My Firefighter Nation2024-03-29T14:54:45ZTom Wallacehttps://my.firefighternation.com/profile/TomWallacehttps://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1951833385?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1https://my.firefighternation.com/group/thetrainingcadre/forum/topic/listForContributor?user=2glx0drt340pz&feed=yes&xn_auth=noICS for structural firetag:my.firefighternation.com,2011-07-10:889755:Topic:58588752011-07-10T00:37:46.420ZTom Wallacehttps://my.firefighternation.com/profile/TomWallace
Hi,<br/><br/>ICS seems to be one of the major organisation system for incident in the USA. Are you using it? And when you are in front of a structural fire (eg a house with a running fire), as "first truck on the scene", are you using ICS or do you use ICS only when the situation is "bigger" than a "basic" structural fire?<br/><br/>Eg, do you, as first chief, organise the location where the other truck will park and so on?<br/><br/><br/>Best regards<br/>Pierre-Louis<br/>
Hi,<br/><br/>ICS seems to be one of the major organisation system for incident in the USA. Are you using it? And when you are in front of a structural fire (eg a house with a running fire), as "first truck on the scene", are you using ICS or do you use ICS only when the situation is "bigger" than a "basic" structural fire?<br/><br/>Eg, do you, as first chief, organise the location where the other truck will park and so on?<br/><br/><br/>Best regards<br/>Pierre-Louis<br/> What about nozzle training?tag:my.firefighternation.com,2011-06-16:889755:Topic:58095582011-06-16T00:22:14.274ZTom Wallacehttps://my.firefighternation.com/profile/TomWallace
Even if the group seems to be "asleep", I hope some of you, as US FF, would be able to answer. <br></br><br></br>For me, the main job of a FF is to attack the fire. If someone call the fireservice, this is because of fire, so the job is to attack and kill it. Of course you must save people but the main "subject" is fire. To kill the fire I use water, and to flow water I use a nozzle. So, I think that I must know the way to use a nozzle. So I must train in order to be able to change flow rate or pattern…
Even if the group seems to be "asleep", I hope some of you, as US FF, would be able to answer. <br/><br/>For me, the main job of a FF is to attack the fire. If someone call the fireservice, this is because of fire, so the job is to attack and kill it. Of course you must save people but the main "subject" is fire. To kill the fire I use water, and to flow water I use a nozzle. So, I think that I must know the way to use a nozzle. So I must train in order to be able to change flow rate or pattern in the dark, I must train to know the distance at which I can flow water, I must train to be able to cool without producing too much steam and so on.<br/>So, I train.<br/><br/>On the other side, when I have a look at US training video, at discussion in forum about training, and also at the subject you can post in, on internet US FF forum, I see nothing about nozzle. In many cases, you can post messages in subject like "RIT", "Ventilation", "Save yourself", "LODD" and so on, but if you want to post a message about nozzle, you would face a "little" problem as there is no opened subject about that.<br/><br/>I tried to seach on firechief, fireengeenering, firehouse and so on about article about nozzle techniques but found nothing.<br/>On the other side, US forum are full of accident histories and of messages about LODD and full of "survival" techniques as if the goal was to go into dangerous place to see if surviving would be possible. And if you delete all the articles about LODD, RIT and accident, and delete all commercial adds claiming to offer the best to "survive" you would see your FF Magazines would have only front and back cover.<br/><br/>My question is: do you really train on firefighting or do you train in order to survive, due to the fact that the lack of firefighting training put yourself in great danger? And in that case, why don't you do real nozzle training? No one teach you? It seems not to be intersting?<br/><br/>Thanks a lot for your answer<br/>Pierre-Louis<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/> Flashover-CFBT course documentationtag:my.firefighternation.com,2011-06-10:889755:Topic:57972312011-06-10T16:46:17.019ZTom Wallacehttps://my.firefighternation.com/profile/TomWallace
Hi,<br></br><br></br>We've just released the new version of a document, with excerpts of many documents from our flashover instructor course. When we instruct flashover-CFBT instructor, we give them a full pedagogical package (about 200 pages) as "tool" for helping them during the course they will give to student.<br></br>Previously, the excerpts doc was only in French, but due to the demand, this new release is "multi-language" and also contain a small descriptif of the course content.<br></br><br></br>You can…
Hi,<br/><br/>We've just released the new version of a document, with excerpts of many documents from our flashover instructor course. When we instruct flashover-CFBT instructor, we give them a full pedagogical package (about 200 pages) as "tool" for helping them during the course they will give to student.<br/>Previously, the excerpts doc was only in French, but due to the demand, this new release is "multi-language" and also contain a small descriptif of the course content.<br/><br/>You can find the doc on tantad.com then "Digital Library" then "International". I hope this will give you a good overview of what we are doing, and the way we are doing that.<br/><br/>Regards to all<br/><br/> Flashover meeting in Europetag:my.firefighternation.com,2011-06-01:889755:Topic:57735852011-06-01T20:20:28.859ZTom Wallacehttps://my.firefighternation.com/profile/TomWallace
Hi,<br></br><br></br>We just came back from an international flashover instructor meeting in Europe. Here is a PPT about the meeting, and also a video:…<br></br><h6 class="uiStreamMessage"></h6>
Hi,<br/><br/>We just came back from an international flashover instructor meeting in Europe. Here is a PPT about the meeting, and also a video:<br/><h6 class="uiStreamMessage"><span class="messageBody"><a href="http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/tantad-1033828-internation-flashover-instructors-meeting-lisbon-2011/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span>http://www.authorstream.com/Pr</span><span>esentation/tantad-1033828-inte</span><span>rnation-flashover-instructors-</span>meeting-lisbon-2011/</a></span></h6>
<a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xj0a10_tantad-rsb-interrnational-flashover-cfbt-instructor-meeting_tech">http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xj0a10_tantad-rsb-interrnational-flashover-cfbt-instructor-meeting_tech</a><br/><br/>Cheers<br/>Pierre-Louis<br/> Give this some thought!tag:my.firefighternation.com,2011-05-14:889755:Topic:57219262011-05-14T00:50:09.442ZTom Wallacehttps://my.firefighternation.com/profile/TomWallace
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Hello, not sure if this is where this goes but.... I was curious about how many departments out there have a dedicated rehab team. Our department has a rehab team of 16, we have two units..a air support truck that has a cascade system. This unit also carries a 12 x 20 inflatable rehab tent from landmark creations...misters...heaters...extra generators, Gatorade, SCBA bottles, chairs and medical supplies. Our second unit is a " bus" that we can bring in victims and firefighters. This is is…
Hello, not sure if this is where this goes but.... I was curious about how many departments out there have a dedicated rehab team. Our department has a rehab team of 16, we have two units..a air support truck that has a cascade system. This unit also carries a 12 x 20 inflatable rehab tent from landmark creations...misters...heaters...extra generators, Gatorade, SCBA bottles, chairs and medical supplies. Our second unit is a " bus" that we can bring in victims and firefighters. This is is complete with food, microwave, Rad 57, medical supplies, blankets, gloves, socks, neidner system, 6500 Watt generator, tv-dvd player and more.<br />
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I am currently working on obtaining the core control units and the new saliva tester for dehydration. Would love to hear from other rehab units.