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Significant Stuff from the UL/NIST Studies: Not Exterior Water Application
August 4, 2014 | administration-leadership, firefighter-safety-health, firefighting-operations, fires, situational awareness, size up, Training, training-development, ventilation, VES | dc802 | 6 Comments

I have been sifting through information, articles, blogs, classes, videos and everything in between for the past couple of years from the recent UL and NIST burns and research. We have all argued or debated about the application of exterior water and whether or not this is appropriate or not. While I believe there is […]

Judge Not….
December 11, 2011 | administration-leadership, buildling construction, command-leadership, fire-rescue-topics, firefighter-safety-health, firefighting-operations, fires, in-the-line-of-duty, line-of-duty, major-incidents, mayday, news, rescues, RIT, scba, search, self rescue, situational awareness, size up, Training, training-development, training-fire-rescue-topics, vacant building fires, ventilation, VES | dc802 | 3 Comments

I’ve done it and you’ve done it. It is going to happen again and it’s going to happen soon. With every line of duty death the Monday morning quarterbacks come out and tell us all what they should have or should not have done. We preach and teach to learn from these tragedies by understanding […]

Basic Tactical Considerations
July 23, 2011 | buildling construction, command-leadership, fire-rescue-topics, firefighting-operations, fires, search, situational awareness, size up, training-development, training-fire-rescue-topics, Uncategorized, vent, ventilation | dc802 | 7 Comments

What are some considerations that must be looked at with this fire?  What would be your next plan of action?  Why ist there so much heat and smoke with the fire venting the exterior?  What is your size up?

Release the Ladder Rack!
March 6, 2011 | fire-rescue-topics, firefighter-safety-health, firefighting-operations, ladder truck/aerial devices, ladders, rescues, RIT, search, self rescue, situational awareness, size up, training-development, training-fire-rescue-topics, Uncategorized, vent, ventilation, VES | dc802 | 1 Comment
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As apparatus drivers when we pull up to the scene of a working fire we are thinking about charging the appropriate line, getting the right gallons per minute to your interior crews and finding a water supply source before the tank water is exhausted. That is a lot to do and you normally do it all on your own. Well, there is one more thing I would like you to add to your list.

Fire Service Books
February 4, 2011 | backdraft, buildling construction, command-leadership, fire stopping, fire-rescue-topics, firefighter-safety-health, firefighting-operations, fires, forcible entry, heavy timber, high rise, i joists, search, self rescue, situational awareness, size up, training-development, training-fire-rescue-topics, trusses, vacant building fires, vent, ventilation, VES | dc802 | 1 Comment
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Keeping these books and others within reach is a good way to stay engaged. These resources gives you valuable information at your fingertips when you need it. It is also a good way to pass on information to others and to have meaningful conversation about “fire stuff.”

Challenges on the Roof
January 3, 2011 | buildling construction, fire codes, firefighting-operations, Uncategorized, vent, ventilation | dc802 | 3 Comments

Take some time and discuss how you would operate on these roofs with your crews. Are there some experiences that you might have had on these types of roofs that you can share?

Good Roof Vent Video
November 5, 2010 | firefighting-operations, training-fire-rescue-topics, trusses, vent, ventilation | dc802 | 1 Comment

Here is a good video an actual roof ventilation on a two story house. It is a little rough from the helmet cam and I am not a big fan of the music on these types of videos, but the intent on showing a good roof vent is really good.

Multi-Tasking Training
October 7, 2010 | fire-rescue-topics, firefighter-safety-health, firefighting-operations, ladders, situational awareness, training-development, training-fire-rescue-topics, ventilation | dc802 | No Comments
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This was more than just putting it up there, he really had to get it right and take into account working firefighters and water flow since we were adding to the evolution.

Basics of Size-Up and Smoke Reading
September 6, 2010 | backdraft, buildling construction, firefighting-operations, fires, vent, ventilation, VES | dc802 | 1 Comment

Here is a good video from our buddy Dale Pekel. Dale has a series of great training videos. In this video, he shows some basics about size up and reading smoke.

What Do You See?
July 28, 2010 | buildling construction, command-leadership, engineered lumber, fire codes, fire stopping, fire-rescue-topics, firefighter-safety-health, firefighting-operations, i joists, rescues, residential sprinklers, situational awareness, training-fire-rescue-topics, trusses, ventilation | dc802 | 5 Comments
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As an officer that will be making the initial decisions on this building you have a great responsibility to know as much about this structure as you can. It will certainly help you to make the best possible decision about your tactics.

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