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”
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
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”
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
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!
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Got Tech Rescue?
Today was a day full of snow, cold,and Ice so we used this time to knock out some classroom training. Topic of the day, Confined Space. In the process of review for some and introducing to others it reminded me just how technical our job really is. IDLH this, LEL that, SAR here, and UEL there it seems like we have to know a lot about everything. Gone are the day's that we just go to fire's. From paramedicine to trench rescue how do we learn and retain it all. My suggestion, following today's class, is that we better be visiting these subjects at least two and three times a year. Game day isn't' the time to be figuring things out.
Winter may be slowing us down on the outside, but maybe it's time to speed us up on the inside! The colder months is a great time to review some of the skills and subjects that you may not see but once or twice a year. Confined space rescue would be a great place to start. From constant air monitoring to supplied air respirators a refresher is definitely need to sharpen and maintain your skills! Don't let the cold slow you down on becoming the best TECHY that you can be!
Thanks for stopping by the jumpseat!
Stay safe and stay warm!
Winter may be slowing us down on the outside, but maybe it's time to speed us up on the inside! The colder months is a great time to review some of the skills and subjects that you may not see but once or twice a year. Confined space rescue would be a great place to start. From constant air monitoring to supplied air respirators a refresher is definitely need to sharpen and maintain your skills! Don't let the cold slow you down on becoming the best TECHY that you can be!
Thanks for stopping by the jumpseat!
Stay safe and stay warm!
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Training & Tactics Talk: Searching in the Modern Environment Douglas Cline talks with Ryan Pennington about the challenges facing firefighters
Douglas Cline talks with Ryan Pennington about the challenges facing firefighters performing searches in today's environment. Pennington is a firefighter/paramedic with the Charleston, WV, Fire Department and a Firehouse.com Contributing Editor.
The two look at the myriad of problems facing firefighters who conduct the search for life at structure fires and discuss the recent number of fires where crews were caught in flashovers. They compare the environments found in dwellings versus those in commercial buildings.
Listen as they discuss how resources and staffing effect searches. They also examine the tools and technology that is available to assist firefighters with searches
I would like to thank Chief Cline, Peter Mathews, firehouse.com and the many listeners for participating in this podcast.
Sunday, January 23, 2011
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