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Laddering with Purpose Part 1: The Problem
What is it that prevents fire departments from throwing ground ladders or aerials? Why do ground ladders remain on the apparatus and aerials remain in their beds at fire calls? Why are RIT teams allowed to stand around like yard gnomes, not being proactive? And on that same vein if 2 in 2 out is […]
Fire Ground Basics: Engine Duty
Something that has been bothering me for some time now is how the basics of each company performs their duties. Even if you don’t have a ” Ladder Truck ” fireground support functions are still to be conducted. In this particular post we are going to look at the Engine’s responsibility, because truth be told […]
“Go” Versus “No-Go” A Brief Look into Survivability Profiling
http://www.deltafire.ca/Gallery/Misc%202007/Images/House%20Fire.jpg The concept of running into a burning building is not a new one to most firefighters. Of course, depending on your department’s SOPs, manpower, staffing, etc, things will be different. This article discusses the critical decision of “Go” or “No-Go” when first pulling up to a structure that is on fire. This […]
Why are you wearing that?
Before I get started, I'm not a safety Nazi. I'm not a KSO (Keyboard Safety Officer). And I probably violate more safety regulations than I should. But when I'm unsafe, I wear my Personal Protective Equipment. When I am acting safely, I wear my PPE. That sounds like a double standard I agree. But […]
Bread and Butter for Christmas by Training 38
When you ask someone what does "bread and butter" mean, you usually get a reply into what type of structure you normally respond to. We train or simulate training around these types of calls. How many times have you witnessed the deployment of the pre-connect/crosslay get totally screwed up on these so called " Bread […]
The Test
The recruits have graduated, they will be moving into their first assignments. They have a lot of things left to learn but they have the basics of fire behavior and attack to build from. Towards the end they started asking questions about firehouse life. Some of the questions had to do with when exactly will […]
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Access & Egress
I am sure what Glen really found annoying was that he actually had to read the article to be able to comment on it versus just reading the headline. Nice work Shawn. Keep up the effort and watch out for falling babies.
2017-05-17 11:23:59
Access & Egress
This article takes a good perspective especially in today's climate with minimal manpower. The editor of the article needs more focus as the grammar makes it annoying to read.....
2017-05-17 11:11:19
Access & Egress
Shawn, thanks for a good look at ladder basics. Well done, Bobby Halton
2017-05-11 21:07:29
