The Fire Spotlight crew spent a day with Central Alabama Training Solutions, capturing footage from a variety of one-day training evolutions. In this HOT action, CATS instructor Shaun McAteer teaches Nozzle Forward techniques, focusing on successful interior attacks while putting life first. It will be low visibility. We have hay burning so you will not be able to see. This …
Watch fire engulf multiple house fires in Arnold PA. Video by Steven Matto.
Photos by: Mykhail Baehr, Mike Beafore, and John Cetrino
Firefighters responded to a large fire in a 2-story factory in the Mariners Harbor area of Staten Island. See more on THEMAJESTIRIUM1 YouTube channel.
By Dave Rivett Ventilation fans have been a mainstay in the fire industry for many decades, and during that time, these fans have involved considerably. This article looks at the evolution of battery fan technology and its impact on firefighting. Initially, ventilation fans were utilized in negative pressure application, but in the 1980s, field testing showed positive pressure ventilation (PPV) …
Watch FDNY respond to a 5th floor apartment building fire in the Bronx on March 28th. For more on-scene fireground videos like this, check out the City Streets Live YouTube channel here.
Fire broke out at an assisted living facility in Rockland County on March 23rd. A mayday was called by firefighter Jared Lloyd who had been helping rescue residents. His body was found 24 hours later. A fundraiser has been organized for Lloyd’s family which you can find here. From the GoFundMe page: “On March 23rd 2021 Spring Valley Firefighter Jared …
In the first two weeks of 2020, seven roadway responders were struck and killed by vehicles while assisting the public — and that was in the U.S. alone. That’s seven lives in 14 days. In an era of distracted drivers, departments are adopting new emergency lighting and vehicle conspicuity practices to better alert drivers and divert oncoming traffic away from …
Aaron Rhodes and Shawn Michael of the Orlando Fire Department gives a tour of their new SVI truck. The new hazmat truck features state-of-the-art design. Built on a 4-door Sutphen Monarch chassis, the hazmat vehicle includes a climate-controlled walk-through interior, retracting electric awnings, and many more bells and whistles. When spec’ing its new Hazmat, the city of Orlando, FL Fire …
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