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Rehabilitation for Emergency Operations

Rehabilitation for Emergency Operations Establishing and implementing a strong rehabilitation process for firefighters during emergency operations is extremely important and creates numerous benefits. Due to overexertion on the fireground, combined with the existing temperature and humidity of the 2023 summer season, firefighters face a variety of risks including dehydration and electrolyte imbalances. In an effort to better protect your personnel from the known and predicted associated risks,…See More

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Pockets of Pliers: A Preferred Practice

Pockets of Pliers: A Preferred Practice When I first got on the job, I had the privilege of working for a Lieutenant who was the epitome of a fireman’s fireman. After catching a fire during a 24-hour tour, we were swapping out our turnout gear in an effort to curb our exposure to cancer causing carcinogens which is a strictly enforced department policy. Through my…See More

Jan 11

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Curb Appeal, Iron and Steel: Basics for Heeling the Butt of a Ladder

Ground Ladders are part of the basic fundamentals that make up the initial Firefighter Training Curriculum as identified in NFPA 1001 (Standard for Firefighter Professional Qualifications) and have an abundance of uses and purposes in the fire service. Many view ladder training as a tedious and monotonous task due to their thoughts and beliefs that ladders are basic and…See More

Dec 18, 2022

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Floor Vents and Egress Orientation

“Some say knowledge is power,…the wisest among us know that the real power lies in shared knowledge”- Mark VonAppen / Fully InvolvedThe best way for the fire service to grow and flourish is by continuously bettering those around us, especially those coming up behind us.A senior fireman once passed on the tip of using floor vents in limited visibility environments to find…See More

Jun 11, 2022

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One (1) Inch Tubular Webbing: Beyond the Water Knot

Like a magician storing a rabbit in their hats or stuffing flowers up their sleeves, firefighters for years have held small tools and equipment on reserve within the pockets of their turnout gear. You can rummage through the gear grid of any firefighter and find plyers, wedges, and window punches in their pockets in the event their unique use and purpose in the fire service is needed.In all sets of my gear, I keep a self-tensioning webbing slash that consists of two (2) close ended loops in…See More

Nov 25, 2021

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Vehicle Variables: 4 Key Factors to Aid in Size-Up

Vehicle Variables: 4 Key Factors to Aid in Size-UpAn initial size-up for any emergency response has the ability to set the tone for the duration of the incident. For EMS runs it is the initial general impression of a patient. With hazardous materials incidents, the initial identification of placards or shipping containers can determine the initial actions taken on part of responding units. One of the most common size-ups we conduct in our line of work happens when arriving on scene to a…See More

Jun 8, 2021

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The “Extrication Boss”: Pre-Planning and Size Up for Company Officers

The “Extrication Boss”: Pre-Planning and Size Up for Company OfficersA highly promoted practice in the fire service, especially for first arriving company officers, is to conduct a size up and perform a 360 of structures upon initial arrival to incidents involving alarm activations and reports of smoke or fire. Being prepared for a successful mitigation to a working fire most often derives from pre-planning and a thorough size up. The same practice and efforts should also be done when…See More

Jan 31, 2021

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The Industrial Based Fire Department: A Beneficial and Unique Career Path

A career with an Industrial Based Fire Department can be a truly rewarding experience filled with the same level of camaraderie, brotherhood, and tradition of the surrounding local municipal departments. Along with the same similarities such as training, morning rig checks, and stories shared around the firehouse dinner table, the Industrial Fire Service comes with other elements and experiences unique to the environment at hand that a firefighter wouldn’t normally encounter during their career…See More

Aug 23, 2020

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Establishing Engine Company Success by Estimating the Stretch

Establishing Engine Company Success by Estimating the StretchAs the first arriving engine on scene to any working fire, you can set the tone for success or failure right from the stretch, literally. Determining the length of hose to pull from the bed first is a skill set that comes with education and experience that is earned and gained out in the field.With many aspects of our job, every repetition on the fireground makes you a more effective and efficient firefighter by creating psychomotor…See More

Aug 11, 2020

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Low Angle Rescue: A Quick, Simple and Effective Approach

Low Angle Rescue: A Quick, Simple and Effective ApproachIn this article, I will review a simple method of accessing an injured patient with a low angle rescue element involved. Low angle rescues are generally considered to fall between 15 and 35 degrees. Examples include motor vehicle accidents involving vehicles down embankments and injured runners or hikers that leave a trail and fall down an embankment.When performing a low angle rescue, most of the firefighter’s weight will be supported by…See More

