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Saturday, December 21, 2013
Upside Down Balcony Ladder Raise
You never know when training will come in handy. Good job.
Friday, December 20, 2013
Roof Vent AFD
Great pics of Austin's Rescue 14 A shift roof vent job in 31's still. Get out there and train brothers and sisters.
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Collapse with Mayday
We have to see this coming! Review the 10 deadly sins I posted yesterday. What did you see?
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Firefighters 10 deadly sins on the fireground
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Friday, December 13, 2013
Interesting fire in a multiple level Apartment
LAFD interesting fire in a multiple level apartment. Make a plan of attack with your crew and go over what lines your bringing in.
Sunday, December 8, 2013
High Rise Stairwell Pressurization
Video link http://youtu.be/NC_aFJnD0nQ
Thursday, November 28, 2013
Monday, November 25, 2013
SBFD Structure Fire
Not often the roof is more aggressive then the pipe. These videos are put together real well. Great job sounding the roof and communicating with your crew.
Saturday, November 23, 2013
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
The First Attack Nozzle™ - Unmatched Firefighter Protection and Knockdow...
http://www.youtube.com/v/mKJObsukXx0?version=3&autohide=1&autohide=1&showinfo=1&feature=share&autoplay=1&attribution_tag=VOwshcSRKeClDcrWkD-sgg
I am not a fan at all. All the video shows is controlled training fires. This thing could get firefighters hurt in my opinion. It could work in limited environments but it is a gimmick.
What do you think?
I am not a fan at all. All the video shows is controlled training fires. This thing could get firefighters hurt in my opinion. It could work in limited environments but it is a gimmick.
What do you think?
One man 35 it's only dangerous if you suck at it. HAHA
Thursday, November 7, 2013
The Pig forcing an inward swinging door w_ baseball swing
http://www.youtube.com/v/pdzQoLtxmcI?version=3&autohide=1&autoplay=1&autohide=1&feature=share&showinfo=1&attribution_tag=3vou6w8twugQjxNcG6WtAA
PigHold
http://www.youtube.com/v/_JGD2j71hgg?version=3&autohide=1&autoplay=1&attribution_tag=QQdTmGYrbZs4QwqnCViB-Q&autohide=1&showinfo=1&feature=share
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Philadelphia FD Rescue-1 1991
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Flashover training
This is flashover training we do with each cadet class to give them skills to reduce the risk of getting caught in a flashover environment. Control openings always good stuff.
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Fire Attack: Door Open vs Door Closed
I understand the science behind this but there is a lot not being talked about. Nozzle and handline selection to give the proper GPM to overcome the fire room. Choose the 50 cal always go big and knock it down. Also this is an indirect attack in my opinion when you hit this the steam and heat have to go somewhere, usually to portions of the house that were tenable for victims. There are reasons that it is called fire attack choose the right line and get some.
Monday, October 14, 2013
Beyond the Academy: Video Training Series - Forcing Slide Bolts & Drop Bars
Have a plan for every door and carry it out.
OVM Chained gate
Faster than a saw? Good work Seattle the welds on these are very weak and easy to overcome.
Thanks, Patch
Thursday, October 10, 2013
PPA drill gone wrong - Firefighters in flowpath
PPA can be dangerous if not carried out correctly make sure what were doing on the fireground matches the on scene conditions.
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Renovations House Fire / Cerritos RAW FOOTAGE
Check out the 5:10 to 5:25 mark to see how the firefighter feels it went classic brother. Be careful to bash time for water application. This is a coordinated attack maybe different from what we do but not bad. It is tough to watch fire burn hang in there. Thoughts guys please......
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Basic Come Along Use
FS Mike Reush demonstrates basic come along use and maintenance.
Video link: http://youtu.be/ODFcebyxZxo
PPV Fan Oil Change Out
FF Schminke (E26A) demonstrates how to change the oil on our PPV fans. When we have a fan that does not run smooth or dies out this will usually fix the issue.
Attic fire
Structure Fire Hobart Street Interior Attack
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Firefighter gets out the window
Monday, September 23, 2013
Newark Bar Removal
Friday, September 20, 2013
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Nozzle Forward
http://youtu.be/QzIsAN-V3lA
This is a sneak peak into a world of hose movement that will change the way you get work done. It's called fire attack for a reason.
This is a sneak peak into a world of hose movement that will change the way you get work done. It's called fire attack for a reason.
Colorado Water Rescue
http://5280fire.com/?p=46544
Thanks Brass for the link to this rescue.
Share this with your crews.
What would be your department tactics?
Thanks Brass for the link to this rescue.
Share this with your crews.
What would be your department tactics?
Monday, September 16, 2013
Roof Remodel
Engine 26A stopped by a building remodel to check out the roof construction. This was a great opportunity to see two types of roofs and extended to a discussion of parapets, void spaces, and forcible entry.
