In our last post we started talking about the benefits of riding assignments. We will now continue the discussion by highlighting some specific riding assignments of the truck company andContinue readingTwo Team Concept
Category: Inside Functions
Riding Assignments
Riding assignments are one of the simplest methods to increase your efficiency and effectiveness on the fireground. Riding assignments should be thought-out ahead of time, put in writing, trained on,Continue readingRiding Assignments
Locate and Confine
After the Governor’s Island project conducted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Underwriters Laboratories(UL), and FDNY, the internet seems to be flooded with great information on flowContinue readingLocate and Confine
Homebrewed Scuttle
John Douglass sent in something he found while detailed over to DC Truck 15. This scuttle has a homebrewed method of being secured with 2×4’s. Regardless if you are openingContinue readingHomebrewed Scuttle
Interior Roll Down
Technician Jeff Billingsley from Denver (CO) Tower 1 sent in these photos of something they recently ran into on a fire alarm. The building was an old church that hadContinue readingInterior Roll Down
Mini-Bar
Nate Quartier from Ormond Beach (FL) Quint 92 “B†sent in something they recently ran across in a local church. Crewmember Jim Peters noticed an odd looking piece of metalContinue readingMini-Bar
If We Don’t Search It Who Will?
Strong work from Columbus (OH) Ladder 23! They had a fire at a “Vacant” structure… They searched the structure and found a 8 year old boy inside, who probably wouldContinue readingIf We Don’t Search It Who Will?
Interior Bars
Captain Tony Carroll from DC Truck Co. No. 9 sent in this detailed write-up on security bars that Rescue Co. No. 2 recently found on an apartment building. Finding barsContinue readingInterior Bars
Interesting Bed
Kyle Rice from Christiana (DE) Station 12 sent in this interesting picture found on a non-fire related website. Seeing this from the outside while performing a VES might be slightlyContinue readingInteresting Bed
Hallway Closet
Chris Bauchle from Indianapolis International Airport (and USAF TSgt, judging from the finely pressed uniforms…) sent in these pictures of his apartment building. From the hallway, it appears to beContinue readingHallway Closet