This is a short video discussion about the current national debate concerning fire behavior research. This has been a polarizing debate in some cases and it is the intent of this video is to look at both sides of the equation and realize that there are multiple solutions, depending upon your department resources, and what fire you pull up to. This discussion also focuses on firefighter safety.
This week on the Firefighter Training Podcast we deal with death investigations. Coroner Darren Dake helps guide us through a liaison agency that works with us during the most difficult of scenes.
Please check out his program at coronertalk.com or search for the coronertalk podcast.
This week on 60 Second Safety we discuss if something designed to work for us might actually be a safety issue.
This week the panel will discuss the expectations of the fire service. What does and officer EXPECT of their personnel? What do the personnel EXPECT of the Chief and officers? What does the public EXPECT of us? What does city government EXPECT of us? One identified, how do all of these expectations affect us? What do we do about them.
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This week we have a problem in a commercial freight elevator.
1.) What type of building would you find a freight service elevator like this? What is the age and/or construction of the building?
2.) What are the ventilation considerations if this is in the basement or lower level?
3.) Is the fire contained to the car or is smoke spreading from somewhere else, depending upon floor it is located on?
4.) What could the contents be?
5.) How do you make entry and/or operate, or secure this car?
This week the panel will listen to Joe Starnes to get a perspective on what Kill The Flashover IS and Is NOT about. Ask any questions before or during the broadcast on the vents page, and if you are watching live on Youtube, you can leave a youtube comment and interact with the panel.
This week 60 Second Safety looks at bed bugs and how they may end up coming back to your station.
This week the Firefighter Training Podcast looks at how to apply classroom learning to practical application on the fireground. With an emphasis on fireground safety Chief Whitley gives his point of view, based upon years of study and experience.
This week we take a car fire but our exposure is a wood frame building. Is it “just a car fire”?
1.) What is the standard response in your FD for a car fire?
2.) What is your first priority when you arrive on scene? (Trick question here, think about it)
3.) What size attack line and where? (Another trick question!!)
4.) Have you ever recreated this scenario in one of your in service training drills?
5.) Tank water? Supply line? Enhanced water stream with agent or foam?
This week, 60 Second Safety is about operating out of state.