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First Due Friday; A Small Fire In A Strip Mall

By in S.A.F.E. Firefighter at May 25, 2012 at 11:33 am
You are dispatched to a smoke detector and burglar alarm activation in a strip center. You arrive to find this! What do you do? Read More »

First Due Friday; You Arrive on the Truck… (Video)

By in S.A.F.E. Firefighter at May 11, 2012 at 9:54 am
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! Read More »

Ohio Close Calls
Blaming Radios and Remembering Past Tragedy

By in Backstep Firefighter at May 10, 2012 at 5:57 pm
Relying blindly on technology without incorporating behavioral changes is like giving an M40 to someone who has never fired a rifle in their lives and expecting them to put every round in the 10-ring. It’s not going to happen. Read More »

First Due Friday; Heavy Fire, Standpipe Ops & Mayday! (Video)

By in S.A.F.E. Firefighter at April 13, 2012 at 10:27 am
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! Read More »

Mayday Transmitted During Reading Apartment Fire

By in Backstep Firefighter at April 12, 2012 at 1:56 pm
"I believe I'm at the stairwell on the Walnut Street side, but I'm stuck in here. On the fire floor, can't get out of this spot and I'm burning up in here." Read More »

First Due Friday- What Can Be Saved?

By in S.A.F.E. Firefighter at April 6, 2012 at 4:55 pm
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! Read More »

First Due Friday; Transitional Attack? Pre-Arrival Video

By in S.A.F.E. Firefighter at March 30, 2012 at 9:55 pm
Here is a great pre-arrival video of a house fire transitioning from serious to worse. This would be a great size-up tool for anyone riding the seat. Give us the report and your RECEO VS considerations. Enjoy! Read More »

This Ain’t The Burn Building

By in S.A.F.E. Firefighter at March 27, 2012 at 10:11 pm
DO WE TRAIN OURSELVES INTO MEDIOCRITY? I see more pack rat houses than "Better Homes and Gardens" houses. Yet we train in nearly empty buildings. Is this the root of complacency? Are you and your crew trained to identify and overcome obstacles in our path to complete the task at hand? Read More »

First Due Friday; We’ve Got a Hot One in the Desert (Video)

By in S.A.F.E. Firefighter at March 16, 2012 at 7:52 am
What would your FD do for this attached garage fire? Would your FD make entry through the front door and push the fire out OR knock it down from the outside, then go in? What would you do to address the extension issues? Give us the report and your RECEO VS considerations. Enjoy! Read More »

VES Class Wrap Up

By in S.A.F.E. Firefighter at March 15, 2012 at 1:56 pm
This past weekend, we were fortunate to be able to teach our "Ventilation, Entry & Search Techniques" class at the South Carolina Fire Academy's annual Southeastern Fire School. We had a great weekend both teaching (& learning), spending time with old friends and making new ones. Here are some of the highlights... Read More »

Thinking Outside The Box May Kill You

By in S.A.F.E. Firefighter at March 6, 2012 at 7:45 am
Thinking “outside the box” is a perfectly appropriate goal for someone when faced with a unique challenge. Yet firefighters get hurt and killed at what some would consider less-than unique fires. Sometimes we have to keep it simple and put people in areas not only to perform efficiently, but also get us the most accurate information prior to making a dangerous decision. There are six sides to every fire and it is our job to see them all. Read More »

First Due Friday; “Houston” We Have a Problem!

By in S.A.F.E. Firefighter at March 2, 2012 at 11:03 am
THE SCENARIO: HEAVY FIRE from the attic w/ extension to TWO other houses! If this one doesn't test the strength and discipline of your crews and alarm assignments, congratulations! Give us the report and your RECEO VS considerations. Enjoy! Read More »

First Due Friday; Attached Garage with Heavy Fire & Extension (Video)

By in S.A.F.E. Firefighter at February 24, 2012 at 9:33 am
What would your FD do for this attached garage fire? What would you do to address the extension issues? Give us the report and your RECEO VS considerations. Enjoy! Read More »

Communications Drill with DCFD RS.3 Video

By in Backstep Firefighter at February 18, 2012 at 5:22 pm
Arrival video from D.C. offers opportunity to train on sizeup report expectations. Read More »

First Due Friday; Responding from the Firehouse (Video)

By in S.A.F.E. Firefighter at February 17, 2012 at 10:23 pm
This is a cool video responding in on the first due Engine. Today, you're the Officer. What you see is what you got. Give us the report and your RECEO VS considerations. Have fun! Read More »

First Due Friday; Heavy Smoke from a Commercial

By in S.A.F.E. Firefighter at January 13, 2012 at 8:25 am
Check out this "soupy" commercial job in PG County, MD. Give us your RECEO breakdown, initial actions and initial rig placement. Ready...Go! Read More »

First Due Friday; 2-Story Balloon Frame Rockin’ on the Peninsula

By in S.A.F.E. Firefighter at January 6, 2012 at 12:34 pm
Watch the video of this heavily involved 2-story balloon frame house. Note the wind and the exposures. Give us your RECEO breakdown, initial actions and initial rig placement. Have fun! Read More »

2012 Class and Event Planning In Progress

By in S.A.F.E. Firefighter at December 19, 2011 at 12:09 pm
Make training, professionalism and pride part of your New Year's resolution! We're in the process of building our 2012 calendar with intense, realistic hands-on training, interactive classroom events and good old-fashioned brotherhood. Read More »

This Day in LODD, Structure Fire History
Disorientation, Radio Problems and RITs Driven Out, Missouri 1999

By in Backstep Firefighter at December 18, 2011 at 9:00 am
En route to the scene, the victim had advised the IC that they might have radio problems, due to past experiences with their radios in this type of structure. Read More »

Lone Rangers

By in Firefighter Radio at December 15, 2011 at 21:31
Join Jeremy Mitchell as he discusses single companies operating at a structure fire with other resources arriving later in the incident; for example, in brownout, callback or long-distance mutual aid situations. This show will also discuss esta… Read More »

RIC Refresher Breakdown

By in S.A.F.E. Firefighter at November 16, 2011 at 1:39 am
Saws, irons, ladders and rescues were the flavor of week for our brothers in Bluffton, SC. Safe Firefighter, LLC just wrapped up a RIC Refresher for the Bluffton Township Fire District. Training included calling the Mayday, self-rescue, rapid intervention crew assignments and operations and performing proactive RIC tasks. Read More »

Remain Calm, All Is Well

By in Backstep Firefighter at June 25, 2011 at 10:29 am
There is enough excitement and confusion already, if we arrive and start screaming, yelling nothing will get done. Read More »

Multiple Rescues on Brooklyn Firefighter’s First Day as Chauffeur

By in Backstep Firefighter at April 25, 2011 at 3:14 pm
He stopped at the third floor, where the woman and boy were. "They looked like they would jump," Read More »

Apartment Fire w/ Rescue… Command Presence and NIMS: An Excellent Visual Aid

By in S.A.F.E. Firefighter at February 28, 2011 at 9:08 am
Andrew Brassard found this video from an El Camino Apartment fire w/ rescue. It is tremendous teaching aid for Incident Commanders. Really, anyone would learn and appreciate the effort of these guys. Very professional, very efficient. Great job to that FD. Read More »

Thinking About Little Things

By in Backstep Firefighter at February 15, 2011 at 11:52 pm
Tunnel vision, prejudices, attitude, excessive talking - all can turn a fireground sour. Read More »

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