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David Dionne replied to Pete Garcia's discussion Door Hinge Tool"I have to agree with Robert. We have doors that can lock once we go through. Chock the door to prevent being locked in or out. Wooden wedges work great but sometimes you have to go through a lot of doors and if you can carry a few more chocks…"
David Dionne replied to Jason Hoevelmann's discussion Company Discussion Series: Building Characteristics"Bricks on front with step down indicate that this is probably a bow string truss roof."
David Dionne replied to Shawn "Wally" Weilamann's discussion Search and rescue maze"One scenario could be trapped or lost FF. Have FFs come in second floor window off of a ladder. Find a hoseline with a butt nearby to see if they can determine which way to go to find nozzle. Have dummy near nozzle and have FFs get dummy back to…"
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- Des Plaines Fire Department
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- Retired Lieutenant
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- 30
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- Paid fire department
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