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Basics of Bailout: Podcast
March 11, 2016 | administration-leadership, fire-rescue-topics, firefighter-safety-health, firefighting-operations, fires, line-of-duty, mayday, RIT, self rescue, situational awareness, training-development, training-fire-rescue-topics | dc802 | No Comments
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Bailout is a last option for us when things go bad. We can do all of the right things and still find ourselves in trouble. It doesn’t and won’t happen often when we train and operate in standard manners, but we have to be prepared. This podcast discusses some basic concepts that we at Engine […]

Basics of the Mayday–Podcast
January 2, 2016 | command-leadership, fire-rescue-topics, firefighter-safety-health, firefighting-operations, mayday, RIT, self rescue, situational awareness, size up, Training, training-development, training-fire-rescue-topics | dc802 | No Comments
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This is a short podcast discussing some basics of calling the Mayday. In this episode we discuss the shift from using LUNAR to the three W’s. Who are you? What happened to you? Where are you? With those three questions, as a firefighter we can provide pertinent information and not have to try to remember […]

Choosing the Right Bailout System
December 17, 2015 | administration-leadership, fire-rescue-topics, firefighter-safety-health, firefighting-operations, rescues, RIT, self rescue | dc802 | No Comments
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By Frank Lipski of Engine House Training, LLC Check out our Class at FDIC 2016 Fire Forces Bailout in Virginia Introduction The process of choosing a bailout system for your agency can be difficult to say the least.  In this article, I am going to share with you my step-by-step guide to ensure you are able to […]

Ground Ladders: A Quick Discussion Podcast
December 8, 2015 | fire-rescue-topics, firefighter-safety-health, firefighting-operations, ladders, RIT, size up, Training, training-development, training-fire-rescue-topics | dc802 | No Comments
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This episode is a discussion about ground ladders. It’s a basic piece of equipment that has such a huge value to us on the fire ground, but in many cases, get’s forgotten.  They’re forgotten until they are needed, and then it could be a life and death situation for firefighters and victims. We talk briefly […]

A Story of Survival with Kansas City Fire Captain Charley Cashen
February 17, 2015 | rescues, RIT, self rescue, situational awareness, size up, Training | dc802 | 3 Comments
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In this episode of the Engine House Training Podcast, Kansas City, Missouri Fire Captain Charley Cashen shares his story of survival. Charley was caught in a rapidly changing fire while searching for a victim in the basement of a home in January 2015. Captain Cashen, a 30 year fire service veteran shares his experience, and lessons […]

Choosing the Right Bailout Kit
February 12, 2015 | fire-rescue-topics, firefighter-safety-health, mayday, RIT, self rescue, situational awareness, Training, training-development, training-fire-rescue-topics | dc802 | 1 Comment
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Be sure to check out our HOT class at FDIC 2015: Firefighter Bailout Choosing the Right Bailout System for Your Department February 11, 2015 by Frank Lipski Leave a Comment   Introduction The process of choosing a bailout system for your agency can be difficult to say the least.  In this article, I am going to share with you my […]

Quick Roof Lesson
January 7, 2013 | buildling construction, fire-rescue-topics, firefighter-safety-health, firefighting-operations, fires, heavy timber, rescues, RIT, situational awareness | dc802 | No Comments

This is a quick drill for you company officers and acting officers. So much of what we do is coach and mentor our younger firefighters. When we are out and about we need to take the time point out things that might be obvious to us, but maybe not so much to others on our […]

Simple Low Profiling Clip for SCBA
January 4, 2013 | fire-rescue-topics, firefighter-safety-health, firefighting-operations, fires, RIT, scba, search, self rescue, situational awareness | dc802 | No Comments

The attached vidoe is a very short and simple clip about how teach firefighters to low profile. As we tell firefighters in our classes, removing your SCBA should be a last resort, but a skill that you must be proficient at. Being prepared is as much about mastering the basics as it is about being […]

Company Drill: Standpipe Operations
November 29, 2012 | buildling construction, fire sprinklers, fire-rescue-topics, firefighter-safety-health, firefighting-operations, fires, high rise, historic fires, in-the-line-of-duty, line-of-duty, major-incidents, mayday, RIT, scba, search, self rescue, situational awareness, size up, Training, training-development | dc802 | No Comments
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  This is a great drill from a great Brother and friend, Lance Peeples of the Webster Groves Fire Department in St. Louis County.  Look for more great material from Lance in the future.     Daily Drill 1: Standpipe Operations   “The Daily Drill” is designed to spark discussion about operational issues in YOUR […]

The Glove Friendly RIT Mask
November 12, 2012 | fire-rescue-topics, firefighting-operations, line-of-duty, mayday, rescues, RIT, scba, self rescue, situational awareness, Training, training-development, training-fire-rescue-topics | dc802 | No Comments

This photo shows a way to make an SCBA face piece for your RIT bag/kit glove friendly. You can use a garden hose or any kind of rubber tubing or hose that would be easy to grab with a gloved hand. We used a small bungee cord and ran it through the bonnet and attached […]

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