Bill Carey's Blog – March 2010 Archive (2)

Giving 'Fast Attack' A Bad Name? Houston LODD Differences

In the earlier article, the similarities among the 2009, 2005 and other Houston line of duty deaths were compared using recent department and national reports. This article looks at the differences and the question of whether or not these errors give Houston’s ‘fast attack’ tactic a bad name. The article will also look at the communications in each of the mayday situations.…

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Added by Bill Carey on March 10, 2010 at 5:25am — No Comments

Giving 'Fast Attack' A Bad Name? Houston LODD Similarities

The Texas State Fire Marshal’s Office released their investigative report on the house fire that killed Houston Fire Department Captain James Arthur Harlow, Sr. and Firefighter Damion Jon Hobbs on 12 April 2009. The details of the report reveal a pattern of department errors compounded by the effects of wind on fire behavior. The report reveals individual and collective problems that are not unique to this one fatal… Continue

Added by Bill Carey on March 4, 2010 at 9:00am — 1 Comment