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Tactics Tuesday

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Give your size up an incident operations based on what you see

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South Carolina Low Country Firefighters you have been Challenged to a Bowl Off For MDA by The St. Andrews Fire Department

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1st Annual St. Andrews Fire Department Bowl-A-Thon to Benefit MDA

August 20th &21st

1963 Savannah Highway

Name_____________________________________________________________________

Company__________________________________________________________________

Address___________________________________________________________________

Phone ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­__________________Fax _________________Email _________________________

Want to play or be a sponsor? Teams or individuals may sign up to play, or your company may do even more by choosing to be a sponsor.  Some options include:

Team Registration Teams of four may sign up to play together.  Don’t have a foursome?

Don’t worry, we will match you with other players for your convenience.   $ 30 per person

Strike Sponsor Your company name/logo will be displayed on a sign at one lane for only:   $50/one day or $ 75/two

# of people to register: __________                       August 20th (Circle 1) 6PM-10PM or August 21st 12PM-4PM

Register one team of 4 players __________

My check will follow this fax via mail, made payable MDA.

_______ I will not be able to attend but please accept my donation of $ ______________ to follow by mail.

_______ I would like to sponsor a Lane. My check will follow via mail.  Please contact me for sign information.

Deadline: August 13th.

Fax Your Fast entry form to (843)556-7826

Mail your check to:

Muscular Dystrophy Association

29 Leinbach Drive, Suite D-5

Charleston, SC 29407

To pay by Credit Card or to make a donation please call (843)556-3654.

Happy Birthday to Our Copy Editor Kelly Bush

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Happy Birthday to our Copy Editor Kelly Bush. Kelly works hard for us when we actually submit our post in to get edited. We hope she has a very special day and want to say thanks for all you do.

Flashover Friday

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Unload your feelings on any topic you feel. No pointing fingers, and NO NAMES!

Flashover Fridays

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Sorry this isn’t where we show you a video of flashovers.  The ticker tape was pretty popular so we will expand on that.  Everybody loves to complain, myself included.  We’ll start with some general things and then see where we go from there.

Complain or praise as you see fit, but you better explain/justify your statements so others understand.  Otherwise you will have wasted your time and others as well.

Week 1 will be apparatus.

I hate E-one.  and here’s why;

1. They are THE cheapest built apparatus on the market.  If you want lowest bidder here it is.

2.  Suspension is Crap.  Broken leaf springs every couple years.  The 2 year old pump we are driving recently broke one.

3. No design evolution.  The new ones look just like the old ones.  Oh no, wait the gauges on the dash now have Blue lights and they are currently working, I’m sure it won’t last.

4.  The good, They are cheap

I like Pierce.  New design, quality assembly with quality parts.  They run strong and look good.  The bad: Price,  The damn doors don’t stay shut, the steps cracked the first year, and there are locks on the doors and only 2 keys.  Who carries Keys?

The Ridge Cut – Basic Firefighter Truck Ops

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Another option on venting the roof

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Fire Vocab: What does LOVERS U stand for

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BTU defined 1944

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This clip answers the common question -what is a British Thermal Unit or BTU? It’s from a 1944 US goovernment film on refrigeration.

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Quick Drill :Ventilation How to use your Axe the Wrong Way!

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Using the flat side of your Axe can be much faster than the blade. Often the blade will wedge itself into the roof and you have to spend energy freeing it. B…

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Fire Vocabulary: BTU ( British Thermal Unit )

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Fire Vocabulary: Backdraft Answer

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The sudden explosive ignition of fire gases when oxygen is introduced into a superheated space previously deprived of oxygen

House Fire Video For Basics Have Not Changed

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This video illustrates the basics of firefighting and the most important rule of pushing in and putting the fire out.

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Memorial Day

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Please take the time to honor the Men and Women who fight for our Freedom. They lay it on the line for us everyday. It is the least that we can do for them after all they do for us. God Bless the Men and Women of our Armed Services and God Bless your Families. From the crew here at Firefighter Basics we Salute and Thank you!

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Posted by firestudent1 on May 30, 2010Filed under: Uncategorized

Peaked Roof Ventilation

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Little something to try if you have a roof prop that allows it or you get an acquired structure.

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Posted by firestudent1 on April 28, 2010Filed under: Uncategorized

Rest In Peace Lt. Richard Hamilton – FDNY (RET)

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LT RICHARD HAMILTON-FDNY (Ret)

Lieutenant Dick Hamilton (F.F. L-17, R-3, R-4 & Lt. R-2) has passed away with his family by his side. Lt Hamilton was the most decorated FF in the F.D.N.Y. when he retired. He was the author of the absolutely outstanding book “20,000 Alarms”-now out of print and much in demand. He was also a WW 2 Naval Veteran.

Borrowed from the Secret List.

One of the best stories of out the book I use almost daily is something like this……..

There was a new Lieutenant assigned to the Rescue and they responded to a fire in a taxpayer. Dick Hamilton and another firefighter jumped out of the truck when it arrived and went into an adjoining store and began pulling down the vents to stop the fire spread. The Lt. chewed their ass.

Apparently this Lt got promoted to Capt and was assigned to a truck. His truck responded to a fire several years later and he ordered two of his men to go to the roof.

