LODDs force Calif. department back to basics

Interesting article came across the FireRescue1 newsletter today

CONTRA COSTA, Calif. — Six months after a scathing internal report undressed a drastically inexperienced fire department and its handling of Contra Costa's worst firefighting tragedy, the fire district has accomplished more than a fifth of an investigation team's 115 recommendations.

The report found:
Mishandling of the initial alarm call and communication obstacles that led to a crucial delay in alerting firefighters.

Insufficient structure fire training.

A staff shortage that caused a heroic firefighter to attempt rescuing two people instead of coordinating the fight. As a result, engine crews fought the blaze independently of one another.

Read the full article at: http://tinyurl.com/7buz68

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Permalink Reply by Tony P on January 8, 2009 at 7:28pm

We've been doing a lot of basics training over the past year. Always have for wildfire - just before the season - but basic structure work was left behind a bit.