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Nick Perkins
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Start Water
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Class "A" Foam
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Technical Rescue
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Snake In The Grass
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I agree if YOU set the tone, especially if you are a formal/informal leader, it can really make the snake stand out in the grass for everyone to see. Then make sure to approach the fire fighter and point out what he/she is doing and how it doesn't...
Monthly, I will disect the responses of the Monthly Round Table section of Fire Engineering. After providing some "statistical" data from the responses, I would appreciate your comments and discussion.
Good talk here. Hey Lt Anderson! I work with Michael and can vouch for him, he knows his stuff.
I gotta remember the "ice skater" comment, I haven't heard that one yet! Seriously though I have conducted several interior attacks on concrete floors...
A place to discuss Engine Company Operations.
Your intake PRESSURE can cause a problem if you are running a pierce. The manufacturer recommends a difference of 50PSI for your intake to discharge pressures. This allows for "proper cooling" of the compressor. Most of our drivers( including myse...
This Group will be discussing the use of Class "A" Foam as well as CAFS.
Profile Information
- Residence.
- Pflugerville, TEXAS
- Department:
- Pflugerville, TEXAS www.pflugervillefire.com
- Title/rank:
- Captain
- Years of public service:
- 12 Years
- Agency structure:
- Paid fire department
- Professional Qualifications:
- AAS Fire Protection Technology
TCFP Instructor III
TCFP Advanced Fire Fighter
TCFP Fire Officer I
Rescue 3 SRT Instructor
Rope Rescue Technician, Rescue 3 & Texas Rope Rescue
DSHS EMT-Intermediate
SGT(TX), TXSG Medical Brigade, Austin Company
- Areas of expertise:
- Nothing fire related but I am an expert in Pastries and baked goods.
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Comment Wall (5 comments)
- At 3:47pm on July 22, 2009,
Sean Stumbaugh said…
- Nick,
Need some mutual aid on CAFS. Do you guys have a minimum CAFS flow for hand lines? We did some tests today and could not meet our minimum flow (150 GPM) with a "wet" CAFS line that the crews were comfortable with. We did get a good stream and manageable line at 130 GPM. This is probably adequate under most conditions, but the confined, pre-flashover fire might be another story.
I know you guys have done a lot of work on this so I'm wondering if you ever wrote it down in policy form?
Any help is appreciated!
Sean
- At 11:15am on May 27, 2009,
Doug Keeling said…
- Bring the mustache back! Why are there no pics of me doin work.
- At 10:01am on April 3, 2009,
Doug Keeling said…
- Thats right im here. I did not know I could leave you a comment, this interweb stuff is cool.
- At 8:36am on March 26, 2009,
Tye Prange said… - Who k nows when the M/A stuff will go though but I am looking forward to working with you guys even more. Its about time we do some training again. Steve G, used to be our point of contact on our shift, but I guess he is at 4's now on your shift.
- At 1:28pm on March 5, 2009,
Scott Thompson said… - Hey Nick great to hear from a Brother here in Texas. The LODD drill is a great drill. I was worried about the same thing when we started the program in Lewisville, but the new guys did a great job with a little mentoring from the senior guys. There is an outline for the LODD drill and the First 5 Minutes drill in the group Company Drills or if you want give me your email and I will shoot you what I use. We are just now getting ready to also get it started here in The Colony......good luck and let me know how it goes.
Scott
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