SAFE Firefighter's Blog Posts Tagged 'Engine' (7)

First Due Friday; Heavy Fire, Standpipe Ops & Mayday! (Video)

This video is a great training tool for size-up, radio comms & Command presence. This FD sounds very professional despite difficult fire conditions. This week we've got heavy fire & smoke on an upper floor w/ standpipe ops in progress and a Mayday called while transitioning to Defensive Ops. Compare this FD's ops to your FD and give us your RECEO VS considerations. Enjoy!…

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Added by SAFE Firefighter on April 13, 2012 at 10:33am — No Comments

First Due Friday; Water, Water, Who's Got the Water?

Large residential w/ HEAVY FIRE! We'll call this one a rural firefighting operation. Could your FD handle a water shuttle operation for this? What resources would you use for it? What may be some other issues to consider? What does the RECEO VS profile look like for this one? Enjoy!

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Thanks and Be Safe!

Added by SAFE Firefighter on March 9, 2012 at 8:30am — No Comments

First Due Friday; "Houston" We Have a Problem!

THE SCENARIO: HEAVY FIRE from the attic w/ extension to TWO other houses! If this one doesn't test the strength and discipline of your crews and alarm assignments, congratulations! Give us the report and your RECEO VS considerations. Enjoy!

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Added by SAFE Firefighter on March 2, 2012 at 10:11am — 1 Comment

First Due Friday; Surf's Up! We Need More Than the Surfboard On This One!

Check out this video. Heavy fire from the top floor. Pre-arrival and post arrival footage. What would you do? What do you of their tactics? Give us the report and your RECEO VS considerations. Surf's up!

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Thanks and Be Safe!

Added by SAFE Firefighter on February 10, 2012 at 8:30am — No Comments

30% Club... Wanna Join? Pay Your Dues

This article is being posted, with permission from the author Jake Rixner

In everyone's career, things are said or done that…

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Added by SAFE Firefighter on April 27, 2011 at 9:45am — No Comments

What Is Your Favorite Attack Line & Nozzle Setup and Why?

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Added by SAFE Firefighter on April 19, 2011 at 11:53am — 11 Comments

Straight Stream vs. Fog: A Visual Aid

Among one of the greatest, and most historic debates in the fire service is the use of smooth bore versus fog nozzles. What’s better and/or safer etc.? A byproduct of that debate is hose stream selection for fire attack. The question is, do you use a wide fog pattern, a narrow fog (a.k.a. power cone) or a straight (or solid) stream for… Continue

Added by SAFE Firefighter on February 23, 2011 at 8:30am — 2 Comments