Fire Flows for High Rise Packs
Here are four great videos showing you the differences in the kind of nozzles and set ups for high rise firefighting. If you don’t know about or visited the Brotherhood’s site, you really are missing...
View ArticleHigh Rise Deployment Stretch
Here is a good video of stretching from a standpipe to the fire room. It looks like a good way to control the hose and to reduce kinks prior to charging it. Let me know what you think and if you have...
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False Exterior Walls
Do you see anything different here? I was out of town most of this past week for class and noticed this building on the first morning I drove in. The first morning they had only installed the wall to...
View ArticleHigh Rise Hose Tips
This video gives some very specific tips for folding and using your high rise pack. Take the time to watch this, it has some really good ideas. Have a Happy and Safe Easter. Share on Facebook
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Hose Deployment
What hose stretch would you use? Here is an example of store fronts that are off of the street. This is like an alley that runs parallel perpendicular to the main streets. In most cases, these have a...
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Fire Service Books
This is a little off the beaten path for me and my blogs, but it is something that I have been paying more attention to lately. I have been laid up from a hernia repair and have been reading and doing...
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Standpipe Crowding
We have discussed standpipes in the past, but I think it is worth mentioning again. Standpipes in large and high rise buildings are our water source. It is important to know the location of these...
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Storage in the Stairs
We know the importance of inspections and identifying hazards in the buildings that we serve and respond to. This is just a simple reminder of one hazard that depending on it's location in the...
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High Rise Markings
If you have a high rise or respond on mutual aid to a high rise district, do you know if they are marked for floor identification? If so, do you know how they corresspond with the interior labels? High...
View ArticleCompany Drill: Standpipe Operations
This is a great drill from a great Brother and friend, Lance Peeples of the Webster Groves Fire Department in St. Louis County. Look for more great material from Lance in the future. Daily Drill...
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