Posts Tagged: Rit
RIT/FAST Team on the Initial Alarm?
Here is a question everyone can chime in on. How many companies include a RIT/FAST Team on the initial/first alarm? Whats the justification not to have a dedicated unit responding? Also are you a supporter of RIT/FAST teams or not....Let's hear it. Thank…
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Colerain and Eleven Minutes to Mayday: Lessons from 2008 Resonate Today
Eleven Minutes to Mayday: Lessons from 2008 Resonate Today
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A little “old school” Captain Wines catching up…
I don't want a bunch of "yard breathers" or screw ups assigned as RIC. Think about it.... if you "go down", who would you want coming to get you?
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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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Mayday and Rapid Intervention Realities: The Phoenix Perspective
On March 14, 2001 the Phoenix (AZ) Fire Department lost firefighter Brett Tarver at the Southwest Supermarket fire.
Remembering Brett Tarver and the Lessons Learned
In that event, it was 5:00 in the afternoon, the grocery store was full of people …
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2012 Maydays
A year of communication we hate to hear, but train to say.
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RIT Deployed at Texas House Fire
Video shows crew withdrawing after collapse and as evacuation is sounded.
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Testimony Continues from 2011 LAFD LODD Fire at Luxury Hollywood Hills Home in Hearing for Architect
A veteran fire captain testified Wednesday that he was trapped in debris that fell from a ceiling during a February 2011 fire at a luxury home in the Hollywood Hills, where another longtime firefighter suffered fatal injuries.
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The Glove Friendly RIT Mask
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 bon…
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Chicago Fire Captain Herbie Johnson remembered for his kindness, humor, bravery
[caption id="attachment_2324" align="aligncenter" width="307"] Captain Herbie Johnson, CFD[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_2326" align="aligncenter" width="570"] Photo By Tim Olk (all rights reserved)http://olkee.smugmug.com/Mabas-Division…
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“You don’t need a last name for Herbie. Everybody knew Herbie”; Chicago Fire Capt. Herbie Johnson
"You don’t need a last name for Herbie. Everybody knew Herbie"; Chicago Fire Capt. Herbie Johnson. Chicago Fire Captain LODD in residential fire.
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Nothing is Ever Routine: Residential Fire-Chicago LODD
Nothing is ever routine;...... pause to reflect and remember the demands of the job and the inherent risks and the sacrifices made each and every day in this noble profession of the fire service.
Another beloved brother firefighter’s sacrifice, protecting the citizens of his great city.
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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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Must see new video of New Castle, PA mayday. Lt. talks about being rescued with wall near collapse.
Lt. John Onufrak takes reporter to the scene where he was trapped and finds SCBA still in the rubble.
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Raw video: Firefighter trapped in New Castle, PA fire.
Commercial structure vacant or at least partially vacant according to news coverage.
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Simple Webbing Tips: Storage
Here is one of our instructors from Engine House Training,LLC on some simple webbing techniques. He will be running a series on different webbing uses, so stay tuned!
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I’m alive! Half naked cowboys, firefighters down, head shaving and a lot more “catching up”
Talking about these situations in a classroom setting is one thing but getting "hands on" for actual experience is invaluable.
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The Ides of March: Learning and Remembrance
Take the opportunity to identify the common themes and apparent causes of some past events.
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Get Around
Here are some more pictures from my A Shift buddies, Jim, Bob and Dave at Florissant Valley Fire Protection District. These photos show the challenges of just getting into some of our buildings. It's a lot easier to get a good look at the…
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San Francisco FD Berkeley Way Double LODD Report Issued: Routine Fire….
This incident appeared from the onset to be a routine “room and contents” fire that the SFFD encounters on a regular basis. As the Companies were performing standard fireground operations, the incident rapidly deteriorated due to a hostile fire event. The failure of a window in the fire room allowed fresh oxygen to enter the room, providing a fire that was deprived of one of the key elements of combustion to rapidly intensify.
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Challenges Everywhere—-But We Have to Get In to See Them
Hey, here are some pictures sent to me by a Brother who is going out the DOING the job. The whole job. He and his crew are getting out and checking on things. Bob gets IT and thanks for the pics. These are in his still area and these ar…
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Expect WORK… fire or not (plus day 4 of Santa’s Sexy Helpers)
My heart rate went from 60 to 180 .... I wasn't expecting to "work" ... I SHOULD HAVE BEEN!
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Worcester firefighters trapped in collapse of residential building. UPDATED. Incident timeline as tweeted by @Boston_FF_L29.
Worchester: Structure fire with building collapse, trapping two firefighters from rescue company. As documented by @Boston_FF_L29 tweets.
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RIC Refresher Breakdown
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.
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