Posts Tagged: Vertical Ventilation
Is your Fire Prevention message up to date?
As most firefighters should know this week is National Fire Prevention Week . I am sure many of you are out spreading the message of Fire Prevention this week. I would like to say thank you for serving your communities and you will probably never kno…
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Ventilation Crew vs Goats
I would love to hear the roof report from the crew who found this condition on the roof! LOL
[caption id="attachment_878" align="aligncenter" width="240" caption="Goats feed on oat grass on the roof at Siegel 's Cottonwood Farm in Crest Hill, IL o…
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Fireground Considerations
I am pleased to annouce another free online training module brought to you by Green Maltese & EngineCO22.net .
This training will discuss important fireground considerations that are essential to your success on the fireground.
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New codes help firefighters fight a fire in Southeast Portland home equipped with solar panels
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Portland Fire RescueFirefighters knocked down a fire in a house with solar panels — which can’t be turned off — …
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Green Maltese makes a visit to UL
I am very excited to post about my recent visit to observe a day of test burns that are a part of the Vertical Ventilation study being conducted by UL.
I want to first say a special thanks to Steve Kerber, Christopher Hasbrook,Bob Backstrom and Chie…
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Modern Roofs the Truckie Nightmare
Modern Roofs the Truckie Nightmare
Presentation Summary
The presentation will include an intense and concentrated examination of trends and methods in modern building construction with an emphasis on roofs, their direct relationship on vertical ventilation, structural firefighting operations, and firefighter survivability.
Inherent roof construction features and hazards that directly influence truck company work will be the main focus of this program.
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Raw Video: Motivational Speaker Narrates Large Apartment Fire
Another thing I will note is how, under all the circumstances...the firefighters cutting on the roof also have to contend with the deck gun soaking them down. While the cool water might feel good because they are so close to the flames, I think those guys on that roof would much rather see the wet stuff go on the red stuff!
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Video: This is Why We Take an Axe For Roof Ventilation
This video of a house fire shows why we take an axe to ventilate the roof in case the saw quits. One firefighter is going to work with an axe, while the other it trying to get a saw going. Of course, we can't tell if the saw stalled on the roof or if the firefighter forgot to start it on the ground before making his way to the roof (recommended). Luckily, another firefighter brings a second saw to the roof to finish the cut.
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Video: Lafayette County Firefighters Make Attack on Stubborn Attic Fire
The question is if the PPV worked? If vertical ventilation might have helped? One thing is for sure, another hose line would have helped.
In the beginning, the firefighters make an attempt at the fire. In the middle, the same firefighters are making an attempt at the fire. And in the end, the same firefighters are making an attempt on the fire.
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Amazing Video: Helmet Cam Videos House Fire in Cedar Rapids, Iowa From Response to Extinguishment
The fire was started by the car in the garage/carport. Firefighters probably did not know that going into this. It might have helped to knockdown the fire from the outside first. After all, it took 5 minutes after the ladder arrived to get the hose in the door. At the 12 minute mark, most of the fire was still rolling. Maybe the bulk of the fire was outside of the living space of the house.
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Venting the Roof in Charlotte
Here is a video from Charlotte. The firefighters vent the roof over the fire in a 1 1/2 story residential dwelling.
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Please Teach Me…I need to know!
This is a serious post today. Seriously!
I have a video and a news story that are really bothering me. I am asking what you think about the two situations. I would like to know what you all think and use that to better my knowledge!
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