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2012 Maydays

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A year of communication we hate to hear, but train to say

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Posted by on January 12, 2013 • Filed under: Command & Leadership, Communication, Dispatch & Communications, Emergency Communications, Firefighter Safety & Health, Rescues, Special Operations, Training, Training & Development, training-fire-rescue-topics • Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

San Francisco Working:
Audio, Video of Four-Alarm Fire on Ocean Avenue

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You can hear it got a little tense early on.

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Posted by on August 9, 2012 • Filed under: Command & Leadership, Communication, fire, Fire Dispatch, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighting Operations, Fires, News, Training, Videos • Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Ohio Close Calls
Blaming Radios and Remembering Past Tragedy

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Calls show hindsight and misguided blame. Are we sure we're headed in the right direction when looking for "lessons learned"?

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Posted by on May 10, 2012 • Filed under: Administration & Leadership, Command & Leadership, Communication, Engine Company, fire, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighter Safety & Health, Fires, Learning Behavior, News, Technology & Communications, Training, Training & Development, training-fire-rescue-topics, Videos • Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Mayday Transmitted During Reading Apartment Fire

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Calm and collect a member calls for help as crews evacuate the fire floor.

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Posted by on April 12, 2012 • Filed under: Command & Leadership, Communication, Dispatch & Communications, Engine Company, fire, Firefighter Safety & Health, Firefighting Operations, Fires, News, Training, training-fire-rescue-topics, Videos • Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Communications Drill with DCFD RS.3 Video

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Arrival video from D.C. offers opportunity to train on sizeup report expectations.

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Posted by on February 18, 2012 • Filed under: Command & Leadership, Communication, Dispatch & Communications, Education, Fire Dispatch, Firefighting Operations, Training, Training & Development, training-fire-rescue-topics, Videos • Tagged: , , , , , , , , ,

This Day in LODD, Structure Fire History
Disorientation, Radio Problems and RITs Driven Out, Missouri 1999

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Two rapid intervention teams forced to withdrawl from search for battalion chief.

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Posted by on December 18, 2011 • Filed under: Administration & Leadership, Command & Leadership, Education, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighter Safety & Health, Firefighting Operations, Fires, In the Line of Duty, Learning Behavior, Line of Duty, Rescues, Special Operations, Training, Training & Development, training-fire-rescue-topics • Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Remain Calm, All Is Well

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Dave LeBlanc on how the smart firefighter keeps his head while everyone else is running around losing theirs.

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Posted by on June 25, 2011 • Filed under: Command & Leadership, Communication, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighting Operations, Rescues, Training & Development, training-fire-rescue-topics, Videos • Tagged: , , , , , , ,

Multiple Rescues on Brooklyn Firefighter’s First Day as Chauffeur

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NY Daily News story recounts Sunset Park fire, multiple rescues for Ladder Company 114 and recognizes their Heroes of the Month.

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Posted by on April 25, 2011 • Filed under: fire, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighting Operations, Fires, News, Training & Development, training-fire-rescue-topics, Videos • Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Thinking About Little Things

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Tunnel vision, prejudices, attitude, excessive talking – all can turn a fireground sour.

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Posted by on February 15, 2011 • Filed under: Command & Leadership, Engine Company, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighting Operations, Training & Development, training-fire-rescue-topics • Tagged: , , , , , , , ,

“Expect Fire” Baltimore, Md.

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Clear, concise, level-headed communication is one of the best characteristics a first-due officer can have. Especially when the local alarm turns out to be two floors of heavy fire and the exposures starting to go.

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Posted by on December 15, 2010 • Filed under: Command & Leadership, Communication, Engine Company, fire, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighter Safety & Health, Firefighting Operations, Fires, Training & Development, training-fire-rescue-topics • Tagged: , , , , , , ,

Running The Line: Estimating the Stretch

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The housewatch wakes you, hitting the intercom yelling “first due box!”. At o-dark-thirty did you hear the address? Did it tell you how many lengths you’ll need?

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Posted by on November 4, 2010 • Filed under: Engine Company, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighting Operations, Fires, Training & Development, training-fire-rescue-topics, Videos • Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

October Training Prompt:
Delays and Reasons Why

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A San Francisco apartment fire garnered a lot of attention from the customers about where the water was. Take this misunderstanding and turn it into a list of ‘What if…” drills.

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Posted by on October 22, 2010 • Filed under: 30-Second Drill, Command & Leadership, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighting Operations, Fires, Training & Development, training-fire-rescue-topics, Videos • Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Giving ‘Fast Attack’ A Bad Name?
Houston LODD Differences

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In the earlier article, the similarities among the 2009, 2005 and other Houston line of duty deaths were compared using recent department and national reports. This article looks at the differences and the question of whether or not these errors give Houston’s ‘fast attack’ tactic a bad name. The article will also look at the communications in each of the mayday situations. (more…)

Posted by on March 9, 2010 • Filed under: Command & Leadership, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighter Safety & Health, Firefighting Operations, Learning Behavior, Philosophy, Strategy Reconsidered, Training & Development, training-fire-rescue-topics, Uncategorized • Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Dunderdale Hits a Triple

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harrishof st The first multiple of the new year for Boston turned out to be a third-alarm in District 9, in Roxbury. (more…)
Posted by on January 5, 2010 • Filed under: Firefighting Operations, Fires, News, Uncategorized • Tagged: , , , , ,

Communication: Boston Firefighter Down

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Damage to this three-decker under construction on Sigourney Street that was hit by fire yesterday was estimated at around $100,000. Two firefighters were injured, one seriously. (John Tlumacki/ Globe Staff)

Damage to this three-decker under construction on Sigourney Street that was hit by fire yesterday was estimated at around $100,000. Two firefighters were injured, one seriously. (John Tlumacki/ Globe Staff)

Communication on the fireground has been an interest of mine for some time. It is a key subject when studying firefighter behavior, not only for what is said but how.

One of my favorite memories from my experience in Prince George’s County is a house fire in Adelphi. We were out on the squad earlier for a fatal accident and were on the scene waiting for investigators to finish their work. Communications put us on a box alarm for a house fire only a few blocks away from our location. Engine 441 was with us but had a line stretched, so we would be alone for just a minute or so. (more…)

Posted by on January 1, 2010 • Filed under: Command & Leadership, Firefighting Operations, Fires, Learning Behavior, Technology & Communications, Training & Development, training-fire-rescue-topics, Uncategorized • Tagged: , , , , , , , ,