GRABS Podcast

Grant speaks with Brewer Widner about a grab his crew made in June of 2022

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South Metro Fire Rescue, Colorado

4/9/2021

John Spera

845P 1/2 mile from station

<6 min from on scene to transport

No reports

300 lb victim on carpet-difficulty moving

20 ft from front door

Hoarder vs Heavy Content

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The call came out as a structure fire a little before 5 am March 18, 2022 in our first due. With the possibility of a two year old still entrapped. The structure was an apartment building in a complex that has a garden style lay out. The building was a 2 story with a subdivision floor. That has a total of 12 apartments inside the building. Dispatch gave us the wrong apartment number as apt 6 not 56. We had nothing showing but had residents outside. I was met by the mother and father saying their “baby” was still inside. I asked location and if the child was in a crib,bed, or what. Myself and my lieutenant made entry without a hose line and did a split search of the fire room. Conditions were floor to ceiling smoke with zero visibility, no fire at the time of entry. The two year old was located unresponsive but breathing, through smoke and clutter within 1-2 ish minutes. Time of dispatch to child being in EMS care was around eight minutes.

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Brewer Widner

Decatur Fire

June 21, 2022 20:00

1 story residential with fire showing from A side

Subdivided House

KC Drag Strap

Window Removal

4 minutes from arrival to victim out

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Name of guy you are interviewing - Anonymous

FD he/she works for - Anonymous

Date of grab - May 2018

5 bulletpoints to be included in the show notes

- 3 alarm fire

- 4 story MFD (center hall)

- Victim found by the elevator

- Difficult ladder transition

- Had another fire with "entrapment" directly following this fire...importance of bystander interview

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Smith County ESD 2 - TX
Lt Daniel McConnell
5/18/2022
Engine grab
Non-isolatable window search grab
Initially the IC called off the window search

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Thanks to Jon Quon (and crew) from Tacoma (WA) FD. Jon does a great job painting a picture of this rescue (two blocks from his station, 6-story MFD, smoke-drunk victim, etc.) and attached is a link to see the actual apartment building where the fire happened.

Jon and Company also set a new land speed record for grabbing their gear, making the sixth floor, and performing a search and subsequent rescue with a time of 4-minutes. https://www.apartments.com/vintage-apartments-tacoma-wa/xrl20cn/

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Thanks to Josh Baltz (and crew) from Wilmington (NC) FD, Josh does a great job painting a picture of this rescue (mutual aid fire, heavy fire in the garage and FROG, differently abled victim, difficult removal, etc.)

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Chris Ciaccio

Commack FD, NY

4/2022

Volunteer Department

Chris arrived first due as Chief Officer

2 Victs presenting at windows (different windows)

Hoarder conditions

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Taryn Rooney

Oklahoma City Fire

December 4 2021

One story 800 Sq Ft Ranch

Fire from AB and D

Rescue from C side

175 lb victim, slippery

2:50 from dispatch to find victim

:15 sec to find victim from entry

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