KFD trains at Coco Palms

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A Lihu‘e Airport Crash/Fire/Rescue firefighter handles the hose and commences a simulated battle during Kaua‘i Fire Department training Thursday at the former Coco Palms Resort in Wailua.

Dennis Fujimoto / The Garden Island

Instructor Aaron Fields explains field conditions in a class Thursday in the former dining area of the Coco Palms Resort in Wailua.

Dennis Fujimoto / The Garden Island

Aaron Fields, center, leads a lesson on hose management before about 30 students, firefighters from Kaua‘i, O‘ahu and Hawai‘i Island, Thursday at the former Coco Palms Resort in Wailua.

Dennis Fujimoto / The Garden Island

An aging art piece is the backdrop for firefighters training Thursday in the former Coco Palms Resort dining area in Wailua.

Dennis Fujimoto / The Garden Island

A firefighter gets hands-on training in deploying a hose at the former Coco Palms Resort in Wailua Thursday.

Dennis Fujimoto / The Garden Island

A Kaua‘i Fire Department recruit gets hands-on practice moving through a hallway with the aid of a backup firefighter during training at the former Coco Palms Resort in Wailua Thursday.

Dennis Fujimoto / The Garden Island

Instructor Aaron Fields, center, no mask, gives a demonstration on hose management at the former Coco Palms Resort in Wailua Thursday.

Dennis Fujimoto / The Garden Island

A Lihu‘e Airport Crash/Fire/Rescue firefighter emerges from a hallway ready to battle a fire at the former Coco Palms Resort in Wailua Thursday.

WAILUA — Kaua‘i Fire Department recruit class 30, Lihu‘e Airport Crash/Fire/Rescue, senior Kaua‘i Fire Department personnel and firefighters from other counties engaged in three consecutive days of training from Wednesday at the former Coco Palms Resort.

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