Posts Tagged: Ventilation
The Definition of a FireFighter
On August 9, 2010 Chicago Firefighter/Paramedic Christopher Wheatley was working a grease-chute fire at a restaurant when he fell approximately 35 feet from the ladder of an attached fire escape suffering fatal injuries while he was making his way up to …
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Remembrance FDNY; Brooklyn Box 3300 August 2, 1978
FDNY Waldbaum Fire August 2, 1978The Waldbaum’s Supermarket Fire and Collapse FDNY 1978
The Waldbaum Super market fire, Brooklyn, New York occurred on August 2, 1978, thirty two years ago. Six firefighters died in the line of duty when the roof of…
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The Waldbaum Fire Collapse FDNY 1978 Remembrance
The Waldbaum’s Supermarket Fire and Collapse FDNY 1978
The Waldbaum Super market fire, Brooklyn, New York occurred on August 2, 1978. Six firefighters died in the line of duty when the roof of a burning Brooklyn supermarket collapsed, plunging 1…
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Tower Ladder Class in Johnston, IA Reinforces Key Point on Knowing Your (and their) Aerial Apparatus!
Last weekend TT instructors Scott Kraut, Mike Stothers, Joe Brown, and Nick Martin headed west to the metro Des Moines area for a Tower Ladder Operations course with the Johnston Fire Department. The two-day program brought attendees from all over Polk County to talk about truck work and the capabilities of various apparatus. All kinds of topics were covered, from forcible entry to ventilation to designing riding assignments. Sunday brought 40 students and 4 different styles of aerial apparatus for an awesome day of hands-on training at a great acquired building.
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So Many Decisions
With this picture in mind, what does your second in unit do? Does it backup the first in crew with a hand line? Does it perform ventilation? Just where do you order this second in crew and what are the tactical priorities?
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Since We’re Talking Ventilation…..
There are some things that can be learned from this video. We weren't there from the onset, but valuable information can be taken away from this video.
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Be Careful Using PPV–Good Video
This video is from the Salt Lake City area and shows what can happen when you have hidden fire and use a positive pressure fan with crews inside the building.
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Steam Heat Synergy
I end the week with a pretty cool video that hopefully will inspire you as a PIO to try just a little bit harder and go just a little bit further.
We all learned during our Firefighter I that when water converts from liquid to vapor at 212°F, it expands 1,700 times its volume. Water can only be as hot as 212ºF, but steam reaches thousands of degrees in temperature, which can not only be potentially fatal to us but also very uncomfortable and often the cause of serious injury. That one degree difference should always be on our mind when it comes to ventilation tactics and nozzle choice.
That one extra degree to steam can make a world of difference in how we react on the fireground and the potential outcome.
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If We Do What We’ve Always Done, We’ll Get What We’ve Always Gotten…
I want to take the opportunity offered by the First Due Blog Carnival to express my disgust with those in the service who make no changes to the way their agency operates based on the findings of the NIOSH reports.
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Truck Company Ops in Brunnerville, PA
While some members of the Traditions Training staff boarded a plane for FDIC 2010, Instructors Dan Doyle, Scott Kraut, Mike Stothers and Joe Brown were with the volunteers of Brunnerville for Truck Company Operations. Although the Brunnerville Volunteers do not have a Truck, the officers and members understood the need for traditional truck company duties on the fireground. The 2 day class covered such skills as.....
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TT Heads West – Tower Ops in Iowa, June 26 & 27!
The staff of TT is excited to head to some new territory this June. We will be putting on a "Two-Team Truck & Tower Ops" program for the Johnston Fire Department, just outside of Des Moines, Iowa. The program will be held on June 26 & 27 and consists of two parts:
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Shopping Center Explosion: Fluid Risk Assessment
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NIOSH recently released it's report on the Penn-Mar Shopping Center Explosion that occured on May 7, 2008 in Prince George's County, Maryland. Report Copy HERE. A number of mission critial le…
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Photos & Video from January’s Truck Ops Classes
Traditions Training traveled to southeast PA twice in January, each time for "Truck Company Operations" class. The first program was held in Kennett Square with the Longwood Fire Company. Two weekends later we returned to West Chester, PA for another program with the Parkesburg Fire Company and some surrounding departments... Little did we know that one department would use some of these skills just hours later.
