Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “Training Ground”
How you carry your water can can make all the difference on the fireground. Brian Bender breaks down the best single-point carry positions, explaining how each improves control, protects the nozzle, and helps you quickly transition from movement to deployment when it’s time to go to work. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: I force the door and I go to drop down into …
Join Training to Perform Under Pressure as Greg Payeur explains your water can is only effective if it’s ready when you need it. Set up your compartment and equipment before the call so you’re not wasting valuable time on scene. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: It sends that this table is my compartment on my rig. I’ll have my pack on, I’ll have …
Join Training to Perform Under Pressure as Greg Payeur explains the limitations of your water can. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: The only reason that I should be inside of this fire with this water can is to facilitate a search. If I’m in there trying to extinguish a fire with a water can, Bender, how big of a fire can I extinguish? …
Join “Training to Perform Under Pressure” as Greg Payeur teaches you when to properly deploy a Water Can. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: Let’s look at the water can itself. Give me an example of a time when you’re gonna take a water can into a working fire as opposed to a hose line. Offline, okay, so, uh, searching ahead of the line, …
In this episode, “Training To Perform Under Pressure” instructor, Chris Theobald provides insight for how to properly pack a hose part 2. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: These hose packs give you versatility and the ability to come in from a distance with your own hose and you don’t have to worry about stretching a long line off your G I’ll play that …
In this episode, “Training To Perform Under Pressure” instructor, Chris Theobald provides insight for how to properly pack a hose. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: So usually I do is the Maleo coupling right inside this dress. Well now we’re gonna put it on that end and I’m gonna take this bite right here and I’m gonna lay it on edge. So I …
In this episode, “Training To Perform Under Pressure” instructor, Chris Theobald provides insight for how to quickly and efficiently grip a hose. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: We do two down in an ear, two down in an ear. I have two drag ears. I’ll put the thumb in the bottom one and four fingers in the top. I don’t do the Spock …
At the Colorado State Fire Fighters Association’s 2025 Fire College, Chop Shop RX Instructors walk firefighters through how to effectively remove the sidewall/ perform a batwing. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: I am gonna show you what this looks like with the team of two. We decide that this diagnosis is a front end impact. We needed to total sidewall room. I walk …
At the Colorado State Fire Fighters Association’s 2025 Fire College, Chop Shop RX Instructors walk firefighters through the entire sidewall removal on the dirty side, allowing full patient access. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: Introduction – Cutting the Door Cutters. After they make this cut, they’re gonna drop in here. We want a flat cut below the bottom hinge on this door if …
At the Colorado State Fire Fighters Association’s 2025 Fire College, Chop Shop RX Instructors remind firefighters to keep your head on a swivel and stay attentive, using this little mantra… or song if you so choose…. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: A little mantra that I have, I have tip tip, whether it’s blade or tip back hand and my feet. Rarely do …
