This week The Tactical Fire problem is a multi-story older building with fire escapes.
1.) What is your initial report?
2.) How would you deploy your manpower of 2 engines and 1 ladder initially?
3.) Does your department have training and or SOPs for operating on fire escapes?
4.) Name 2 methods for extending hose lines on the exterior over fire escapes.
5.) What does the age of this building indicate about fire spread potential?
Join us on November 12, 2017 at 8:00 PM Eastern as we do a case history review. retired Battalion Chief John Cagno will discuss a life changing event that happened to him very early in his career.
You can watch it live here or on Firefightingtoday.com or watch it live on the YOUTUBE page and join us in the live chat.
This week on Chief chat we talk about medical and physicals.
Join us on Sunday November 5, 2017 at 8:00 PM Eastern time when the Panel will discuss whether the safety culture and initiatives affect service delivery. Is safety just an excuse not to do our jobs? Is there any data to back up either side of this argument.
You can watch us here, or on Firefightingtoday.com or watch us live on YOUTUBE and use the live chat to interact with the panel.
This week Chief Chat talks about Basement fires.
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.
This week on Chief Chat we talk about the term “trapped”.
This week the Tactical Fire problem involves a rental Truck.
1.) What is your initial C A N report?
2.) Has the fire extended into the box of the truck yet?
3.) What size line (s) do you need?
4.) What three clues might help you to figure out whats in the cargo area?
5.) Assume there is no driver. Why does that matter?
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.
This week on Chief Chat we are talking about smoke.