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Tactical Problem – Fedex Delivery Truck
Companies are returning from a response and they encounter this.
1.) What are the immediate priorities?
2.) What other agencies might be required?
3.) Offensive or defensive? If so how?
4.) What about the EMS side of this incident?
5.) How long will apparatus be on scene?
Firefighter Training Podcast – Controlling The Response
This week The Firefighter Training Podcast discusses many aspects of the term controlling the response. I talk about the obvious driving and responding things, but more importantly I talk about controlling your personal response in difficult times, situations, and dealing with difficult people.
60 Second Safety – PTSD
Tactical Problem – Residential Duplex
Fire appears to be in an upstairs bedroom possibly, window has not failed and roof showing signs of heating.
1.) What are your orders for first due engine and truck?
2..) What are your first tactical considerations?
3.) What type of ventilation options will you use here?
4.) What do you do with the garage area below?
5.) Woulkd your decisions change if this was a nighttime fire?
Firefighter Training Podcast – Random Thoughts About Search
This week The Firefighter Training Podcast talks about search in the context of the Polk County Florida incident.
Is search always the same, is it the same for every department, what are training and preparing our people for?
60 Second Safety – Technology
Tactical Problem – Auto Repair Facility
1.) Give your brief C A N report.
2.) List other fire load besides multiple vehicles.
3.) What effect will flame impingement have on the lift?
4.) What do you suppose the roof construction is?
5.) What size attack line and where?
Firefighter Training Podcast – The Human Organizational Triangle
This week The Firefighter Training Podcast takes inspiration from a talk by Reverend Dr. Andrew Foster III and I talk about Fellowship, Follow ship, and Leadership and how you can take individual action and apply this to you organization.