The man with the most…????

Now all of us have seen the show on hoarders but have you ever thought about fighting a fire in one of these “Hoarder Homes”? How will a hoarder home change your normal response to a structure fire? Did you call for an extra alarm or a plus one response? Is their reports of occupant’s trapped? How is this environment going to affect your tactics, will it be possible to rescue occupants that may be trapped? These are all questions that you should be asking yourself before the alarm sounds and you are the first due to a hoarded home. Is there things in the front on the home that may queue you to the contents of the interior? These are all things that we all should be considering before the bell rings………stay tuned for more on “The man with the most”

A Box of Frustration!

Seems like every time you feel pretty confident about being a firefighter something has a way of humbling you! This box full of wire will do just that! Even the most comfortable person in their gear and air pack will feel like they really are trapped. "Work through your problems," just doesn't seem like a correct statement, but maybe it is. Resisting the natural instincts to rip, cut, and pull can be a very hard to learn.

So does it take a box of wire to teach us just that? I will leave the answer to that question up to you. I would suggest to find or build this prop to place your firefighters into this situation. First ,without being able to cut or displace the wire, then allow them any means to remove themselves. Train, train, and train! Then when you feel comfortable with it switch it up! I personally find this prop hard, so guess what....off to the box I go! Stay focused on training and thanks for the visit to the jumpseat!