So many departments use pre-connected hand lines and rightly so, they enable us to get a line stretched quickly and with limited resources. As we all know “the fire goes as the first line goes”, so if we can stretch and get water on the fire quickly all of our problems go away. That idea works great in theory. The issue I have with pre-connected hand lines is we rely on them to much. So …
Garage Door Front Door?
I snapped these photos while out on an a residential automatic alarm. A truck company and another chief beat me in so I decided to do a loop around the building with the OV. When we came around the 3/4 corner this took us by surprise. The homeowner actually cut a “door” into his garage door to try to camouflage the fact that he had a an accessory apartment in the garage. After I helped …
Rapid Intervention Isn’t Always Rapid
A rapid intervention team or a fast truck (firefighter assist and search team) is used by a vast majority of fire departments at all working structure fires. Consisting of a full truck company, they stand fast either at or in close proximity to the command post and are used in a mayday situation to locate and rescue an injured or lost firefighter. Many departments (including my own) spend countless hours training for such a rescue …
Backdoor Bathroom Door
This was found while out on an EMS alarm in a house that I have personally been to a few times. Doesn’t seem much like anything now, but imagine coming across this door while in a heavy smoke condition. You pass the door and note to yourself if I have to get out I know where the back door is. Unfortunately, if you had to get out in a hurry you back track to this …
Sizing Up The WHOLE Situation
So here we are again, the least favorite time of year… Door to door fund drive! What a waste of time right! “Good afternoon, my name is….” etc etc… BUT, if you really care about your community AND your own safety, maybe you can take this time and use it wisely. Learn your district, meet your neighbors, figure out what may cause a potential problem down the line. Maybe check a hydrant or two that …
2013 FDNY Symposium
The New York City Fire Department in partnership with the FDNY Foundation Symposium March 14th & March 15th 2013 March 14th, afternoon NYC WTC site Memorial Tour and reception with NYC Fire Commissioner, Chief of Department and other FDNY leadership. March 15th, at the FDNY Academy presentation The FDNY 2013 Symposium will delineate how the FDNY planned for, operated at, and mitigated post destruction from Hurricane Sandy, the storm of the century. TopicsAn in depth examination of …
Winter Water Supply Lesson
Ok probies today we are going to discuss winter water supply. It’s really simple, grab this shovel and start digging. When your done, go find the next hydrant!
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