Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Structure Fire”
In this instructional video, Poudre Fire Authority Captain Gallimore and Firefighter Ollilia provide instruction for Fire Academy Recruits working on the Rapid Intervention Crew at a live burn exercise. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: Let’s go over results real quick. What are our results? Radio? Yep. And what are we doing with the radio. Make sure we’re on the right fire ground, listening …
In the final part of 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 while managing their hand tools. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: Tools. One thing I did notice a lot is, and it happens a lot once we start getting tired and maybe not even …
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. …
In this escape window training video, Citizens First Fire Training discusses tactics for safely rescuing individuals from windows in emergency situations, including the preferred method of exiting through doors, but with a focus on the 6% of rescues that require window exits, emphasizing the importance of having at least two rescuers outside and utilizing ground ladders for ease of transition, …
In this Fire and EMS training video, techniques for moving a victim are illustrated, covering approaches to the victim, assessment of conditions for rolling or dragging, and the execution of the removal process based on the victim’s state. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: So, this is going to be a victim removal. He’s going to demonstrate, and we’ve got a victim, obviously. The …
In this door breaching tools training video, Forge Fire & Company instructor Todd Shepard discusses techniques for forcing open inward facing doors in residential situations, emphasizing the importance of utilizing gaps caused by weather stripping for easier entry, and describes a unique method involving hand placement and sliding punch to effectively target the lock, facilitating smoother operations, especially in low …
In this structure fire training, When Things Go Bad, Inc. Instructor, Paul Capo teaches firefighters how to safely headfirst bailout of a building using a hook 2 grab 4 firefighter ladder technique. Proper firefighter ladder maneuvering technique results in quicker escape from the building avoiding a firefighter rit team response. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: This is called the hook 2 grab 4, …
