As a young firefighter at my first career job, I had a captain that made us take a can on just about every type of alarm. Fire alarm–take the can. Odor of smoke–take the can. The list goes on and it became a habit for us to grab the can. During my time there (it’s […]
The Start to a Good Search
By Kyle Sanders It’s 3 A.M. when you pull up to a two story home with smoke showing and a frantic mother meets you at the truck screaming that her child is still in their room! Do you know, from looking at the house, where would be the best point of entry for starting your […]
10 ft. Bailout Prop Build Instructions
By popular demand we have made the build plans and photos from the updated bailout prop (originally create by Dale J. Pekel) available for you to download and share. EHT 10 Foot Prop Build
Keeping up for when things go wrong
By Kyle Sanders Time to talk about the topic no one ever wants to talk about or train on. It always gets pushed off to the side or gets the classic “I’m smarter than that and won’t get in that situation.” This is something that no one expects to happen but can happen to the […]
Over Coming Challenges of Limited Water Areas
http://traffic.libsyn.com/leadingunderfire/Water_Supply_1_-_2116_9.08_PM.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Android | RSSThis episode we discuss some items to consider when handling limited or no water area incidents. You have to know where these are in your response area and have a plan to over-come the problem. Each has the potential for being a challenge, but this can […]
Service and Misc. Calls: Don’t Be Complacent—Podcast
http://traffic.libsyn.com/leadingunderfire/EHT_Service_and_MIsc_Calls_-_1_6_16_7.33_PM.m4aPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Android | RSS This episode we discuss some items to consider when dealing with service and misc. calls. It’s important that we don’t take these incidents lightly. Each call has the potential for being a challenge, not matter how it is dispatched or what you think it might […]
Location, Location, Location!
With all of the debate about exterior versus interior, I wanted to share a video that I use in many of the tactical classes that I teach and offer a few observations. First, this is a video that is used for learning, not to critique the methods or tactics that were or were not deployed […]
Mind the Hose!
Stretching an attack line dry is a tactic for a set of very specific situations. A couple that come to mind are exterior stairwells, protected interior stairwells, and for tenable halls/corridors from a protected stairwell. With all of these, somebody must be assigned to mind the hose before it’s charged and it must be laid […]
Some First Due Considerations from the Combo Side
From Captain David Konys Dealing with manpower issues is a problem that I deal with at the department where I work and where I volunteer. I am always looking for ways to maximize our manpower and it starts on the training ground. I usually have a three man engine crew and when we […]
Figuring Hose Stretches: Company Drill
Here is a quick drill for figuring out hose stretches for larger complexes or properties with long set backs. The key is to get out and figure this out long before the call comes in. Share and add your own information to it. Click to Download this Company Drill – EHT Hose Stretch