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Blizzard? Remember the ladder drag…
Riding the "hook" position at work yesterday, my duties were primarily that of the OVM (outside vent-man). At a fire - get ladders up, ventilate horizontally, perhaps VES the upper floor, then head in to search and open-up.
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Vent Challenges with Metal Awnings
Last week I responded to this fire on the 2nd due truck company. First arriving companies reported fire coming from the roof and subsequently a cockloft fire in a 2-story end rowhouse (flat roof). Riding our "hook" position my first assigned task was to ladder side C and horizontally ventilate....
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Training tips through the eyes of the outside vent man: Helmet cam footage with voiceover training tips
The following video features helmet cam footage from Traditions Training Instructor Joe Brown as his operates as the District of Columbias Truck 17 outside vent man. Watch through his point of view as firefighters battle a fire on the 1st and 2nd floors of a 2 story single family home. The video features some voice over training tips to help viewers identify with what is going on. The video is meant to initiate a discussion within your firehouse on your departments procedures and individual responsibilities on the fireground. Hopefully it will create a starting point for interactive training in your response area. We hope this video may help you on your journey to becoming a better firefighter. Enjoy.
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Different Halligans, Different Jobs…
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You are assigned the forcible entry position on the truck and your job will be to gain entry and search. Which Hal…
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Twitter Thoughts from @TTraining for 2009-12-27…
How would your engine company address this? http://bit.ly/5ft4dB #
Woman rescued from "vacant" rowhome. Excellent teamwork by DCFD 4th Battalion firefighters. http://bit.ly/5WHcxl #
A quick video tip on the duckbill lockbreaker - make sure…
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Take a Moment With Paul Grimwood
Paul Grimwood is a thirty-five year veteran of the British Fire Service, having served most of his time as firefighter in London Fire Brigade’s busy West End district. In the mid 1970s he also served an eighteen-month detachment into New York’s South Bronx 7th Division, during the busiest period in FDNY’s history. From 1976-77 he further served as a volunteer firefighter/EMT on Long Island’s south shore.
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The Vulcan Hook
The Vulcan Hook is named for Lt. Pete Lund of FDNY R-2 who was affectionately called "Lt Vulcan" (after the mythical god of fire). Pete was the founder of Traditions Training and died in the line of duty in 2005.
The Vulcan Hook is one of several useful…
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Officer Development School in Claymont, DE a Great Success!
This weekend, Traditions Training traveled back to the Claymont Fire Company of Delaware for a 16-hour Officer Development School. In attendance were 43 students from Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware. The class included current and pas…
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Twitter Thoughts from @TTraining for 2009-12-06…
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Getting ready to head to Claymont, DE for a 16-hour Officer Development School this weekend, but first some... http://bit.ly/6Mj8hl #
Saturday morning at Officer Development School in Claymont, DE. Chief Riley talking about &q…
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Pro's & Con's of Depth Guards…
Depth guards have become a common addition to fire service chainsaws. Their primary purpose is to prevent a firefighter from cutting too deeply and through roof joists. In an ideal situation, the firefighter makes a quick plunge cut to set the depth …
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Twitter Thoughts from @TTraining for 2009-11-29…
Sorry for the lack of activity past few days - Facebook has been acting HORRIBLY. http://bit.ly/07MAcZg #
Mark your calendars for the weekend of March 23, 2010... We'll be at the Lancaster County Fire Academy in PA with... http://bit.ly/5TZbEt #
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New Helmet Cam Training Video from Traditions Instructor Joe Brown