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Tactics and hoseline choice
Replied Aug. 20, 2009
Tactics and hoseline choice
Replied Jul. 30, 2009
Tactics and hoseline choice
Replied Jul. 30, 2009
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I would have used the two 125 gpm 1 1/2" crosslay from engine one. one for extinction and the other for back up and protection. But with my apparatus i would have used class A foam.
Pascal
Stacy,
I'm sorry that it had to come to the point that you felt that you had to leave. It's a bad day for all of us when the people that are calling for common sense and safety get dragged down by the mob that wants to do SOMETHING RIGHT NOW!!!!! in…
I want to thank everyone for their replies. You have all confirmed that I was not way off base with my opinion of how this particular call should have been handled. The truth is, the department completely mishandled this call along with many others…
Stacy,
I couldn't agree more with my good friend Larry. As usual, he is spot on this one. The life threat is not there. The exposure threat is minimal to say the least. The fire is contained. All that is left is to extiguish, overhaul, and gather i…
Stacy,
I can understand the staffing, response and I can understand the guys pulling the booster line. If your guys are like our guys, they pulled the booster for two reasons, 1) it'll probably do the job or it worked before and 2) they're lazy. It…
As it was stated by the others, it is very difficult to address this issue because I was not there. First of all, you are crippled and behind the 8 ball already just with manpower or the lack thereof. With the scenario and info that you gave, here i…
On any fire other than grass/wildland fires 1 ½ is the smallest diameter line acceptable for fire attack as far as my opinion goes. There is to much risk involved in operating a booster line for fire attack, by the time we arrive we are already behi…
I would have treated it like an offensive attack into a possible backdraft condition compartment fire. Big water, open and then clear the door. There is no life safety issue, so there is time to think this through. If I'd really been on my game, I'd…
Thanks for the support. 2 on an engine is usually typical. All of our engines are single-bench-seat cabs that can seatbelt 3 but is pretty crowded with turnouts. Depending on time of the day, we usually have 2 in each engine and others respond in fi…
Hey Stacy
Here's a Southern Hemisphere perspective for what its worth. Again, without being there it's very hard to picture the scene as you saw it. We would probably use the booster line in this case, but having said that I support your point of v…
If you have an early stage vehicle fire you could probably get by with a booster hose but my attitude is....why take the chance? You'll might as well pull the pre-connect which will put the fire out and make you look like a rock star rather than ret…
Thanks for the reply. First, we are very inadequate as far as SOG's go. My main concern that night, was that we had a completely enclosed trailer with very little confirmed knowledge of the contents. The owner stated that it was furniture and suitca…
It's going to be difficult for any of us to armchair quarterback this one because we weren't there! Do you have a SOG, SOP, or some sort of written procedure for vehicle fires? That's what I would try to follow.
Anyway, my opinion based on what you…
Please provide your tactical opinion on the following scenario. At 11:31 pm an all volunteer fire department (members responding from home) was paged out to a "possible car fire" at a local gas station. Engine 1(1980 model 1000 gpm/500 gal tank) wit…
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- Collinsville
- Title/rank:
- Firefighter
- Years of public service:
- 18
- Agency structure:
- Volunteer fire department
- Professional Qualifications:
- Certified Volunteer Firefighter, Driver/Operator Pumping Apparatus certified, SCBA Specialist certification
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