Talkin Tactics: Rapid Intervention Teams
David Polikoff, Robert James (RJ), and Sam Villani speak with guest Hank Henline about rapid intervention teams, firefighter suvival, and saving our own.
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Command Show: Survivability Profiling and Situational Awareness
Anthony Kastros and Brian Brush talk with Steve Marsar about situational awareness and survivability profiling.
Mayday Monday: What’s Behind That Door?
Tony Carroll examines the death of Cincinnati Fire Apparatus Operator Daryl Gordon and offers a skill/drill in his memory.
Mayday Monday: Packaging the Down Firefighter
Tony Carroll looks at the circumstances behind the death of Frederick County Battalion Chief Josh Laird and offers a related drill.
More Firefighter Survival
Mayday Drill: Years in the Making
Owen Thomasson and Michael Barakey outline Suffolk (VA) Fire & Rescue's first large-scale, department-wide Mayday training exercise.
Reading the Brass: A Firefighter Orientation Drill
How sure are you of your firefighters' ability to head in the right direction if they have to exit during a fire?
Mayday Monday: Finding Your Way Out
Imagine being lost in a smoky, all-white room with limited air. Tony Carroll looks at Lubbock (TX) Fire Captain Phillip Grandon's 2018 near miss.
Mayday Monday: Firefighter Escape
Tony Carroll reviews a successful rescue from Clackamas (OR) firefighters that highlights the value of training on escape tactics.
Training Minutes: Rope Slide Window Bailout
In this Training Minutes video, Paulie Capo discusses bailing out of a window using a personal escape rope.
Training Minutes: Headfirst Ladder Bail
Paulie Capo and the crew demonstrate the headfirst ladder bail out and discusses how to separate the technique into distinct tasks.
Firefighter Training Drill: Maintaining Orientation
In this basics drill, Mark van der Feyst reviews some clues firefighters can use to help orient themselves while inside a structure.
Training Minutes: Wall Breaching
Paulie Capo demonstrates wall breaching on a prop that simulates an interior wall made of drywall.