trailer, which was purchased through a 2002 AFG Program grant, is providing firefighters in Hawaii with invaluable hands-on training experiences. With the trailer, Maui's rescuers practice firefighting skills in live fire-burning conditions as opposed to simulations and videotapes. The trailer, nicknamed Malama, also keeps the firefighters safer as they train because it provides a carefully controlled environment for the live burn, which can be shut down completely should the situation become too dangerous.

Malama, Maui County Fire Department's live burn trailer, provides hands-on training experiences for firefighters.

Because the trailer can be transported from station to station, a large number of firefighters can receive the training while they are on duty. A barge can transport the trailer to other islands to offer this critical live burn training experience to as many firefighters as possible.