Jason Louthan
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  • Stillwater, OK
  • United States
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Padre Pete May 24, 2009. 16 Replies

 

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Type of Organization
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Job Function
Training Officer
Years in Fire/EMS:
9
Primary Fire/EMS Department:
Oklahoma State University - Fire Service Training
Years With Department/Agency
8
Dept. Web Site:
http://www.osufst.org
Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations
Seiling Fire Department, Hilton Head Island Fire & Rescue
My Training:
BS OSU Fire Protection and Safety Technology, IFSAC FFII, Instructor II, NFA Course Design, Structural Collapse Tech level 2, Confined Space Tech level 2, Rope Tech level 2, Trench Tech level 2, VMR Tech level 2, EMT-B, Haz-Mat Ops
About Me:
I like traveling around providing training to the state fire department. To me there is no better feeling than knowing you are making a difference and helping others. I like being in the classroom just as that one difficult student has that ah-ha moment and really gets it.
Relationship Status:
Married
Why I Joined Fire/EMS
I like helping others and making a difference. My father and grandfather were both firefighters.
Top Issues Facing Responders:
Training for the state regional rescue teams

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At 11:44pm on October 2, 2009, Ben Waller said…
Congratualtions, Jason.
At 9:43am on July 30, 2009, Chad Wyatt Ferris said…
Writing for Bartles & James?
At 10:00pm on April 1, 2009, Travis Hollis said…
Thanks for the add...hope all is well with you.
At 10:58pm on March 12, 2009, GFDone said…
Do you have much to do with the Haz-Mat classes at OSU-FST? I think Tahlequah FD is trying to set up some.
Chief Kimble
At 9:44pm on March 1, 2009, Ben Waller said…
We use the Marine Corps heat index chart.
We do basic rehab for green and yellow flag conditions.
We restrict some activities to cooler parts of the day to avoid red flag conditions, and we only do short work periods for training.
For black flag, we only run calls, don't do any outside work at the station, and don't do anyoutside training unless it's critical.

I'll see if I can get a copy of the policy.
The chart and related information is at: http://safetycenter.navy.mil/ashore/articles/recreation/heatindexmarine.htm and http://www.iiimef.usmc.mil/wx/HeatIndex.htm
At 8:21pm on February 18, 2009, Ben Waller said…
The second truck company isn't going to happen and time soon.
At 8:19pm on February 18, 2009, Ben Waller said…
The new engines are the result of a well-designed plan by Chief Lucas, Deputy Chief Boring, and a pretty good apparatus committee.

The refurbs are being traded in - we still have old Engine 7 and Engine 8, but they're permenantly out of service.
At 9:38pm on February 17, 2009, Ben Waller said…
This is what our new Crimson Fire/Spartan MetroStar engine look like. They are all identical except for the unit ID plates.

Engines 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8, and two spares, Engines 9 and 10 are currently in service. Engines 1 and 5 are still in the Ferrara quints.
Truck 6 is currently in the LTI/Sutphen spare, as the LTI/ALF is down for repairs.

The new engines have 1,500 GPM pumps, a twin-agent Class A/Class B onboard FoamPro proportioning system, 500 GPM booster tanks, and fully enclosed tool and ladder storage. The compartment layouts are standardized as well.

Current hose loads are:

Front bumper/trash line - 100 ft. 1.75 inch hose with a fog tip in a horseshoe load. 100 additional feet dead-loaded in the bottom of the compartment. This compartment has a treadplate cover.

Two 1.75-inch crosslays with fog tips, over the pump.

1,000 GPM capacity deck pipe, top mounted. The deck pipe is offset to the driver's side to accomodate the vertical exhaust stack on the officer's side.

Two 2.5-inch preconnects in the rear bed. They are currently 400 feet. One has a fog tip, the other has a gated wye. There is additional 2.5 inch hose dead-loaded under the preconnects. There is also a short bed of 2.5 inch on the right rear over the internal ladder rack. These sections are for FDC and sprinkler feeds, etc.

The supply load is still 5-inch LDH. We carry 1050 feet, in the bed and a 25-foot pony in a compartment. We're considering moving the 50-foot section to a compartment.

The pumps have automatic controls, rear-mount LDH intakes, and some other nice features like a flow meter for the handlines and color coded valves and hose on the preconnects.

New Engine 3


New Engine 4 and Medic 4

At 12:12am on February 15, 2009, Ben Waller said…
Jason,

Yeah, among other things, I was asked to become the Water Rescue Editor for Technical Rescue Magazine. It's published in England, and the U.S. version is mostly online, but that sort of thing is the wave of the future, at least for the simpler stuff. I was pretty honored that they asked, because the first (and only other) Water Rescue Editor they had was my friend and mentor, Jim Segerstrom, the founder of the Rescue 3 Swiftwater Rescue Technician program. Jim died two years ago, and TRM's Editor-in-Chief waited two years before offering the position to someone else. I'm really busy, and considered turning it down, but it actually doesn't take much time and two of the other editors also asked me to contribute, so there I am.

I also was a contributor to the new Jones and Bartlett (yeah, I know, IFSTA competitor, but they asked) Swiftwater and Flood Rescue FOG, and wrote the water rescue chapter for the forthcoming Jones and Bartlett Technical Rescue text.
At 1:52pm on February 14, 2009, Fireyladd - Retired Chief Sharp said…
Jason, welcome to the Nation. I am glad you dropped in to join the group. Dont be shy just jump in anywhere and get your feet wet. There is lots to do, read and be involved with. Your participation and involvement is important to us all. Takes a bit to kinda figure it all out but you will be glad you did. Have fun and look around.


Chief William Sharp
Southern Oregon Coast
 
 
 

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