The construction crews were removing a "gravel roof" and replacing it with a "TPO" (Thermoplastic Polyolefin) roof. The gravel roof consists of metal decking, foam (about 2"), tar, and gravel. This particular roof had two layers from a previous remodel. The foreman on site said city code only allows for two layers so they had to remove both layers before installing the new roof. The building across the parking lot only has one layer so they will put the new roof directly on top.
The TPO roof consists of metal decking, insulating foam (3.3" in this case), and the TPO membrane. The foam may be thicker in other applications. The foreman said a 1/2" of foam adds 6 to the R-value.
Take a look around out there after your next call and see what you find.
The construction crews were removing a "gravel roof" and replacing it with a "TPO" (Thermoplastic Polyolefin) roof. The gravel roof consists of metal decking, foam (about 2"), tar, and gravel. This particular roof had two layers from a previous remodel. The foreman on site said city code only allows for two layers so they had to remove both layers before installing the new roof. The building across the parking lot only has one layer so they will put the new roof directly on top.
The TPO roof consists of metal decking, insulating foam (3.3" in this case), and the TPO membrane. The foam may be thicker in other applications. The foreman said a 1/2" of foam adds 6 to the R-value.
Old roof, two layers.
New foam layer, the TPO membrane is being pulled back.
Stacks of foam insulation.
So what's your plan to cut? Will you handle the gravel roof differently from the TPO? The rotary saw probably will not go deep enough on one pass. If you use a rotary saw you will likely have to make one cut remove the material and them make a second cut inside the first. The chain saw will work on many of these materials but you have to be careful about hitting metal beams as they can throw or break the chain.
10' drop off behind parapet.
From the inside.
Void space in the parapet.
Interior of building.
Forcible entry discussion. How would you handle this door? We discussed starting traditional but it probably would not work. With a good size-up and prior knowledge you might realize this is a panic/drop bar that is most always engaged. It is not removed everyday like a traditional drop bar.
We discussed cutting the bolts or completely cutting a rectangle around the pair of bolts. Last resort might be a doggie door (horizontal cut, edge to edge under the panic hardware.
Take a look around out there after your next call and see what you find.
Saw Daily Check
Everyone seems to have their own version of what a daily check includes. Some check fluids, some start and shut down and some go through a general maintenance check. Here is a solid version of the daily check.
What is your daily check?
What is your daily check?
Video link http://youtu.be/bhx7rlg6Xrc
1991 Rescue paving the way
Video link http://youtu.be/mBdS1QV3lII
Monday, September 9, 2013
Door Control Owning the Attack Corridor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Uans40KdVI
LA county fire attack study UL
This video is along with the UL study about to be released. It considers flow path and how the introduction of air can increase the chances of flashover. Give this video the 7 minutes it deserves. Love the message in the video to go ahead and cool the upper atmosphere as you advance into the structure. You control the fire with water and not giving it oxygen, it goes out plain and simple.
LA county fire attack study UL
This video is along with the UL study about to be released. It considers flow path and how the introduction of air can increase the chances of flashover. Give this video the 7 minutes it deserves. Love the message in the video to go ahead and cool the upper atmosphere as you advance into the structure. You control the fire with water and not giving it oxygen, it goes out plain and simple.
Sunday, September 8, 2013
Apparatus Positioning
A follower of StreetSmart sent this drawing in of a recent fire (E1 represents the first in, E2 second in etc.). As you can see the engine companies took the front of the address and the ladders were boxed out to the side. I was not at this fire and I don't know exactly how it all happened, this is just the end result.
This fire, along with previous fire where the engines took the front of the address, started a lot of discussion at my station on ways to improve our positioning. The general thought in our department is to get the engines moved down to give the front of the address to the first in ladder.
The picture below shows a fire that happened after the discussion. The first in engine pulled past the house viewing all three sides. The second in engine pulled passed the first in engine leaving the front of the house open (1st and 2nd engines go straight to the scene in our department). The truck pulled in front of the house. The third in engine (water supply) came to the scene and pulled 200' of 5" to a hydrant. The second ladder had to park about three houses down. The rescue parked down the street with the 4th in engine.
View facing east
View facing west
In general this is what we look for in positioning apparatus at a house fire but every situation can be improved upon. What could have been done better? How would your department have handled this situation?
Saturday, September 7, 2013
DC fence not a good day for that guy
What are your actions to stabilize the fence and victim?
What is your tool of choice?
Interesting thanks Brass.
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The following picture are from a previous post. This training was presented by PL Vulcan Fire Training at FDIC 2013. Although different from the above scenario it shows how we secured the victim to the fence and cut the fence to remove the victim with the fence still attached.
We used a portable band saw which worked great. Minimal vibration if any and no heat build up.
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