Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Fireground”
This structure fire training video provides upstairs fire hose management, teaching firefighters how to efficiently move fire hose upstairs in a structure fire. Firefighters train on moving upstairs while maintaining control of the fire hose. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: “Be cognoscente of the condition of the stairs. Double check them, make sure they’re not spongy or anything like that.” INSTRUCTOR TIPS Let’s …
This structure fire training video provides fire hose management training, teaching firefighters how to prepare fire hose for safe ladder operations. Proper fire hose preparation keeps the firefighter safe when climbing on ladders while also maintaining efficiency. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: So, it’s pretty darn easy nozzle wise, there is a thing that I will show you for this piece once you …
Firefighter hose advancement training teaches firefighters on how to be mobile with a fire hose in a structure fire. This firefighter training helps firefighters become confident on the hose line. This technique is used in the worst-case scenarios where firefighters must keep water flowing to avoid a dangerous situation. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: The objective here is just getting confident on the …
This structure fire training video provides fire hose management firefighter training, teaching firefighters how to premeditate and train on hose deployment for a more efficient response. Proper hose deployment and management decreases the time spent outside and gets the firefighter between the fire and the victim sooner. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: So we’re going to start with our selection, right? We are …
Firefighters at Parker Fire College are presented with vehicle extrication training ideas. They undergo a series of vehicle extrication techniques including dash roll extrication, rescue extrication and ‘B’ post blowout. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: SAFE THE CAR When we show up on scene, we want to ‘safe the car’. What that means is to try to put it in park or put …
In this fireground training, firefighters learn how to prepare and manage an emergency helicopter landing zone during a “hotload” mountain rescue scenario in Estes Park , CO. The training features Med Evac (Medical transport service based out of Greeley, Boulder and Sterling Airport, CO), Allenspark Fire and Estes Park Health. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: LZ Commander: All units, all units. This is …
Beaver Lane Fire & Rescue Chief Toranze Lee likens firefighting training to a buffet table, capping off this six-week Heavy Lifting and Stabilization Training series. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: “Make sure our extrication is patient driven and not ego driven.” INSTRUCTOR TIPS Make sure our extrication is patient driven and not ego driven. Just because you do something all the time a …
Fire Spotlight’s six-week video series on Heavy Lifting and Stabilization Training, captured in Monroe, NC, shows how a spanner wrench can be used to adjust the locking collar of a strut. (Check back next Tuesday for the last video in this training series.) VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: Paratech makes a Paratech hammer, does same thing, spanner wrench. I just put this in …
“You know what will make a firefighter look extremely dumb?” It’s the simple things … like running a ratchet. This firefighter training video captures helpful tips on how to efficiently operate a ratchet strap. This footage was captured during a heavy lifting and stabilization training event in mid-March. (Check back next Tuesday for Part 5 in this training series.) VIDEO …
During this six-week Heavy Lifting and Stabilization Training series, we take a quick look at how opposing 4x4s can be crossed to chock a tandem-axle vehicle. This training footage was captured at Secrest Wrecker Service in Monroe, NC. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: Just for tandem. Well, it’s the truck on the trailer. We just talk about it just bites into itself. It’s …
