HUMMER Driver's Training

The new name on the road these days is HUMMER®.  For the staff at Mon Valley EMS this really is not the case.  They have been operating a military model M996A1 HUM-V (HUMMER®) for rescue and paramedic response calls in the Mon Valley since 1998. 

On Monday August 21, 2006 the first group of employees from Mon Valley EMS received extensive off-road training in the use of this vehicle.  This training was made possible through a gracious donation by Mr. Joseph Hardy and the staff at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort.  

Nemacolin Woodlands Off-Road Instructors put the Mon Valley EMS staff through their paces on their crown jewel of instructional courses, “The Rock”.  The course is designed to demonstrate the capabilities of the Hummer® and introduce MVEMS staff to proper driving techniques. The training took place on Nemacolin Woodlands two-story observation deck as well as behind the wheel of MVEMS’s HUM-V. Some key elements of the driving course included a 60% incline, 40% side slope, vertical steps, water fording, clearance demonstrations, rock crawls and log crossings.  These Hum-V operators from MVEMS completed the first stage of their training and will then in the near future proceed to Nemacolin Woodlands famous Crater course.