This week we have a firefighter down on floor 2 of a wood frame apartment building.

1.) At your next training, activate a PASS device on floor 2 of a building and determine how difficult it might be to hear from the outside. Inside crews will hear it easily. How do you normally respond on your Fireground when a device operates?

2.) How will you make this rescue?

3.) What is a valid plan B or your second means of rescue?

4.) When was your last training drill using your RIT pack?

5.) Has your RIT training involved the rescue of a 3 person crew?

We all like to do complicated RIT training, but does our training match what is likely to happen in the field?

Think about it!

Pete Lamb
Copyright 2014

This week we are looking at a large industrial building. If you do not have an industrial or manufacturing building, think about the largest building in your response district.

1.) As you look at this building with the volume of smoke, ask yourself how much space (or area) of the building is full of smoke? The building is the container.

2.) What does the fact that the smoke is hanging, and appears to be low indicate?

3.) What is your standard attack line plan? How do you create a long stretch with an adequate rate of flow?

4.) How does this fire and building size affect your firefighters air supply capability?

5.) What is your first initial C A N (conditions, actions, needs) report?

Send your responses via email if you would like feedback on your responses. Pete@petelamb.com

Pete Lamb
Copyright 2014

This week you arrive at a 3 story occupied apartment building and this is the ALPHA side entrance view.

1.) What is your immediate first action after victim removal and care?

2.) What do you interpret from fire showing in the upper part of the window on the right?

3.) What does that smoke hanging high in the entry way indicate?

4.) This is a daytime scenario, how would this situation be different for you if you had the same thing showing at night?

5.) What is your specific attack plan? Where do lines go and how will ventilation be implemented?

If you ant feedback on your answers send an email to pete@petelamb.com

Pete Lamb
Copyright 2014