Tactical Fire Problem – Bomb Squad Standby

This week the Tactical Fire Problem is an explosion after a standby assisting the police and bomb squad.

 

During a standby you and the on scene crews hear a large explosion and this is the scene.

Have a discussion about all of the potential issues facing you now. Have you trained with the PD and bomb squad? Do you even know how to remove a Bomb suit? Is there decontamination that needs to be done? When you do these LE standbys are you set up for DECON.

Lots to talk about in this week’s scenario.

Firefighting Today Weekly Roundtable – All About Training

Join us Sunday October 22, 2017 at 8;00 PM Eastern when the panel talks about training issues.

The panel will discuss training in your department, nationally, and personal training plans. Are we doing the right things, is the training effective, how to we measure it and many other things.

You can watch here live or on Firefightingtoday.com or watch live on YOUTUBE and use the live chat feature.

If you can’t Watch us Live the episodes remain in all of the above places so you can watch when you are available.

Lost And Found At Your FD

Lost and found. Two different things at two ends of the spectrum. Today I want to think about these terms in a way they affect you and your department.

By definition if you have lost something, you have given something away. If you have found something you have gained something. In most cases we are talking about objects, but in my discussion we are talking about less tangible things.

What gets lost in your organization? Sometimes departments lose focus. Sometimes members lose their own focus and no longer care about their job. Sometimes members do not train often enough and they lose perishable skills. Sometimes frustrations rise in the kitchen, or in officer meetings and people lose their temper or lose their patience. You get the point.

What can be found in your organization? Well nothing will be found if nobody looks! Nothing can be found if nobody is self aware enough to know that they themselves may have lost something.

I have been in organizations where caring could be found everywhere you looked. New information was always found and it was readily available and shared often. Great public service and professionalism could always be found. Friendship and camaraderie should also be easily found in your organizations. You see the things that can be found should not even need a “Lost and Found” sign over them.

Each and every day that you walk into your firehouse or firehall many things are lost and many things can be found.

I guess it really matters what you are looking for.

Tactical Fire Problem – Forklift Inside a Warehouse

This week we have a forklift fire inside of a warehouse.

1.) Is this fire large enough to trip the sprinklers based upon the ceiling height?

2.) What are the types of fuel used in powering forklifts?

3.) What size lineĀ  (s) are needed and how long could the stretch be?

4.) What is your extinguishment plan?

5.) What are you going to do to protect the contents of the rack storage?