August 2017

3 Story Apartment Building Fire

Searching ahead of the hose for visibility.

Searching with a can

Listen for victim coughing

Dragging without being able to duckwalk (heat-stay low)

Passing off a victim

Knowing the layouts of your buildings. Undress it from the outside.

September 13, 2020

Post removal care-consider Hydrogen Cyanide Poisoning,

Sodium Disulfate

LODD-Richard Sheltra (April 30, 2016). Edwin Watts Golf Store Fire

www.firesmoke.org (Fire Smoke Coalition)

Mike Gerin 980-333-3446

[email protected]

January 1, 2018

5 Story Senior Apartment Complex

Came in as Automatic Alarm

Nothing Showing Upon Arrival…don’t be complacent

2 minute response time

Be familiar with all riding assignments

Be good with the basics (like making up). It will allow you to buy back time for mistakes or hiccups.

Get low don’t stand

Shut up and listen….Gary heard coughing

Assisting a victim out.

Time from arrival to victim out was 2 minutes

Belleville, IL 8/23/2020

This story highlights the importance of knowing your first due, coordination between the triangle offense (search, attack, and vent), and closed doors buying time for victims.

Porter Fire Department, Texas 6/28/2018

JD Fisher (Lt)

Apartment Fire 2 story (first floor garage)

800 SF Apartment

2 different departments (Auto Aid) Communication problems on radio and inside.

2 on FA, 2 on Search Split apartment

Zero Visabiity, No heat

Oriented Search

Walked into Victim in main area of apartment after searching bedrooms (line stretched over victim)

350 lbs victim

Slick-Hard to Grip, Minimal Clothing

Head first drag

4 minutes to find her and 4 minutes from finding her to removal

Savanna, Ga 12/15/2019

Acting Officer and Acting Engineer

Heavy Fire on Alpha Side

Wires Down

Victims Reported on Dispatch and Bystanders

Heard Victim

Heavy Content

Head First Removal

6 minute Removal

Multiple Victims

Highlights:

Delayed backup-Functioning on scene by themselves for a while.

Dispatched as trapped victims, on scene reports were vacant

Hasty Engine based search

Searching behind doors

Get low-Life Fire and Layout

Highlights:

Initial reports of victim trapped on Floor 2, confirmed by bystanders.

Hoarder Conditions

Searching with hands not tools

Handing off the victim and finishing the search.

Victim removal 3:20 after arrival.

Highlights:

2 in 2 out discussion

What to do while you wait-counting doors getting a look.

Finishing the search if the grab is easy or you can pass off the victim.

Grant speaks with Bryce Beverage about another grab he had in Sac Metro on 6/26/2019.