Raul Angulo
Raul Angulo is Captain Emeritus (Ret.) of Ladder Co. 6, Seattle (WA) Fire Department. He has more than 40 years of experience and is on the editorial advisory board for Fire Apparatus and Emergency Equipment magazine. He is the author of the new textbook Engine Company Fireground Operations 4th Edition, (Jones and Bartlett Learning) and the soon to be published Ladder Company Operations on the Fireground, and has been teaching at FDIC International since 1996.
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Drills You Won’t Find in the Books: The Fence Drill
How do you access your radio if you're pinned down by debris? Raul Angulo argues that this training drill may make some firefighters change their mind about how they wear their radio.
Your Ability to Call a Mayday Depends on How You Wear Your Radio
Raul Angulo offers a perspective on firefighters using a leather radio strap and holster to carry their portable radio under their bunker coat during operations and identifies a potential danger in the case of getting pinned down.
Raul A. Angulo: Drills You’re Not Going to Find in the Books
Raul Angulo discusses that training and company drills should always be viewed as an opportunity to learn something new and a chance to raise the level of expertise.
Tiller Tape, Stripes, Markers, and Other Clever Uses for Tape
Tape or stripes that indicate correct positioning can be helpful in keeping operations safe. Raul Angulo has some ideas on how firefighters can make use of tape.
Drills You Won’t Find in the Books: Roll-Up Doors–In or Out?
The second drill in this series deals with the forcible entry of roll-up doors. After you cut the door, do you push the panels into the building, or pull them out onto the sidewalk? A new evolution from Raul Angulo.
Drills You Won’t Find in the Books: Elevator and Stairwell identification Drill
In the first of his new drill series, Raul Angulo has a firefighter training drill on stairwell and elevator identification, including instructions for the company officer on setting and leading the evolution.
Incendio Club Marena
Incendio! Club Marena will be the first all-Spanish training class presented at FDIC. The international response to FDIC has grown consistently over the past several years and it is time to meet their training needs. Every year, a large visiting contingent comes from Latin America.