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I talk a lot about the 3 hours The 3 Hours PODCAST 1 Hour in the Gym 1 Hour in the Library 1 Hour of Hands on Training EVERY DAY However that can be difficult especially off duty! However with ...

Engine Company Search: Town House Life Safety is the fire services number one priority, typically accomplished by searching for victims of fire inside fire buildings. This is a high risk, high man power, and high intensity tactic that must be ...

Engine Company Search: Tri Level House Life Safety is the fire services number one priority, typically accomplished by searching for victims of fire inside fire buildings. This is a high risk, high man power, and high intensity tactic that must ...

Engine Company Search: Ranch House Life Safety is the fire services number one priority, typically accomplished by searching for victims of fire inside fire buildings. This is a high risk, high man power, and high intensity tactic that must be ...

The working length of hose is critical when it comes to an engine companies ability to rapidly extinguish a fire. The working length is that first 50 feet of hose from the nozzle to the first coupling. It is the ...

  Stretching hose lines to extinguish a fire is the most fundamental task an engine company must perform. Knowing the length of hose needed to reach the seat of the fire takes hands on training, knowledge of building construction, district ...

In this simulation responding companies are faced with a fire in an apartment complex with an enclosed interior stair. As always when viewing these take into account your department, resources, etc. when discussing tactics. As always sharing with your crew ...

In the last installment we delved into the importance of rapid yet descriptive size ups, and how this not staffing plays a critical role in determining hand line selection. In this article we will discuss hand line management with limited ...

In the last installment of this series we discussed training Engine Companies with limited staffing, and how creating pre-determined response assignments, or giving pre-arrival instructions to incoming units while enroute to the emergency and how doing this can increase minimize ...

*This is part 1 of a three part series discussing managing the fire ground with a limited sized crew from the company officer perspective. I hope you enjoy it, learn from it, and share it. This is something I deal ...