Jun 15, 2020

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The Irons: Forcible Entry & Door Control

The Irons: Forcible Entry & Door ControlBesides the standard ensemble of turnout gear, box light, SCBA, and a radio, it is expected for firefighters to dismount their apparatus upon arrival with the essential tools of the trade (TIC, Can, etc.) with an objective and goal in mind. Typically, this includes a set of irons which tend to be placed off to the side once a fortified door has been forced.With the door forced and needed to be in the open position for line advancement, often…See More

Feb 22, 2020

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Health Assessment: Are You a Help or a Hindrance

Health Assessment: Are You a Help or a HindranceFar too often people find it to be much easier to Monday Morning Quarterback those around them while standing idle from the outside than it is to take a long hard look at what their reflection shows in the mirror. The easy route shouldn't always be the path less traveled, but unfortunately seeing your own flaws is a difficult reality that no one wants to do.In May of 2017, I finally viewed myself in the mirror, observed and admitted what I knew…See More

Aug 15, 2019

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Keeping it Functional and Keeping it Fun

Keeping it Functional and Keeping it FunWith fireground training or firehouse fitness, it is critical to develop lesson plans or workouts with the goal of making them functional to the service your department provides, while more importantly keeping it entertaining to ensure buy-in from your peers and to maintain a vested interest.There is nothing worse for training…See More

Jul 20, 2019

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The Firehouse Kitchen Table: The Perfect Podium to Promote Health and Wellness

The Firehouse Kitchen Table: The Perfect Podium to Promote Health and WellnessSome of the best memories and learning moments in the fire service don’t take place on the fireground or in a classroom setting; rather they take place around the table while we eat as a shift or take the time to talk over a cup of joe.Downtime in the firehouse can often lead to complacency or at times the development of poor eating habits. In May of 2017, I finally acknowledged that I was a liability to both my crew…See More

Jul 6, 2019

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Lives in:: Middletown, CT

Department:: South Fire District

Title/rank:: Captain - Training & Safety

Years of public service:: 24

Agency structure:: Paid fire department

Professional Qualifications:: CT Fire Officer 1
CT Incident Safety Officer
CT Fire Service Instructor II
NFPA Fire Inspector 1
BGS - University of Connecticut
MPA - Anna Maria College

Topics you provide training for:: Single Engine Co. Operations
Rope and Rigging
Safety
RIT Operations
Public Education and Prevention

Bio:: AB Turenne is a 24-year veteran of the fire service in Eastern Connecticut. As a Certified Level II Fire Service Instructor, AB's training curriculum has proven to be conducive with the operational needs of those he teaches and in turn has improved the human capital knowledge of many. A recent graduate from the Masters of Public Administration program at Anna Maria College, AB has continued his efforts in training and education by contributing to the Fire Engineering Training Community.

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Rehabilitation for Emergency Operations

Rehabilitation for Emergency Operations

Establishing and implementing a strong rehabilitation process for firefighters during emergency operations is extremely important and creates numerous benefits. Due to overexertion on the fireground, combined with the existing temperature and humidity of the 2023 summer season, firefighters face a variety of risks including dehydration and electrolyte imbalances.

In an…

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Posted on July 3, 2023 at 3:12pm

Pockets of Pliers: A Preferred Practice

Pockets of Pliers: A Preferred Practice

When I first got on the job, I had the privilege of working for a Lieutenant who was the epitome of a fireman’s fireman. After catching a fire during a 24-hour tour, we were swapping out our turnout gear in an effort to curb our exposure to cancer causing…

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Posted on January 11, 2023 at 1:30pm

Curb Appeal, Iron and Steel: Basics for Heeling the Butt of a Ladder

Ground Ladders are part of the basic fundamentals that make up the initial Firefighter Training

Curriculum as identified in NFPA 1001 (Standard for Firefighter Professional Qualifications)

and have an abundance of uses and purposes in the fire service.…

Continue

Posted on December 18, 2022 at 7:00pm

Floor Vents and Egress Orientation

“Some say knowledge is power,…the wisest among us know that the real power lies in shared knowledge”

- Mark VonAppen / Fully Involved…

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Posted on June 11, 2022 at 1:06pm

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