Found this shared on FB from East Coast Fire Tactics Use your webbing to carry up air bottles on high-rise operations. By forming half hitches around the necks of spare bottles and throwing the loop around the pack, Extra air can be transported hands free.
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The Firefighters Support Foundation’s (FSF) newest training program is now available. Essential Ladder Skills delves into the essentials of ladder preparation, approach, placement, raising, climbing, and more. It talks about when to roll and when rolling is just laziness. The right and wrong way to do each skill is shown,
Most folks should be familiar with the ERG – Emergency Response Guide book. Produced every 4 years, the guide provides direction to responders on how to handle incidents involving hazardous goods. hazarderous materials can be looked up byproduct name or placard details on the container. besides a print book, it
Following Hose lines is a common training activity, but you cant always do it with water for practical reasons, especially if your using an inhabited building for training. Capping the hose, and filling it with air gives the feel of a charged hose line, with none of the risk.
From FireRescueMagazine.com This Article offers a review some of the basics about elevators, initial action plan suggestions, tool assignments and some basic elevator rescue techniques for all levels of experience: awareness, operations and technician While Department SOP’s may dictate your level of involvement in an elevator rescue, the Awareness level
Building construction is one area I hope to be able to add original content, given I hold a Degree in Architectural History and Theory. I am a firm believer that there is now a additional category of building construction. Despite both being wood construction, Legacy and Lightweight construction vary significantly.
VentEnterSearch.com offered up a post on how to organize Cribbing for Vehicle Extraction. Cribbing gets strapped to a base plate, and enables it to be carried as a unit. Properly sized, you could use one pack per side of a car. Over at AbsoluteRescue.com they featured LA County Station 8