Hose Deployment for a More Efficient Response and Implementing the Three “L’s”: Lift, Life and Layout

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 …

Don’t Let Ratchet Straps Make You Look Dumb

“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 …

Beaver Lane Fire Department’s Heavy Rescue in Action

The Beaver Lane Volunteer Rescue and Fire Department specced this SVI-built Heavy Rescue, featuring aluminum body mounted on a Spartan Gladiator LFD chassis with 20-inch raised roof. Powered by a Cummins ISX12 500HP engine, this new walk-around Heavy Rescue features a Resolve Specialty Space Saver SCBA filling station, OnScene Solutions cargo slides with compartment lighting, a 240,000-lumen Command Light CL …

Heavy Lifting and Stabilization Training: Semi Truck Rolled on Top of Car

Beaver Lane Fire & Rescue Technical Rescue Certified Firefighter Nick Griffin moderates Part 2 of Fire Spotlight’s Heavy Lifting and Stabilization Training series. Griffin describes this recent pit scenario — a bobtail semi truck rolled on top of a car. Crews learned how to perform a control roll using Paratech Fire & Rescue Equipment HydraFusion Struts in conjunction with a …

Stairwell Rescue Training Video in Honor of Firefighter Vinnie Fowler

NYFP Firefighter Vinnie Fowler died in 1999 because firefighters couldn’t get him up seven steps. This stairwell rescue training video demonstrates how to rescue a down firefighter in a stairwell with one-man, two-man and three-man rescue techniques. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: Vinnie Fowler, 1999, 250 pounds died because they couldn’t get him up seven steps. He was a husband, and he was …

Rapid Intervention Teams Can Use Basic Rope Rescue Training Techniques to Navigate Smoke

Firefighter rope rescue training teaches firefighters how to rescue a downed firefighter in a structure fire. Typically, a smoke-filled structure can be dangerous to navigate, and Colorado firefighters learn rescue techniques to navigate the smoke-filled rooms. By laying designated rope lines, firefighters are able to retrieve multiple downed firefighters. Below is a transcription of the video: VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: We have …