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Fires & runs with a "Close Call" where we coulda, shoulda, woulda-or, it was simply not avoidable. Short and sweet: what happened, what we learned, would do different...or...sometimes this sh!t just happens. A place to pass it on for others to learn.
Fires & runs with a "Close Call" where we coulda, shoulda, woulda-or, it was simply not avoidable. Short and sweet: what happened, what we learned, would do different...or...sometimes this sh!t just happens. A place to pass it on for others to learn.
Fires & runs with a "Close Call" where we coulda, shoulda, woulda-or, it was simply not avoidable. Short and sweet: what happened, what we learned, would do different...or...sometimes this sh!t just happens. A place to pass it on for others to learn.
Fires & runs with a "Close Call" where we coulda, shoulda, woulda-or, it was simply not avoidable. Short and sweet: what happened, what we learned, would do different...or...sometimes this sh!t just happens. A place to pass it on for others to learn.
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- Loveland, Ohio
- Department:
- Loveland-Symmes Fire
- Title/rank:
- Deputy Chief
- Years of public service:
- Since 1973
- Agency structure:
- Combination fire department
- Web site:
- http://www.FireFighterCloseCalls.com
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It was good getting to see and talk a little bit with you on Friday after the FRI let out for the night. My Girlfriend came from an EMS back ground and is now new to the Fire Service was excited to finally meet you even for a moment. Thanks again for helping inform and keep us safe.. If your not too busy sometime I would like to talk Fire Department Budget some more to see if my Department might be able to use some of those penny pinching ideas we talked shortly about on Friday.
Be Safe
I hear you stopped by 13's tonight, next time you will have to stop by 6's. Sorry I missed you. Enjoy your stay in Seattle and hope to catch you next time. Thanks again for everything you do.
Josh Materi
Seattle Fire Department
Ladder 3
It was great to finally meet you in person. As expected. your presentation to the FOOLS last week was dead on!!! As a member of the International E-Board, I wanted to thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to fly up to Maine and speak. You truly are a Brothers Brother. Thanks again, and I look forward to speaking with you again soon.
Be safe and Have fun!
Eric Hankins
Vice President
FOOLS International
P.S.
I will trim my mustache when you do Sir..... lol
SUBJECT: EXTREME CLOSE CALL-FF INJURED AT STRUCTURAL FIRE
The San Francisco (CA) FD had an extremely close call Thursday morning at a 1 story warehouse in the industrial area of the city. Firefighters were moving out of the collapse zone when the collapse - caught on tape - occurred. The Firefighter suffered a broken leg and clavicle and is in stable condition in the hospital. As you are well aware-throughout LSFD we have significant potential for similar fires, conditions and collapse. TAKE TIME to LOOK at, THINK ABOUT and PLAN the structures you will be responding to.
HERE IS THE SHORT VIDEO OF THE SAN FRANCISCO FIRE AND COLLAPSE:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qI8RGcA61ww
HERE IS AN EXTENDED VERSION OF THE ABOVE VIDEO CLIP:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82tbAGnTjSs&feature=channel_page
WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE?
A converter box had been installed at that San Fran warehouse to bypass the electrical meter which probably caused the fire...and they say that's a sign the building may have been used for marijuana growing or a clandestine lab. They are looking at the possibility that the converter box could not handle the electricity load and thus was the source of the fire. The fire in the single-story warehouse was first reported at 4:45 a.m. Thursday. As you know, a Firefighter was hospitalized with a broken leg and burns after being injured when a portion of a wall fell on him.
STRUCTURAL FIRE COLLAPSE---CLOSE CALL REMINDERS:
As found in the various "links" below as well as Chief's Dunn & Brannigans teachings, keep in mind what should be on the minds of any of us operating at commercial fires with similar conditions:
*Defensive fire
*Commercial building/probable engineered roof systems
*Parapet walls
*Extended operations (in the San Fran fire, the parapet fell 24 minutes after arrival) and it was a Type II warehouse (normally the building cannot withstand the total burnout of its contents).
TAKE TIME "RIGHT NOW" TO CHECK OUT THE IMPORTANT RELATED LINKS ON STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE AT FIRES:
DUNN ARTICLE:
http://cms.firehouse.com/web/online/Firefighting-Strategy-and-Tactics/Dunns-Dispatch--Recognizing-Wall-Collapse-Dangers/14$56571
DUNN SAFETY BULLETIN:
http://vincentdunn.com/dunn/newsletters/Front_wall_collapse.pdf
COLLAPSE INDICATORS BULLETIN:
http://firefighterclosecalls.com/drills/FCC%20Vol%2012-136%20Structural%20Collapse%20Indicators.pdf
COLLAPSE INDICATORS BULLETIN:
http://www.firefighterclosecalls.com/drills/FCC%20Vol%204-47%20Collapse%20Indicators.pdf
COLLAPSE ZONE BULLETIN:
http://www.firefighterclosecalls.com/drills/FCC%20Vol%209-107%20FF%20Survival%20Tips%203-Collapse%20Zones.pdf
EXCELLENT NIST FIRE COLLAPSE BULLETIN AND VIDEOS:
http://www.fire.gov/collapse/index.htm
FF INJURY & DEATH / CONSTRUCTION FAILURES FROM NIOSH:
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2005-132/
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2005-132/pdfs/2005-132Sum.pdf
VIDEO-DISCOVERY CHANNEL "LIVE" VIDEO OF COLLAPSE:
http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/destroyed-in-seconds-fiery-wall-collapse.html
VIDEO-L.A. BUILDING FIRE/COLLAPSE:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee9hUynD4S8
VIDEO-FDNY BUILDING COLLAPSE:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wfpRO9bTfo&feature=related
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Please allow me to invite you to the group called HazMat Placards to Success. This group will allow firefighters to discuss a step by step process for a Hazardous Materials response. From the firefighter to the hazmat technician. The first step has been posted in the group, with many more steps to come.
Thank you!
Todd McKee
Geoff Coon gcoon@northpolefire.org
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