This powerful episode from Retired Police Officer George Brown is something that all first responders can relate to. In addition he has created a product to symbolize the discussion here.
This is worth the listen for all first responders.
Monthly Archives: October 2014
60 Second Safety – Hoarding
This week on 60 second safety we talk about hoarding.
Firefighter Training Podcast – The 23rd Street Fire & Collapse – An Interview with Deputy Chief Vincent Dunn FDNY (Ret)
Chief Dunn shares his experiences as a responder of the first engine on the second alarm at this tragic fire that took the lives of 12 FDNY members.
Stay tuned until the end where Chief Dunn gives 11 tips for being a good firefighter. Great for new firefighters or firefighters at any level.
October 17, 1966 55-598
Killed in the line of duty
DC Thomas A Reilly, Division .3
BC Walter J Higgins, Battalion. 7
Lt John J Finley, Ladder 7
Lt Joseph Priore, Engine 18
Fr John G Berry, Ladder 7
Fr James V Galanaugh, Engine 18
Fr Rudolph F Kaminsky, Ladder 7
Fr Joseph Kelly, Engine 18
Fr Carl Lee Ladder, 7
Fr William F McCarron, Division 3
Fr Daniel L Rey, Engine 18
Fr Bernard A Tepper, Engine 18
Tactical Fire Problem – House Fire
This week we take a look at an older colonial style home, heavy fire floor 1.
1.) What factors might give you the age of the house?
2.) What does the age of the house indicate to you about potential fire spread?
3.) What is your first method of attack? What size line and where?
4.) How would you deploy your first 4 personnel on scene?
5.) What does the age and type of the structure and the geographic area indicate about possible water supply issues?
Watch the National Fallen Firefighter Memorial events live here
Candlelight Service Broadcast
Saturday, October 11, 2014 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. EDT
(Streaming Begins at 6:00 p.m.; Service Begins at 6:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time)
Memorial Service Broadcast
Sunday, October 12, 2014 9:30 am – 12:00 p.m. EDT
(Streaming Begins at 9:30 a.m.; Service Begins at 10 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time)
Firefighting Today Weekly Roundtable – 6 Things to think about
This week the panel conducts an exercise that you can recreate for your department very easily. We ask the following:
What three things should your department (or the fire service) START doing? What three things should your department (or the fire service) STOP doing?
Join us live here on youtube to leave a comment, or leave a comment here on the events page (even before the event) and we will discuss it on the panel.
Firefighter Training Podcast – Circumstances Dictate Procedure
This week we talk about the title quotation and how it applies to fire training, the NIST and UL studies, interacting with others and tactics and strategy on the fireground.
60 Second Safety – Excuses
This week we ask the question if excuses might be a safety issue?
Tactical Fire Problem – “Taxpayer” with People Trapped
This week we are talking about a commercial taxpayer building (Commercial on first floor, apartments above) during a daytime fire, with people trapped. Take a look.
1.) How do you distribute the first seven people you have on scene.? A 3 person engine and a 4 person ladder.
2.) Which person is in the greatest danger?
3.) When you have a rescue with people showing at windows, what is the greater risk you might face?
4.) What length of line will you need to get to the second floor fire apartment?
5.) Based upon conditions on the first floor, where could the fire be?
Leave a comment to submit your answers to share them, or email me privately and I will get back to you.
Firefighting Today Weekly Roundtable – Commercial Building Fires
This week the panel will discuss commercial building fires. Why are they different, what are the hazards? What do different departments do to address the differences? Is fire behavior different in these structures.
Watch us live here at the events page or watch us live on YOUTUBE and leave a comment to interact with the panel.