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In part 2 of 3 in this training series, Poudre Fire Lieutenant Dan Santillanes provides instruction for Fire Academy Recruits working through a low visibility environment on a primary search assignment. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: What do you feel on your left side with your tool? Cabinet? Nope. So you had it like this right? Okay. So what are you in right …
In part 1 of 3 of this training series, Poudre Fire Lieutenant Dan Santillanes provides instruction for Poudre Fire Academy Recruits working through a low visibility environment on a primary search assignment. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: When your tool hits something, it’s gonna go like that, right? So just recognizing that I’m hitting something, I’m in pretty tight quarters. What do we …
In this fire-rescue training video from Colorado State Fire Fighters Association in Brush Colo., firefighters learn how to extend a hose line when working with a limited crew. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: We have three story apartments around here. So if we get at that third story, you don’t want to freakin’ haul a whole charged line all the way up there. …
This rescue training video from Colorado State Fire Fighters Association Fire College in Brush Colo., discuss the importance of loud and clear communication on a fire rescue scene. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: You guys are communicating like yell, right? Like scream because once you’re on scene, there will be a lot of different noises going on there. They’re going to be able …
This rescue training video from Colorado State Fire Fighters Association Fire College in Brush Colo., shows how a thermal imager is used to help find victims in an active fire scenario. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: So, if, so, if you have a thermal imager on your air pack, do you guys use it? Do you guys train with it? Definitely take it …
In the final part of our firefighter spouse rescue training video series, instructor Valerie Solano shows different techniques used for moving victims of smoke inhalation or other injury in a fire incident. In this training, Valerie shows how to move a firefighter who is wearing an SCBA pack, how to move a child and how to move an adult. VIDEO …
In this firefighter spouse rescue training video, instructors Valerie Solano and Lauran Franklin show fire service spouses the two tools used in the married pair that are used for forcible entry. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: Keep going. Move down a little bit. Move your tool down. There you go. Drive! Keep going until she says stop. If any of y’all sat through …
In this firefighter spouse rescue training video, instructors Valerie Solano and Lauran Franklin demonstrate how fire service members work in pairs to perform forcible entry on doors. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: So, when you come into the door, you’re going to be in partners. Okay. One’s going to have the Halligan. One’s going to have the axe. You’re going to use the …
In this firefighter spouse rescue training video, instructors Valerie Solano and Lauran Franklin demonstrate how fire service members use the three commands strike, drive and stop to communicate when performing a forcible entry. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: Three things. We always have three things. I don’t know why, in the fire service, it’s always to three things because that’s all we are …
In this firefighter spouse rescue training video, instructor Valerie Solano demonstrates how fire service members put the firefighter SCBA pack on and explains the correct placement of the straps and pack on the back and shoulders. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: The easiest way to put this SCBA on is to put it opposite of you. Like this. Okay. And just like you …