When the fire went to a multiple alarm, the Chief tried to figure out what went wrong. He discovered that the two firefighters assigned to the roof had never vented. So he asked them, in front of their Capt., why they didn’t vent. They stated, we received no order to vent Chief. We were ordered to go to the roof.

The Chief then asked, “You need an order to perform such a basic function?”

They replied, “Chief, in this company you need an order to go to the bathroom.”

So much for the Captain……

Strong SOPs and pre-determined assignments should avoid situations like the one described above from happening.  Unfortunately some Officers are unable to let go of the “Mother May I” mentality and feel they must micro manage even the most basic functions of their crews.

This leads to the Officers becoming over loaded with minor details and a crew that is unaccustomed to making it’s own decisions based on their size up and responsibilities.

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Introducing Dave LeBlanc

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Dave LeBlanc began in the Fire Service in 1986.  He was a Call Firefighter for the Dennis Fire Department and a volunteer for both the West Haven Fire Department and the Allingtown Fire Department in West Haven, Connecticut.  He has a Bachelors degree in Arson Investigation from the University of New Haven.

In 1993 he started working full time for Harwich Fire Department in Massachusetts as a Fire Alarm Operator.  He became a Firefighter in 2000.  He is currently a Lieutenant assigned to Harwich Station 2 in East Harwich.

Welcome aboard Dave we are happy to have you as apart of our crew.

Posted by firestudent1 on April 10, 2010Filed under: Uncategorized

"Guess that Occupancy" answers

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1C is  a single family with a hair salon in the basement.

2A is a church.  The front appears the be below grade but because the rear elevation is lower the church is actually above ground.  Restricted access?  Oh yeah.

3D 10 unit Condo building, it might be an apartment building but the units are “owner occupied”.  Which in this part of town means the developer owns the whole building including units and rents it out like an apartment building.  Condo building sounds better, still transient occupancy .

4B Store front church of “what’s happening now” on the left,  2 rental units on the right (owned by the church).

Posted by anchorpoint1 on April 9, 2010Filed under: Uncategorized

Reinforcing Keeping the Hands off of the Pistol Grip

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Pay close attention to the hose handling techniques.

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Posted by firestudent1 on April 2, 2010Filed under: Uncategorized

Thirsty Thursday: Forcible Entry Demo

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What proper training and technique can do. This is just to wet your appetite as we are going into the weekend.

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Posted by firestudent1 on March 18, 2010Filed under: Education/Training, Truck Tips, Uncategorized

Video and Drill on VES

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Here is an excellent training video on VES use and train before trying VES under live fire conditions.

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Posted by firestudent1 on March 12, 2010Filed under: Uncategorized

Introducing Scott Feather

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Scott Feather began his career at the Waldens Creek Volunteer Fire Dept, in Sevier, TN. During his Senior year in High School Scott became a Certified firefighter. Upon graduation Scott joined the United States Air Force as a  Firefighter in 1993.  Scott has been stationed in various parts of the Country to Included New Mexico,  Alaska just to name a few.  Scott is an avid student of the Fire service and seeks training from state or private organizations. Scott is the Captain over training for Colleton County Fire Rescue. Colleton is a combination dept that has 65 Full-time FF/Medics and has over 240 volunteers. If you have any questions or would like to ask Scott any questions. Email him at firefighterbasics@gmail.com

Posted by firestudent1 on March 10, 2010Filed under: Uncategorized

Introducing Anchor Point

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Anchor Point is a veteran firefighter from a large urban department whom agreed to come on board and offer tips and drills and fill the gap Aaron and I are missing being  Suburban firefighters. Anchor Point will also take questions and comments via email at firefighterbasics@gmail.com.

Posted by firestudent1 on March 1, 2010Filed under: Uncategorized

A Firefighters Life

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Posted by firestudent1 on February 27, 2010Filed under: Uncategorized

Communication and Technique are Componets of Fireground Search

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When conducting Fireground searches two components for a successful search are communication and technique.  Using your basic left hand/right hand search patterns and communicating  leads to a safer, faster, more efficient fire ground search. While doing an evolution in a training class my partner and I went upstairs and entered what I thought to be a small room. I started on a left hand search pattern stretched out as much as I could with a New York hook in hand.  When I searched out with the tool I hit what appeared to be another wall. I instructed my partner to stay at the door, and told him it was a small room and not enough room for two to search. My partner continued to communicate with me as I swept the room. The room had been cleared in about fifteen seconds.  So when conducting your fire ground search remember the basics of left and right hand search patterns and communication. Talk to your partner as to what you feel and what you see. A standard 10×12 bedroom should take about 30 seconds to clear. When approaching small rooms or tight hallways communication is paramount. We do not want to get to many firefighters committed in to a smaller room or jammed in a hallway and the incident turn south.

Posted by firestudent1 on February 16, 2010Filed under: Thoughts, Uncategorized

Comments trouble

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If any one is having trouble posting comments, please E-mail us at firefighterbasics@gmail.com. Sorry for any trouble you may encounter in the mean time.

Posted by fire3fighter0 on February 7, 2010Filed under: Uncategorized