Firefighting Fridays: Strategies and Tactics for First-Due Companies
Jeff Shupe, Chad Gruver, Jeff Diederich, Jerry Knapp, and John Matier talk strategies and tactics for first-due engine and truck companies.
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Driver/Engineer Training Video: Supplying a Fire Department Connection
Miami-Dade (FL) firefighters must perform the fire department connection (FDC) evolution precisely as demonstrated within the allotted time.
Fire Alarm Control Panel Systems and Firefighting Operations
Fire alarm control panels can provide valuable information to command at high-rise fires—but your fire department must train on them, writes Matthew Trudeau.
Standpipe Operations at a Hospital Fire
A hospital fire response in Ann Arbor, Michigan, tests firefighters' newly implemented high-rise standpipe operations.
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Video: Live Burn Training with Miami-Dade Fire Recruits
Join members of Miami-Dade (FL) Fire Rescue Recruit Class 148 as they undertake a high-rise fire controlled burn exercise.
Firefighter Training Drill: Locate the FDC
Mark van der Feyst offers a back-to-basics firefighter training drill for preplanning fire department connections in your first-due area.
Standpipe Snafu! What Do You Do?
When Plan A goes out the window on the fireground, what's next? Nick Peppard and Mike Hall on some recent high-rise fire operations.
Podcast: The Command Post: The Residential High-Rise Fire
Hosts Rick Lasky and John Salka talk high-rise fireground strategy and tactics.
Firefighter Training Drill: Fire Department Connection Identifications
Preplanning buildings in your response district will help identify which FDCs are present and ensure that labels are present and legible.
Firefighting Fridays: Everything Standpipe Operations
In this Firefighting Fridays discussion, Jeff Shupe and the team weigh in on standpipe operations.
Video: Triple U Standpipe Deployment
This firefighter training video from Miami-Dade (FL) Fire Rescue demonstrates how to configure and deploy standpipe bundles for limited space situations.
Firefighter Training Drill: Do the Twist: FDC Hook Up
Mark van der Feyst shares a drill your firefighters can use to practice securing the FDC employing the twist method with the hose.