Posts Tagged: Command
‘No confidence’ in Boston Chief Steve Abraira from his deputy chiefs. Cite ‘ghost fire chief’ for not taking command in bombing.
Chief Abraira says he changed long-standing policy of highest-ranking chief taking command to comply with national standards.
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You’ll love this: Fresno Truck 4 gives police chase play-by-play during major fire. Also, collapse at strip mall caught on video.
The chase skirts the fireground on all four sides of the strip mall.
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Auto Parts Store Roof Collapse Double LODD 1996
Two firefighters were killed in Chesapeake, Virginia when they became trapped by a rapidly spreading fire in an auto parts store and a pre-engineered wood truss roof assembly collapsed on them.
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A New Years Resolution Mad Lib “On Firefighting”
As firefighters, danger is a part of our job. Ignoring the danger or masking it with blanket statements & safety slogans will almost certainly result in a catastrophic reality check.
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The Fireground is Like Loading a Dishwasher
There are as many ways to operate on the fireground as there are ways to load a dishwasher. Some require a little planning but result is streamlined operations and functional flexibility. Others rely on making the plan as you go and may require a little more work to get the job.
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First Due Friday; Fire in Hell’s Kitchen… Literally (Video)
(VIDEO) You are on the first unit to arrive at this occupied multi-family/ taxpayer fire in NYC. Give us your SIZE-UP, CREW ASSIGNMENTS & RECEO VS considerations. Also, watch the fireground ops and share your constructive criticism. Enjoy!
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First Due Friday; How Do You RIC?
How does your FD staff the RIC & what, if anything, are they allowed/expected to do at a fire?
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The Italian Stallion on “Getting It Done”
As budgets shrink and staffing dwindles, our duties and responsibilities remain the same. Rocky Balboa offers some words of wisdom to help us through these tough economic times.
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First Due Friday; Decisions, Decisions
You are first to arrive to find this heavily involved double wide mobile home. IS THIS A GO, NO-GO or SOMETHING ELSE? What are the ATTACK and RESCUE CONSIDERATIONS? Give us your SIZE-UP, CREW ASSIGNMENTS & RECEO VS considerations. Enjoy!
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Shock, Gap, Set, Force- It Works In The “Real World” (Video)
Here is a great video that gives some "street cred" to the SHOCK, GAP, SET, FORCE process of forcing doors.
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Leadership Chart
Some people learn by watching, some by reading others by doing, most by a combination of each. Here's chart we found on Facebook via Tim Nemmers, Lead Instructional Designer for Suburban Fire Development. Enjoy and please share!
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Fire Ops
We want you to Identify basic functions by putting yourself in the position of our brother and sisters in the videos. Remember these are videos and you could be the next week. We want to learn and grow not critcize.
Five basic points to consider.
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Truck Positioning
When positioning your aerial truck square up with your objective, there will be a lot less twisting and negative force on your truck.
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Helmet-cam video: Maydays at Bucks County, PA four-alarm apartment fire that injured seven firefighters.
Collapse occurred just after evacuation order given.
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Fire Ops
We want you to Identify basic functions by putting yourself in the position of our brother and sisters in the videos. Remember these are videos and you could be the next week. We want to learn and grow not critcize.
Five basic points to consider.
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First Due Friday; Heavy Fire Top Floor!
Use your knowledge of row/townhouse construction to tell us where the fire is and where it's going. What conditions can you expect in the hallway and/or stairs if interior doors are left open? Also, give us your SIZE-UP, CREW ASSIGNMENTS & RECEO VS considerations. Enjoy!
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First Due Friday; Working Multi-Family w/ “Obvious” Rescues (Video)
Great pre-arrival video of a working multi-family with people choosing not to rescue themselves! Give us your SIZE-UP, CREW ASSIGNMENTS & RECEO VS considerations. Enjoy!
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Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment
I was trying to teach my children about doing quality work and making sure you can put your name on everything you do. Of course one of them asked “But isn’t that a lot of work?” Yes, yes it is. But the effort is the biggest part of any job wel…
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Blanket Statements
If we continue to advance an agenda that any action that is unsafe is unacceptable, we will pigeonhole our nation's fire departments into a position where doing their job, what the public expects us to do, is unacceptable.
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First Due Friday; A Small Fire In A Strip Mall
You are dispatched to a smoke detector and burglar alarm activation in a strip center. You arrive to find this! What do you do?
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Identify Basics
There is always talk of the basics and what they mean to the fire ground. Basics are the Key to preventing fire ground emergencies. Every week we will look at a fire not to poke fun or disrespect the agency in the photo or video, but in an effort to use …
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First Due Friday; You Arrive on the Truck… (Video)
First thing you see is a Truck pulling up to the scene. YOU'RE ON THAT TRUCK! Based on what you see with the building, the conditions, the Engine Co. and other crews' operations, WHAT ARE YOUR ASSIGNMENTS FOR YOUR CREW? Compare this FD's ops to your FD and give us your RECEO VS considerations. Enjoy!
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Manhattan Scaffolding Rescue Highlights Agency Rivalry and Risk Management Decisions
“We have some of the best training and the best equipment to do this.”
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First Due Friday; Heavy Fire, Standpipe Ops & Mayday! (Video)
This video is a great training tool for size-up, radio comms & Command presence. This FD sounds very professional despite difficult fire conditions. This week we've got heavy fire & smoke on an upper floor w/ standpipe ops in progress and a Mayday called while transitioning to Defensive Ops. Compare this FD's ops to your FD and give us your RECEO VS considerations. Enjoy!
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First Due Friday- What Can Be Saved?
Here We Go! What would your FD's operations look like for something like this? How many and what type of resources, water supply considerations, exposure considerations, etc? Enjoy!
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