Watch this fire Huff and Puff

Good video of smoke reading and watch especially the 1 to 2 minute mark where it is breathing.

Chain Saw Check Weekly/Monthly Check

Fireground Size-Up and How to Read Smoke

Good smoke reading video.  Add to it and make a tabletop discussion with your crew.  Size up starts at the firefighter level.

Milwaukee cut

Consider this cut for steep roof operations.  It adds a level of safety and is still very functional.  I like to do it with 2 saws also to make the operation faster.  If the construction allows for a louver consider making dice cuts every four feet against construction to assist the louver.

Reading Smoke HD

Look at the 7 min mark they turn the fan on if you have hidden attic fire this is not a good idea.  I don't like the line selection or deployment.  I also believe if you can hold the nozzle on top of your shoulder it is under pumped. Gotta get the gpm's to the seat or we lose.  Sorry I am being critical on a Monday.   

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.

Interesting fire in a multiple level Apartment

http://youtu.be/-27QRZ3aVto

LAFD interesting fire in a multiple level apartment.  Make a plan of attack with your crew and go over what lines your bringing in.

LAFD with roof work

Lot's of roof work kept waiting for the knock?

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.

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. 

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......

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.

Video Link

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. 

Milwaukee Cut

http://ironsandladders.com/2013/08/23/milwaukee-cut-training/

Here is the link to the Milwaukee cut article.  Listen this is not every house but when you are practicing ventilation try it as a tool for adverse or steep conditions.

Ventilation

here is a link http://youtu.be/qs-LymaOGdg

Not sure what the ventilation technique was here but they got lucky no one was hurt.  Are we still putting ourselves in these positions because of lack of training or is it more a situational awareness issue?  What are your thoughts?  I was in a truck school one time and some Truck 33 guys from LA city said they will put straight ladders in windows in RIC situations.  If you run into a ladder in their department you have an exit path to a window.  First floor only hahaha.

Four C's of ventilation

If the video does not play click here http://youtu.be/KbiJJgb47SU

 

Remember there are many ways to vent a structure if you are not accessing ventilation before completing it you are setting yourself up for failure.

Colorado Springs VES

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=tkwpQ22cDFs

This video is done real well crews are working on all sides of the fire and they ATTACK.  Great truck work and team work.  Saw a lot of good hose pulls also.  Does your department Vent Enter Search? 

SBFD coordinated vent and attack.

This video shows how when you coordinate and ventilate you make the fire a safer environment for all firefighters on scene.  Great radio comm and aggressive vertical ventilation tactics.  Start when they pull up.  What do you see?  How would you protect exposures and stay aggressive?  What are your other concerns?  Time of day?  Thanks SBFD...

Vent LA City Style

These guys taught a class I went to a couple of years ago.  They are very good and you can see that from this crisp operation.  Notice the Inspection hole they cut.  The smoke indicators every ten foot or so.  Great work Brothers.

This is a video of using two saws to complete a trench cut against construction. It is quick but requires practice and coordination.

Two Saw Trench Cut

This is training video only.  Proper PPE including SCBA should be worn on the fire ground. 
We chose this spot at random in order to make the video.  This might not be an ideal spot on this particular apartment complex.

Take some time to review the difference between trench and strip ventilation.  Here is a good article from Fire Engineering.